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Hundtjärnen

northern humic brown tarn · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Hundtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern 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.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hundtjärnen 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 Hundtjärnen

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.
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 Hundtjärnen

Hundtjärnen holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Hundtjärnen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

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. 1Rickard Lundpike50 cm
  2. 2Kjell Sjöbergperch19 cm
  3. 3Maria Häggroach14 cm
  4. 4Hanna Åströmroach14 cm
  5. 5Kjell Dahlroach14 cm
  6. 6Tomas Ekroach14 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmRickard Lund
perch19 cmKjell Sjöberg
roach14 cmKjell Dahl
The same water, for real