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Lövbergstjärnen

northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lövbergstjärnen 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lövbergstjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Lövbergstjärnen

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lövbergstjärnen

The species list of Lövbergstjärnen runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Lövbergstjärnen 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karin Månssonpike49 cm
  2. 2Karin Nilssonburbot39 cm
  3. 3Axel Boströmburbot39 cm
  4. 4Andreas Häggperch19 cm
  5. 5Heike Holmroach16 cm
  6. 6Hanna Viklundruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmKarin Månsson
burbot39 cmAxel Boström
perch19 cmAndreas Hägg
roach16 cmHeike Holm
ruffe10 cmHanna Viklund
The same water, for real