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Kråketjärnen

southern acidified brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.4oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Kråketjärnen lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kråketjärnen 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 Kråketjärnen

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 Kråketjärnen

The species list of Kråketjärnen 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 Kråketjärnen 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Erik Olofssonpike65 cm
  2. 2Klaus Olofssonpike55 cm
  3. 3Fredrik Korhonenpike49 cm
  4. 4Karin Ekperch18 cm
  5. 5Maria Lundperch18 cm
  6. 6Mikael Björkperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmFredrik Korhonen
perch18 cmMikael Björk
The same water, for real