Gysstjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 61°N
clarity 5.0 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Gysstjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Gysstjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Gysstjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
Fishing Gysstjärnen
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Gysstjärnen, carried by bream, ruffe and id. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Gysstjärnen 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
- 1Emil Wagnerburbot36 cm
- 2Stefan KorhonenArctic char32 cm
- 3Tomas Lehmannbream30 cm
- 4Elin Ekbream30 cm
- 5Mats Vainioruffe10 cm
- 6Roland Schmidtruffe10 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmEmil Wagner
Arctic char32 cmStefan Korhonen
bream30 cmTomas Lehmann
ruffe10 cmMats Vainio
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