Bomarkstjärnet

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 59°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 33 m7 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 1.7 mmax depth 33 mpH 6.6eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Bomarkstjärnet lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (33 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bomarkstjärnet FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Bomarkstjärnet

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Bomarkstjärnet

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Bomarkstjärnet, carried by ål, elritsa and roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Bomarkstjärnet 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Sören Häggål50 cm
2Erik Olofssonål47 cm
3Elin Sjöbergål44 cm
4Oskar Wagnertrout29 cm
5Erik Schmidtroach14 cm
6Emil Nieminenelritsa6 cm

Species records here

ål47 cmErik Olofsson

trout29 cmOskar Wagner

roach14 cmErik Schmidt

elritsa6 cmEmil Nieminen

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish