Hörbergstjärnen
Character of the water
Hörbergstjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Hörbergstjärnen 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 Hörbergstjärnen
Fishing Hörbergstjärnen
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Hörbergstjärnen, carried by whitefish. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Every session at Hörbergstjärnen 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Mikael Björkpike51 cm
- 2Andreas Petterssonpike51 cm
- 3Henrik Forsberggrayling26 cm
- 4Fredrik Björkwhitefish26 cm
- 5Lars Wagnerperch18 cm
- 6Maria Åbergperch18 cm