Djuptjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 62°N
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.8mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Djuptjärnen 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Djuptjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Djuptjärnen
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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Djuptjärnen
Djuptjärnen holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Djuptjärnen 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
- 1Ida Sundinpike53 cm
- 2Heike Nilssonpike50 cm
- 3Sabine Sjöbergperch19 cm
- 4Anna Blomperch18 cm
- 5Per Schmidtroach18 cm
- 6Stefan Falkroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmHeike Nilsson
perch19 cmSabine Sjöberg
roach15 cmStefan Falk
The same water, for real
