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Lill-Kvarntjärnen

northern humic brown tarn · 65°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lill-Kvarntjärnen 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 — Lill-Kvarntjärnen 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 Lill-Kvarntjärnen

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 Lill-Kvarntjärnen

The species list of Lill-Kvarntjärnen 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 Lill-Kvarntjärnen 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. 1Anna Lundpike50 cm
  2. 2Lars Korhonenperch20 cm
  3. 3Nils Nieminenperch18 cm
  4. 4Stefan Falkroach16 cm
  5. 5Maria Ekroach15 cm
  6. 6Kjell Sjöbergroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAnna Lund
perch20 cmLars Korhonen
roach15 cmKjell Sjöberg
The same water, for real