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Lill-Vinnestjärnen

northern humic brown tarn · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lill-Vinnestjärnen 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 remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Vinnestjärnen 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-Vinnestjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lill-Vinnestjärnen

The species list of Lill-Vinnestjärnen runs to 4. 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-Vinnestjärnen 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. 1Astrid Krügerpike52 cm
  2. 2Tomas Wikströmpike52 cm
  3. 3Heike Holmroach14 cm
  4. 4Jürgen Nilssonruffe11 cm
  5. 5Maria Johansenruffe11 cm
  6. 6Lars Wagnerruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmAstrid Krüger
roach14 cmHeike Holm
ruffe11 cmJürgen Nilsson
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