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Lejern

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 2 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lejern lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lejern 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 Lejern

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.

Fishing Lejern

The species list of Lejern runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Lejern 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

  • 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. 1Ole Nyströmpike52 cm
  2. 2Rickard Olofssonperch18 cm
  3. 3Jukka Sandströmperch18 cm
  4. 4Stefan Ekroach16 cm
  5. 5Wolfgang Åbergroach15 cm
  6. 6Axel Forsbergroach15 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmOle Nyström
perch18 cmJukka Sandström
roach15 cmWolfgang Åberg
The same water, for real