Lomtjärnen
Character of the water
Lomtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Lomtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Lomtjärnen
Fishing Lomtjärnen
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Lomtjärnen, carried by id and whitefish. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Every session at Lomtjärnen 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.
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
- 1Heike Holmpike49 cm
- 2Erik Sandströmburbot40 cm
- 3Bjørn Boströmid37 cm
- 4Bjørn Ekid32 cm
- 5Astrid Wagnertrout29 cm
- 6Emil Nieminentrout28 cm