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Södra Järpestolstjärn

southern mesotrophic lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shoreline5 species on recordsources & method
clarity 4.8 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Södra Järpestolstjärn lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Södra Järpestolstjärn 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 Södra Järpestolstjärn

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

Fishing Södra Järpestolstjärn

Södra Järpestolstjärn holds 5 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ål, ruffe and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Södra Järpestolstjärn 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Linnea Korhonenpike57 cm
  2. 2Elin Nieminenpike55 cm
  3. 3Rickard Olofssonål45 cm
  4. 4Eva Bakkeperch18 cm
  5. 5Mikko Brandtroach14 cm
  6. 6Anna Lundruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmElin Nieminen
ål45 cmRickard Olofsson
perch18 cmEva Bakke
roach14 cmMikko Brandt
ruffe10 cmAnna Lund
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