Långabergstjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 62°N
clarity 3.9 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Långabergstjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Långabergstjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Långabergstjärnen
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.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Långabergstjärnen
The species list of Långabergstjärnen runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Långabergstjärnen 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.
The catch board
- 1Ole Brandtpike55 cm
- 2Kjell Olofssonpike50 cm
- 3Fredrik Boströmzander41 cm
- 4Kjell Krügerroach15 cm
- 5Anna Nyströmroach14 cm
- 6Stefan Falkruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmOle Brandt
zander41 cmFredrik Boström
roach14 cmAnna Nyström
ruffe10 cmStefan Falk
The same water, for real
