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Lomtjärn

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.2mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lomtjärn lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lomtjärn 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 Lomtjärn

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Lomtjärn

The species list of Lomtjärn 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.

Every session at Lomtjärn 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. 1Rickard Brandtperch20 cm
  2. 2Ida Norénroach18 cm
  3. 3Emil Åströmroach16 cm
  4. 4Mikko Brandtroach16 cm
  5. 5Heike Holmroach15 cm
  6. 6Elin Hedlundruffe10 cm
Species records here
perch20 cmRickard Brandt
roach18 cmIda Norén
ruffe10 cmElin Hedlund
The same water, for real