Gryttjestjärnen

humic brown tarn · 62°N

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clarity 2.2 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Fish Gryttjestjärnen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Gryttjestjärnen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gryttjestjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Gryttjestjärnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

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 Gryttjestjärnen

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Gryttjestjärnen, carried by ål and roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Gryttjestjärnen 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.

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

1Per Dahlburbot38 cm
2Eva Viklundburbot38 cm
3Maria Weberburbot37 cm
4Emil Vainioperch18 cm
5Per Krügerperch18 cm
6Heike Dahlperch18 cm

Species records here

burbot38 cmEva Viklund

perch18 cmEmil Vainio

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish