Mellanflärken
humic brown tarn · 63°N
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.3eutrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Mellanflärken 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.
Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Mellanflärken 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 Mellanflärken
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Mellanflärken
The species list of Mellanflärken 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.
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 Mellanflärken 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.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Jonas Wikströmpike69 cm
- 2Jürgen Schmidtbream33 cm
- 3Elin Hedlundbream31 cm
- 4Oskar Vogelbream31 cm
- 5Heike Häggperch20 cm
- 6Hanna Petterssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike69 cmJonas Wikström
bream33 cmJürgen Schmidt
perch20 cmHeike Hägg
roach14 cmHanna Pettersson
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