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Snalatjärnen

northern acidified brown forest lake · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 7 mpH 4.7oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Snalatjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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 — Snalatjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Snalatjärnen

Fishing Snalatjärnen

The species list of Snalatjärnen runs to 0. dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Snalatjärnen 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

No one's fished here yet — be the first on the board.

The same water, for real