Brändåstjärnen
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 62°N
clarity 3.9 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.9oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Brändåstjärnen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Brändåstjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Brändåstjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
Fishing Brändåstjärnen
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Brändåstjärnen, carried by elritsa, roach and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Brändåstjärnen 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.
The catch board
- 1Sabine Vainiotrout30 cm
- 2Tomas Wikströmwhitefish26 cm
- 3Magnus Lehmanngrayling24 cm
- 4Jukka Sundinroach15 cm
- 5Heike Fischerroach14 cm
- 6Axel Forsbergelritsa5 cm
Species records here
trout30 cmSabine Vainio
whitefish26 cmTomas Wikström
grayling24 cmMagnus Lehmann
roach15 cmJukka Sundin
elritsa5 cmAxel Forsberg
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