Gettjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
clarity 4.6 mmax depth 2 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Gettjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Gettjärnen 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 Gettjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 60 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
karp fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 95 cm
Karp lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Gettjärnen
Gettjärnen holds 9 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and bream, elritsa and id schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Gettjärnen 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
- 1Jukka Åbergpike49 cm
- 2Stefan Olofssonkarp39 cm
- 3Sören Dahlburbot38 cm
- 4Astrid Holmburbot38 cm
- 5Karin Erikssonburbot37 cm
- 6Kjell Falkid32 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmJukka Åberg
karp39 cmStefan Olofsson
burbot38 cmAstrid Holm
id32 cmKjell Falk
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