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Bålgårdstjärnet

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 m4 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Bålgårdstjärnet lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bålgårdstjärnet 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 Bålgårdstjärnet

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Bålgårdstjärnet

The species list of Bålgårdstjärnet runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Bålgårdstjärnet are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Maria Weberpike52 cm
  2. 2Rickard Brandtpike50 cm
  3. 3Jukka Weberroach20 cm
  4. 4Tomas Wikströmperch18 cm
  5. 5Nils Nieminenroach15 cm
  6. 6Karl Sandströmroach14 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmMaria Weber
perch18 cmTomas Wikström
roach14 cmKarl Sandström
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish