Igeltjärnen
Character of the water
Igeltjärnen lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 10 m and splits the lake into two worlds. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
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.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (23 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Igeltjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Igeltjärnen
Fishing Igeltjärnen
The species list of Igeltjärnen runs to 0. dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Igeltjärnen 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.
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
No one's fished here yet — be the first on the board.
