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Korsörtjärnen

northern humic brown forest lake · 65°N
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Korsörtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 4 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Korsörtjärnen 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 Korsörtjärnen

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Korsörtjärnen

The species list of Korsörtjärnen runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Korsörtjärnen is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Maria Olofssonpike50 cm
  2. 2Torbjörn Häggburbot37 cm
  3. 3Torbjörn Petterssonperch20 cm
  4. 4Anna Månssonruffe10 cm
  5. 5Astrid Hedlundruffe10 cm
  6. 6Emil Boströmruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMaria Olofsson
burbot37 cmTorbjörn Hägg
perch20 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
ruffe10 cmAnna Månsson
The same water, for real