Norra Tvängstjärnen

humic brown forest lake · 59°N

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clarity 0.9 mmax depth 22 mpH 6.6eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Norra Tvängstjärnen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (22 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Norra Tvängstjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

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 Norra Tvängstjärnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 29 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~67 cm · can reach 67 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 37 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm

Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 26 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

vendace whitefish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 17 cm

Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Norra Tvängstjärnen

Norra Tvängstjärnen holds 8 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, löja and roach schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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 Norra Tvängstjärnen 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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Stefan Korhonentrout31 cm
2Karin Schmidttrout28 cm
3Rickard Olofssonperch16 cm
4Kjell Sjöbergperch16 cm
5Emil Wagnerlöja10 cm
6Kjell Olofssonlöja10 cm

Species records here

trout31 cmStefan Korhonen

perch16 cmKjell Sjöberg

löja10 cmEmil Wagner

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish