Hötjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 61°N
clarity 3.9 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.9mesotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Hötjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Hötjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- 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 Hötjärnen
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Hötjärnen
The species list of Hötjärnen runs to 2. The predators — grayling and trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Hötjärnen 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.
The catch board
- 1Rickard Viklundtrout32 cm
- 2Sören Häggtrout28 cm
- 3Stefan Wikströmtrout28 cm
- 4Emil Petterssontrout28 cm
- 5Uwe Webergrayling26 cm
- 6Mikko Krügergrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout32 cmRickard Viklund
grayling24 cmMikko Krüger
The same water, for real
