Långtjärnen
Character of the water
Långtjärnen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
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.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Långtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Långtjärnen
Fishing Långtjärnen
perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Långtjärnen, carried by id, roach and regnbåge. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Every session at Långtjärnen 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
- 1Anders Karlssonburbot42 cm
- 2Ole Björkburbot37 cm
- 3Andreas Häggid32 cm
- 4Stefan Ekroach16 cm
- 5Kjell Falkroach15 cm
- 6Elin Strandvendace13 cm