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Badartjärnen

northern acidified forest lake · 65°N
Real lakereal shoreline3 species on recordsources & method
clarity 3.3 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.5mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Badartjärnen 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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Badartjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Badartjärnen

burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Fishing Badartjärnen

The species list of Badartjärnen runs to 3. The predators — burbot, trout and Arctic char — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Badartjärnen 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. 1Ole Krügertrout31 cm
  2. 2Heike WikströmArctic char30 cm
  3. 3Ida Boströmtrout30 cm
  4. 4Bjørn Ektrout28 cm
  5. 5Lars Korhonentrout28 cm
  6. 6Elin Månssontrout28 cm
Species records here
Arctic char30 cmHeike Wikström
trout28 cmElin Månsson
The same water, for real