Starrtjärnen
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 66°N
clarity 4.4 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Starrtjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Starrtjärnen 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 Starrtjärnen
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.
Fishing Starrtjärnen
The species list of Starrtjärnen runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Starrtjärnen 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.
The catch board
- 1Mats Nieminenpike59 cm
- 2Oskar Vogelzander40 cm
- 3Anders Lindqvistroach15 cm
- 4Karin Nyströmroach14 cm
- 5Stefan Falkruffe10 cm
- 6Wolfgang Nyströmruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike59 cmMats Nieminen
zander40 cmOskar Vogel
roach14 cmKarin Nyström
ruffe10 cmWolfgang Nyström
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