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Dammtjärnen

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Dammtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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 — Dammtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~80 kr · annual permit ~400 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Dammtjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Dammtjärnen

The species list of Dammtjärnen runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Dammtjärnen 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Gustav Raskpike58 cm
  2. 2Elin Åbergpike54 cm
  3. 3Gustav Viklundpike52 cm
  4. 4Sara Holmperch18 cm
  5. 5Kjell Sjöbergroach16 cm
  6. 6Nils Lindqvistroach16 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmGustav Viklund
perch18 cmSara Holm
roach16 cmNils Lindqvist
The same water, for real