Hackspettjärnen

mesotrophic stratified lake · 61°N

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clarity 3.1 mmax depth 18 mpH 5.8mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Hackspettjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 10 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (18 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hackspettjärnen 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 Hackspettjärnen

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.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Hackspettjärnen

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

Every session at Hackspettjärnen 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

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jukka Åbergpike61 cm
2Mikko Forsbergperch18 cm
3Astrid Vainioperch18 cm
4Heike Lindqvistroach17 cm
5Petra Olofssonroach15 cm
6Rickard Raskroach14 cm

Species records here

pike61 cmJukka Åberg

perch18 cmMikko Forsberg

roach15 cmPetra Olofsson

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