Leviktärnan

mesotrophic stratified lake · 61°N

clarity 4.9 mmax depth 39 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Leviktärnan lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 15 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (39 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Leviktärnan 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 Leviktärnan

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Leviktärnan

perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Leviktärnan, carried by roach and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Leviktärnan 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

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Lars Weberpike53 cm
2Lars Forsbergburbot36 cm
3Heike Fischerperch20 cm
4Heike Brandtroach15 cm
5Johan Raskroach14 cm
6Emil Nieminenruffe10 cm

Species records here

pike53 cmLars Weber

burbot36 cmLars Forsberg

perch20 cmHeike Fischer

roach15 cmHeike Brandt

ruffe10 cmEmil Nieminen

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish