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Nötatjärnen

southern acidified brown forest lake · 58°N
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.4oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Nötatjärnen lies in the south — a southern 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.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Nötatjärnen 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 Nötatjärnen

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.

Fishing Nötatjärnen

The species list of Nötatjärnen 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.

Whoever fishes Nötatjärnen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Axel Forsbergpike72 cm
  2. 2Björn Bergpike52 cm
  3. 3Johan Björkperch21 cm
  4. 4Roland Olofssonperch20 cm
  5. 5Anna Vainioperch19 cm
  6. 6Johan Karlssonperch19 cm
Species records here
pike72 cmAxel Forsberg
perch19 cmAnna Vainio
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