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Andersmyrtjärnen

acidified brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Andersmyrtjärnen lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Andersmyrtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Andersmyrtjärnen

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.

Fishing Andersmyrtjärnen

Andersmyrtjärnen holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Andersmyrtjärnen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Nils Erikssonpike51 cm
  2. 2Per Schmidtpike51 cm
  3. 3Sören Björkperch19 cm
  4. 4Magnus Raskperch18 cm
  5. 5Hanna Strandperch18 cm
  6. 6Maria Weberperch18 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmNils Eriksson
perch19 cmSören Björk
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