Nybotjärnen
Character of the water
Nybotjärnen lies in central Sweden — a 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 half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Nybotjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~160 kr · annual permit ~800 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- 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 Nybotjärnen
Fishing Nybotjärnen
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Nybotjärnen, carried by asp, bream and regnbåge. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Every session at Nybotjärnen 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.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Rickard Åbergpike51 cm
- 2Mikael Petterssonzander43 cm
- 3Anders Blomregnbåge29 cm
- 4Sabine Schmidtregnbåge28 cm
- 5Stefan Olofssonperch18 cm
- 6Karin Weberperch18 cm