Helvetestjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
clarity 4.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Helvetestjärnen 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Helvetestjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Helvetestjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach 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 Helvetestjärnen
Helvetestjärnen holds 4 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Helvetestjärnen 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
- 1Linnea Vogelpike52 cm
- 2Anders Nilssonpike52 cm
- 3Emil Nieminentrout29 cm
- 4Jonas Blomperch18 cm
- 5Erik Viklundperch18 cm
- 6Björn Bergroach15 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmAnders Nilsson
trout29 cmEmil Nieminen
perch18 cmErik Viklund
roach15 cmBjörn Berg
The same water, for real
