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Gransjötjärnen

northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.7eutrophicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Gransjötjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gransjötjärnen 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 Gransjötjärnen

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Gransjötjärnen

Gransjötjärnen 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 Gransjötjärnen 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Roland Holmpike54 cm
  2. 2Ole Forsbergpike50 cm
  3. 3Astrid Vainioperch20 cm
  4. 4Per Schmidtperch20 cm
  5. 5Elin Hedlundperch19 cm
  6. 6Jonas Wagnerperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmRoland Holm
perch20 cmAstrid Vainio
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