Hästryggtjärnarna

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 63°N

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clarity 5.5 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.8oligotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Hästryggtjärnarna lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hästryggtjärnarna FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Hästryggtjärnarna

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Fishing Hästryggtjärnarna

perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Hästryggtjärnarna, carried by roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Hästryggtjärnarna 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Per Fischerpike50 cm
2Wolfgang Lindqvisttrout29 cm
3Stefan Karlssontrout28 cm
4Kjell Vogelperch21 cm
5Karl Nyströmroach16 cm
6Petra Ekroach14 cm

Species records here

pike50 cmPer Fischer

trout29 cmWolfgang Lindqvist

perch21 cmKjell Vogel

roach16 cmKarl Nyström

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