Blecktjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 63°N
clarity 3.8 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Blecktjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Blecktjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Blecktjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Blecktjärnen
The species list of Blecktjärnen runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Blecktjärnen 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.
The catch board
- 1Per Häggpike63 cm
- 2Fredrik Boströmperch19 cm
- 3Nils Åbergroach15 cm
- 4Henrik Bergroach15 cm
- 5Stefan Ekroach14 cm
- 6Maria Erikssonruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike63 cmPer Hägg
perch19 cmFredrik Boström
roach14 cmStefan Ek
ruffe10 cmMaria Eriksson
The same water, for real
