Skomstjärnen

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 62°N

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clarity 7.6 mmax depth 2 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Skomstjärnen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

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

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Skomstjärnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 25 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

trout salmonids

typically ~29 cm · can reach 29 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~29 cm · can reach 31 cm

Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Skomstjärnen

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Skomstjärnen, carried by elritsa, roach and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Whoever fishes Skomstjärnen 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Heike Lindqvistpike56 cm
2Anders Karlssonwhitefish27 cm
3Emil Weberwhitefish26 cm
4Johan BjörkArctic char23 cm
5Maria Häggperch18 cm
6Rickard Brandtroach14 cm

Species records here

pike56 cmHeike Lindqvist

whitefish27 cmAnders Karlsson

Arctic char23 cmJohan Björk

perch18 cmMaria Hägg

roach14 cmRickard Brandt

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