Kviddtjärnen
humic brown tarn · 60°N
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Kviddtjärnen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kviddtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Kviddtjärnen
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
karp fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 95 cm
Karp works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Kviddtjärnen
Kviddtjärnen holds 2 species and elritsa and karp schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Kviddtjärnen 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
- Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
The catch board
- 1Jonas Wagnerkarp42 cm
- 2Hanna Petterssonkarp40 cm
- 3Stefan Brandtkarp37 cm
- 4Björn Falkkarp37 cm
- 5Magnus Johansenkarp36 cm
- 6Jukka Åbergelritsa6 cm
Species records here
karp36 cmMagnus Johansen
elritsa6 cmJukka Åberg
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