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Abborretjärnen

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Abborretjärnen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Abborretjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Abborretjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Abborretjärnen

The species list of Abborretjärnen runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Abborretjärnen 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
  1. 1Klaus Karlssonpike51 cm
  2. 2Lars Wagnerpike50 cm
  3. 3Karin Ekpike50 cm
  4. 4Astrid Vainioperch19 cm
  5. 5Gustav Karlssonperch18 cm
  6. 6Fredrik Korhonenperch18 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmKlaus Karlsson
perch18 cmFredrik Korhonen
The same water, for real