Renströmstjärn
northern mesotrophic lake · 66°N
clarity 3.4 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.7mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Renströmstjärn lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.
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 — Renströmstjärn FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Renströmstjärn
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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Renströmstjärn
The species list of Renströmstjärn 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 Renströmstjärn 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
- 1Nils Sandströmpike53 cm
- 2Klaus Karlssonpike50 cm
- 3Jukka Åbergpike50 cm
- 4Rickard Viklundperch21 cm
- 5Astrid Vainioperch19 cm
- 6Stefan Wikströmroach16 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmJukka Åberg
perch19 cmAstrid Vainio
roach16 cmStefan Wikström
The same water, for real
