Skuttjärnet
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 27 m7 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 4.1 mmax depth 27 mpH 6.3mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Skuttjärnet lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (27 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Skuttjärnet FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Skuttjärnet
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.
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.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
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 Skuttjärnet
Skuttjärnet holds 7 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.
Whoever fishes Skuttjärnet 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Jürgen Nilssontrout32 cm
- 2Hanna Petterssonwhitefish29 cm
- 3Jukka Norénroach17 cm
- 4Eva Bakkeroach15 cm
- 5Sabine Schmidtvendace14 cm
- 6Per Sundinruffe9 cm
Species records here
trout32 cmJürgen Nilsson
whitefish29 cmHanna Pettersson
roach15 cmEva Bakke
vendace14 cmSabine Schmidt
ruffe9 cmPer Sundin
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