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Görans tjärn

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Görans tjärn lies in the south — a southern 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Görans tjärn FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Görans tjärn

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.

Fishing Görans tjärn

The species list of Görans tjärn runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Görans tjärn 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.

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. 1Anders Karlssonpike64 cm
  2. 2Björn Strandpike60 cm
  3. 3Ole Hedlundpike60 cm
  4. 4Maria Bakkeperch19 cm
  5. 5Jonas Häggperch19 cm
  6. 6Emil Lundperch18 cm
Species records here
pike60 cmOle Hedlund
perch18 cmEmil Lund
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