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Nyängestjärnen

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 66°N
Real lakereal shoreline3 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 4.7 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.8oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Nyängestjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.

The surroundings

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

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Nyängestjärnen 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 Nyängestjärnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Nyängestjärnen

The species list of Nyängestjärnen runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Nyängestjärnen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Per Holmpike60 cm
  2. 2Sara Holmwhitefish25 cm
  3. 3Karin Nilssonwhitefish24 cm
  4. 4Emil Nyströmwhitefish24 cm
  5. 5Kjell Hedlundperch18 cm
  6. 6Heike Korhonenperch18 cm
Species records here
pike60 cmPer Holm
whitefish25 cmSara Holm
perch18 cmKjell Hedlund
The same water, for real