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Lilltjärnen

northern mesotrophic stratified lake · 65°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 3.4 mmax depth 11 mpH 5.9mesotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lilltjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lilltjärnen 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 Lilltjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Lilltjärnen

The species list of Lilltjärnen runs to 5. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Lilltjärnen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Bjørn Boströmpike54 cm
  2. 2Emil Brandtpike52 cm
  3. 3Astrid Vainiopike51 cm
  4. 4Maria Johansenperch19 cm
  5. 5Wolfgang Korhonenroach15 cm
  6. 6Karin Ekroach14 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmBjørn Boström
perch19 cmMaria Johansen
roach14 cmKarin Ek
The same water, for real