Östre-Daltjärnen

northern humic brown tarn · 65°N

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clarity 1.2 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Östre-Daltjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Östre-Daltjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Östre-Daltjärnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

Stäm grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Östre-Daltjärnen

Östre-Daltjärnen holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and regnbåge schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Östre-Daltjärnen is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Torbjörn Lundburbot37 cm
2Kjell Vogelregnbåge33 cm
3Fredrik Krügerregnbåge31 cm
4Wolfgang Korhonenregnbåge29 cm
5Heike Holmperch20 cm
6Henrik Bergstäm13 cm

Species records here

burbot37 cmTorbjörn Lund

regnbåge33 cmKjell Vogel

perch20 cmHeike Holm

stäm13 cmHenrik Berg

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish