Fagertjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 63°N
clarity 3.5 mmax depth 14 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Fagertjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Fagertjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Fagertjärnen
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.
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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Fagertjärnen
The species list of Fagertjärnen runs to 3. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Fagertjärnen 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
- 1Jonas Häggpike51 cm
- 2Torbjörn Häggburbot40 cm
- 3Astrid Häggburbot39 cm
- 4Jukka Sandströmburbot36 cm
- 5Petra Ekburbot36 cm
- 6Gustav Viklundperch19 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmJonas Hägg
burbot39 cmAstrid Hägg
perch19 cmGustav Viklund
The same water, for real
