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Bergmyrtjärnen

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 13 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Bergmyrtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bergmyrtjärnen 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 Bergmyrtjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Bergmyrtjärnen

Bergmyrtjärnen holds 4 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Bergmyrtjärnen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Henrik Ekpike52 cm
  2. 2Anna Nyströmpike52 cm
  3. 3Ole Krügerburbot38 cm
  4. 4Maria Bakkeperch20 cm
  5. 5Stefan Ekperch18 cm
  6. 6Emil Petterssonroach16 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmAnna Nyström
burbot38 cmOle Krüger
perch18 cmStefan Ek
roach16 cmEmil Pettersson
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