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Lill-Otern

humic brown tarn · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 5 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Lill-Otern lies in central Sweden — a 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.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Otern FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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-Otern

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 52 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

Fishing Lill-Otern

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Lill-Otern, carried by ruffe and roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Lill-Otern 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

  • 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. 1Mats Nieminenpike39 cm
  2. 2Astrid Wagnerpike39 cm
  3. 3Rickard Olofssonroach12 cm
  4. 4Maria Åbergroach11 cm
  5. 5Jonas Häggroach11 cm
  6. 6Heike Häggperch9 cm
Species records here
pike39 cmMats Nieminen
roach11 cmMaria Åberg
perch9 cmHeike Hägg
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish