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Lill-Nöttjärnen

northern acidified brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Lill-Nöttjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Nöttjärnen 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-Nöttjärnen

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.

Fishing Lill-Nöttjärnen

Lill-Nöttjärnen holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Lill-Nöttjärnen are alike.

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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Eva Viklundpike51 cm
  2. 2Anders Nilssonpike50 cm
  3. 3Astrid Häggpike50 cm
  4. 4Sören Månssonpike50 cm
  5. 5Elin Åbergperch19 cm
  6. 6Mats Vainioperch19 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAstrid Hägg
perch19 cmMats Vainio
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