Sörtjärnen

northern humic brown forest lake · 65°N

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clarity 1.6 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.4eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Fish Sörtjärnen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Sörtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Sörtjärnen 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 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.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Regnbåge hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps stäm moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

Fishing Sörtjärnen

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Sörtjärnen, carried by ruffe, roach and regnbåge. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

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.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Petra Månssonpike55 cm
2Heike Korhonenpike50 cm
3Lars Wagnerburbot38 cm
4Oskar Häggstäm14 cm
5Torbjörn Häggstäm14 cm
6Rickard Viklundruffe11 cm

Species records here

pike50 cmHeike Korhonen

burbot38 cmLars Wagner

stäm14 cmOskar Hägg

ruffe11 cmRickard Viklund

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish