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Lill-Skavtjärnen

northern humic brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 10 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Lill-Skavtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Skavtjärnen 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-Skavtjärnen

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-Skavtjärnen

Lill-Skavtjärnen 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.

Whoever fishes Lill-Skavtjärnen 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. 1Mats Bergpike50 cm
  2. 2Lars Holmperch19 cm
  3. 3Tomas Åströmperch19 cm
  4. 4Nils Nieminenperch19 cm
  5. 5Rickard Åbergperch18 cm
  6. 6Jonas Häggperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMats Berg
perch18 cmRickard Åberg
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