Hamratjärnen

humic brown tarn · 60°N

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clarity 1.1 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.6eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Hamratjärnen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hamratjärnen 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 Hamratjärnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 38 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

björkna fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 30 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 35 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~43 cm · can reach 43 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 9 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 26 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

sarv fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 29 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Hamratjärnen

The species list of Hamratjärnen runs to 7. The predators — perch and pike — 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 Hamratjärnen 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.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Axel Månssonbream17 cm
2Björn Olofssonroach11 cm
3Sören Ekroach11 cm
4Stefan Korhonenperch11 cm
5Astrid Vainioroach11 cm
6Oskar Nilssonruffe6 cm

Species records here

bream17 cmAxel Månsson

perch11 cmStefan Korhonen

roach11 cmSören Ek

ruffe6 cmOskar Nilsson

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