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Komossatjärnen

northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 65°N
Real lakereal shoreline4 species on recordsources & method
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Komossatjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Komossatjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Komossatjärnen

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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
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 Komossatjärnen

Komossatjärnen holds 4 species, with perch, pike and burbot 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 Komossatjärnen 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Klaus Karlssonpike55 cm
  2. 2Henrik Nyströmburbot40 cm
  3. 3Maria Holmburbot37 cm
  4. 4Roland Holmperch18 cm
  5. 5Eva Nyströmperch18 cm
  6. 6Ole Sandströmroach15 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmKlaus Karlsson
burbot40 cmHenrik Nyström
perch18 cmEva Nyström
roach15 cmOle Sandström
The same water, for real