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Nottjärn

acidified brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shoreline9 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 12 mpH 4.6oligotrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road
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Character of the water

Nottjärn lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 m and splits the lake into two worlds. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Nottjärn 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 Nottjärn

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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 ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
Salmon 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
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.

Fishing Nottjärn

Nottjärn holds 9 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and ål, id and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Nottjärn 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Wolfgang Olofssonsalmon53 cm
  2. 2Oskar Wagnerpike50 cm
  3. 3Jonas Häggburbot37 cm
  4. 4Sara Holmburbot36 cm
  5. 5Mats Nieminenburbot36 cm
  6. 6Jürgen Falkgrayling24 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmWolfgang Olofsson
pike50 cmOskar Wagner
burbot36 cmSara Holm
grayling24 cmJürgen Falk
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish