Grötsjötjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 62°N
clarity 2.6 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.6mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Grötsjötjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
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 — Grötsjötjärnen 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 Grötsjötjärnen
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.
Fishing Grötsjötjärnen
Grötsjötjärnen holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Grötsjötjärnen 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
- 1Mats Hansenpike66 cm
- 2Lars Strandpike50 cm
- 3Roland Olofssonperch19 cm
- 4Rickard Viklundperch18 cm
- 5Björn Olofssonroach16 cm
- 6Gustav Blomroach15 cm
Species records here
pike66 cmMats Hansen
perch18 cmRickard Viklund
roach16 cmBjörn Olofsson
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