Gröntjärnen
northern mesotrophic lake · 65°N
clarity 4.5 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.6mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Gröntjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Gröntjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Gröntjärnen
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.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
Fishing Gröntjärnen
The species list of Gröntjärnen runs to 4. The predators — pike, grayling and trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Gröntjärnen 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
- 1Karin Erikssontrout32 cm
- 2Gustav Raskwhitefish31 cm
- 3Wolfgang Nyströmtrout28 cm
- 4Stefan Korhonenwhitefish26 cm
- 5Fredrik Krügerwhitefish25 cm
- 6Torbjörn Lundgrayling25 cm
Species records here
trout32 cmKarin Eriksson
whitefish26 cmStefan Korhonen
grayling25 cmTorbjörn Lund
The same water, for real
