Långtjärnen
northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 64°N
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Långtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland 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 — Långtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- 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
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Långtjärnen
The species list of Långtjärnen runs to 3. The predators — perch, burbot and trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Långtjärnen 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Lars Johansenburbot41 cm
- 2Henrik Bergburbot38 cm
- 3Ida Månssonburbot36 cm
- 4Rickard Åbergtrout30 cm
- 5Jonas Weberperch20 cm
- 6Fredrik Sundinperch19 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmIda Månsson
trout30 cmRickard Åberg
perch20 cmJonas Weber
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