Järvtjärnen
humic brown forest lake · 62°N
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Järvtjärnen 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Järvtjärnen 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 Järvtjärnen
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.
Fishing Järvtjärnen
The species list of Järvtjärnen runs to 2. 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 Järvtjärnen 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
- 1Erik Olofssonpike59 cm
- 2Björn Olofssonpike56 cm
- 3Nils Nieminenpike50 cm
- 4Roland Sandströmperch22 cm
- 5Petra Månssonperch21 cm
- 6Ole Hedlundperch18 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmBjörn Olofsson
perch18 cmOle Hedlund
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