Bodtjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 63°N
clarity 2.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Bodtjärnen 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Bodtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- 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 Bodtjärnen
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.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Stensimpa lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Bodtjärnen
Bodtjärnen holds 7 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and whitefish and stensimpa schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Bodtjärnen 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
- 1Mats ErikssonArctic char31 cm
- 2Astrid Wagnerwhitefish25 cm
- 3Elin Strandgrayling25 cm
- 4Fredrik Korhonengrayling24 cm
- 5Sören Lundwhitefish24 cm
- 6Oskar Wagnerperch20 cm
Species records here
Arctic char31 cmMats Eriksson
grayling25 cmElin Strand
whitefish25 cmAstrid Wagner
perch20 cmOskar Wagner
The same water, for real
