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Korptjärnen

northern mesotrophic stratified lake · 65°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 4.3 mmax depth 12 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Korptjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 4 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (12 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Korptjärnen 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 Korptjärnen

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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

Fishing Korptjärnen

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Korptjärnen, carried by roach, ruffe and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

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 Korptjärnen are alike.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Per Nieminenburbot38 cm
  2. 2Jonas Wagnerwhitefish27 cm
  3. 3Lars Korhonenwhitefish25 cm
  4. 4Per Dahlwhitefish24 cm
  5. 5Ole Björkperch18 cm
  6. 6Karl Norénruffe10 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmPer Nieminen
whitefish27 cmJonas Wagner
perch18 cmOle Björk
ruffe10 cmKarl Norén
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