Höktjärnen
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N
clarity 8.6 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Höktjärnen lies in central Sweden — a 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 — Höktjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Höktjärnen
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.
Fishing Höktjärnen
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Höktjärnen, carried by roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Höktjärnen 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
- Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
The catch board
- 1Gustav Viklundpike55 cm
- 2Mats Krügerpike50 cm
- 3Heike Holmpike50 cm
- 4Rickard Brandtperch19 cm
- 5Kjell Krügerperch18 cm
- 6Johan Karlssonroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMats Krüger
perch18 cmKjell Krüger
roach15 cmJohan Karlsson
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