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Mulnetjärnen

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Mulnetjärnen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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 — Mulnetjärnen 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 Mulnetjärnen

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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
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 Mulnetjärnen

The species list of Mulnetjärnen runs to 5. 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 Mulnetjärnen 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. 1Axel Nieminenperch21 cm
  2. 2Johan Viklundperch18 cm
  3. 3Torbjörn Häggroach15 cm
  4. 4Roland Schmidtroach15 cm
  5. 5Lars Korhonenruffe10 cm
  6. 6Magnus Fischerruffe9 cm
Species records here
perch21 cmAxel Nieminen
roach15 cmTorbjörn Hägg
ruffe9 cmMagnus Fischer
The same water, for real