Billtjärnet
humic brown tarn · 60°N
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Billtjärnet lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
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 — Billtjärnet 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 Billtjärnet
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.
Fishing Billtjärnet
The species list of Billtjärnet runs to 2. 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 Billtjärnet are alike.
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
- 1Björn Strandpike55 cm
- 2Erik Sandströmpike53 cm
- 3Roland Lundpike49 cm
- 4Linnea Häggperch23 cm
- 5Mikko Forsbergperch18 cm
- 6Ida Raskperch18 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmBjörn Strand
perch18 cmIda Rask
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