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Lomtjärnen

northern humic brown tarn · 65°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 4 msources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Lomtjärnen 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 half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lomtjärnen 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 Lomtjärnen

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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lomtjärnen

The species list of Lomtjärnen runs to 4. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Ole Brandtpike52 cm
  2. 2Heike Nilssonpike51 cm
  3. 3Axel Petterssonburbot36 cm
  4. 4Sabine Vogelperch19 cm
  5. 5Mats Nieminenroach16 cm
  6. 6Ole Krügerroach15 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmHeike Nilsson
burbot36 cmAxel Pettersson
perch19 cmSabine Vogel
roach16 cmMats Nieminen
The same water, for real