Sörtjärnen
northern humic brown tarn · 65°N
clarity 0.8 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Sörtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Sörtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~80 kr · annual permit ~400 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 Sörtjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Fishing Sörtjärnen
The species list of Sörtjärnen 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.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Sörtjärnen are alike.
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.
The catch board
- 1Henrik Lundpike51 cm
- 2Jukka Fischerwhitefish26 cm
- 3Petra Ekwhitefish24 cm
- 4Kjell Bergperch19 cm
- 5Jürgen Dahlperch18 cm
- 6Axel Lindqvistperch18 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmHenrik Lund
whitefish24 cmPetra Ek
perch19 cmKjell Berg
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