Prästtjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 63°N
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.2mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Prästtjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Prästtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Prästtjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Prästtjärnen
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Prästtjärnen, carried by bream and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Prästtjärnen 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.
The catch board
- 1Per Sundinbream31 cm
- 2Fredrik Hedlundbream30 cm
- 3Jonas Krügerroach17 cm
- 4Lars Weberroach14 cm
- 5Stefan Wikströmroach14 cm
- 6Karin Nyströmroach14 cm
Species records here
bream30 cmFredrik Hedlund
roach17 cmJonas Krüger
The same water, for real
