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Gäddtjärnen

northern mesotrophic lake · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 3.3 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Gäddtjärnen 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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gäddtjärnen 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 Gäddtjärnen

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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Gäddtjärnen

The species list of Gäddtjärnen runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Gäddtjärnen 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
  1. 1Ole Forsbergpike49 cm
  2. 2Maria Erikssontrout29 cm
  3. 3Ole Nyströmperch21 cm
  4. 4Jonas Krügerperch18 cm
  5. 5Lars Wagnerruffe10 cm
  6. 6Torbjörn Karlssonruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmOle Forsberg
trout29 cmMaria Eriksson
perch21 cmOle Nyström
ruffe10 cmTorbjörn Karlsson
The same water, for real