Köråstjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 63°N
clarity 3.7 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Köråstjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Köråstjärnen 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 Köråstjärnen
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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Köråstjärnen
The species list of Köråstjärnen runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Köråstjärnen 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.
The catch board
- 1Mikko Sandströmpike55 cm
- 2Tomas Ekpike50 cm
- 3Petra Olofssonpike49 cm
- 4Heike Sundinperch18 cm
- 5Roland Schmidtroach14 cm
- 6Björn Falkruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmPetra Olofsson
perch18 cmHeike Sundin
roach14 cmRoland Schmidt
ruffe10 cmBjörn Falk
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