Lyngstern
Character of the water
Lyngstern lies in central Sweden — a 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 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Lyngstern FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- 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 Lyngstern
Fishing Lyngstern
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Lyngstern, carried by bream, ruffe and id. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Every session at Lyngstern 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
- 1Maria Weberburbot40 cm
- 2Petra Brandtburbot38 cm
- 3Johan Viklundburbot37 cm
- 4Jürgen Falkruda15 cm
- 5Gustav Schmidtruda15 cm
- 6Elin Månssonruffe10 cm