Stålmyran
Character of the water
Stålmyran lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
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.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stålmyran FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Stålmyran
Fishing Stålmyran
perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Stålmyran, carried by bream, ruffe and id. 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 Stålmyran 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
- 1Nils Lindqvistpike50 cm
- 2Bjørn Nyströmid39 cm
- 3Maria Johansenid34 cm
- 4Nils Åbergtrout29 cm
- 5Tomas Brandtperch20 cm
- 6Ida Sundinstensimpa6 cm