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Långvägatjärn

northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
Real lakereal shoreline5 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Långvägatjärn lies in the cold north — a northern 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 — Långvägatjärn FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Långvägatjärn

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.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling 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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Långvägatjärn

The species list of Långvägatjärn runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Långvägatjärn 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Heike Wikströmpike51 cm
  2. 2Elin Hedlundburbot39 cm
  3. 3Nils Nieminenburbot37 cm
  4. 4Jukka Vogelgrayling25 cm
  5. 5Kjell Bergwhitefish24 cm
  6. 6Astrid Wagnergrayling24 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmHeike Wikström
burbot39 cmElin Hedlund
grayling25 cmJukka Vogel
whitefish24 cmKjell Berg
The same water, for real