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Barnästjärnen

northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shoreline2 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Barnästjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Barnästjärnen

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

Every session at Barnästjärnen 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

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

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karl Bergtrout32 cm
  2. 2Nils Åbergtrout30 cm
  3. 3Kjell Krügertrout29 cm
  4. 4Hanna Petterssontrout28 cm
  5. 5Stefan Olofssongrayling26 cm
  6. 6Erik Schmidtgrayling23 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmKjell Krüger
grayling26 cmStefan Olofsson
The same water, for real