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Skinnsjötjärnen

mesotrophic stratified lake · 63°N
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clarity 4.3 mmax depth 13 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Skinnsjötjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Skinnsjötjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Skinnsjötjärnen

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.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander 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.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Skinnsjötjärnen

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Skinnsjötjärnen, carried by roach, ruffe and vendace. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Skinnsjötjärnen 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Oskar Häggpike51 cm
  2. 2Emil Boströmpike49 cm
  3. 3Nils Viklundzander42 cm
  4. 4Kjell Falkperch18 cm
  5. 5Karin Ekruffe10 cm
  6. 6Rickard Lundruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmEmil Boström
zander42 cmNils Viklund
perch18 cmKjell Falk
ruffe10 cmRickard Lund
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish