Bustadtjärnen

northern mesotrophic lake · 64°N

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clarity 4.6 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Bustadtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bustadtjärnen 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 Bustadtjärnen

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.

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 Bustadtjärnen

The species list of Bustadtjärnen runs to 6. The predators — pike, grayling and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Bustadtjärnen 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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Magnus Forsbergpike49 cm
2Hanna Lindqvisttrout28 cm
3Tomas Åströmtrout28 cm
4Emil Lundtrout28 cm
5Magnus Johansengrayling28 cm
6Emil Boströmwhitefish24 cm

Species records here

pike49 cmMagnus Forsberg

grayling28 cmMagnus Johansen

trout28 cmHanna Lindqvist

whitefish24 cmEmil Boström

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