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Höglidstjärnet

humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

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

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 — Höglidstjärnet 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 Höglidstjärnet

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Höglidstjärnet

Höglidstjärnet holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Höglidstjärnet 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Andreas Johansenpike51 cm
  2. 2Erik Viklundperch21 cm
  3. 3Per Nyströmperch18 cm
  4. 4Elin Ekroach14 cm
  5. 5Elin Hedlundroach14 cm
  6. 6Heike Lindqvistruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmAndreas Johansen
perch18 cmPer Nyström
roach14 cmElin Hedlund
ruffe10 cmHeike Lindqvist
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