Gubbtjärnen

mesotrophic stratified lake · 60°N

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clarity 4.3 mmax depth 9 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Gubbtjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gubbtjärnen 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 Gubbtjärnen

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 Gubbtjärnen

The species list of Gubbtjärnen runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Gubbtjärnen are alike.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Elin Strandpike55 cm
2Linnea Fischerpike50 cm
3Jukka Åbergperch20 cm
4Lars Weberperch18 cm
5Astrid Viklundroach14 cm
6Oskar Vogelroach14 cm

Species records here

pike55 cmElin Strand

perch20 cmJukka Åberg

roach14 cmOskar Vogel

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