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Avaåstjärnen

northern acidified forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 3.1 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.5mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Avaåstjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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 — Avaåstjärnen 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 Avaåstjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Avaåstjärnen

Avaåstjärnen 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.

Every session at Avaåstjärnen 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

  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Emil Åströmpike54 cm
  2. 2Oskar Wikströmpike49 cm
  3. 3Anna Vainioperch18 cm
  4. 4Kjell Brandtperch18 cm
  5. 5Bjørn Nyströmperch18 cm
  6. 6Magnus Raskperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmEmil Åström
perch18 cmMagnus Rask
The same water, for real