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Lill-Kroktjärnen

northern mesotrophic stratified lake · 65°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 3.3 mmax depth 12 mpH 5.7mesotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Lill-Kroktjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (12 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Kroktjärnen 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 Lill-Kroktjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Lill-Kroktjärnen

Lill-Kroktjärnen holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Lill-Kroktjärnen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Anna Häggpike50 cm
  2. 2Bjørn Boströmwhitefish26 cm
  3. 3Astrid Viklundperch19 cm
  4. 4Emil Nieminenperch18 cm
  5. 5Jonas Weberroach14 cm
  6. 6Stefan Olofssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAnna Hägg
whitefish26 cmBjørn Boström
perch19 cmAstrid Viklund
roach14 cmJonas Weber
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