Lortfly
humic brown tarn · 60°N
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clarity 1.6 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Lortfly lies in central Sweden — a 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 — Lortfly 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 Lortfly
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.
Fishing Lortfly
The species list of Lortfly runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Lortfly are alike.
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
- 1Sören Häggpike55 cm
- 2Torbjörn Schmidtpike51 cm
- 3Ole Hedlundperch24 cm
- 4Bjørn Nyströmperch22 cm
- 5Maria Ekperch19 cm
- 6Per Nyströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmSören Hägg
perch18 cmPer Nyström
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