Bläcktjärnen
humic brown tarn · 60°N
clarity 0.8 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Bläcktjärnen 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 — Bläcktjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Bläcktjärnen
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.
Fishing Bläcktjärnen
Bläcktjärnen holds 3 species, with perch and pike 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 Bläcktjärnen 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
- 1Gustav Viklundpike55 cm
- 2Emil Petterssonpike52 cm
- 3Axel Boströmpike50 cm
- 4Ole Sandströmperch18 cm
- 5Hanna Lindqvistroach15 cm
- 6Stefan Strandroach14 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmEmil Pettersson
perch18 cmOle Sandström
roach14 cmStefan Strand
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