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Hammartjärnen

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 m5 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 0.3 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.2oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Hammartjärnen 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hammartjärnen 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 Hammartjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Hammartjärnen

The species list of Hammartjärnen runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Hammartjärnen are alike.

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. 1Hanna Åströmpike58 cm
  2. 2Lars Holmburbot39 cm
  3. 3Karl Bergperch27 cm
  4. 4Rickard Olofssonperch18 cm
  5. 5Karl Månssonroach16 cm
  6. 6Nils Lindqvistlöja10 cm
Species records here
pike58 cmHanna Åström
burbot39 cmLars Holm
perch18 cmRickard Olofsson
roach16 cmKarl Månsson
löja10 cmNils Lindqvist
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish