Stensan
humic brown tarn · 60°N
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Stensan 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stensan FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Stensan
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Stensan
Stensan holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
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 Stensan 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.
The catch board
- 1Karin Nyströmpike53 cm
- 2Rickard Viklundperch24 cm
- 3Astrid Viklundperch19 cm
- 4Uwe Sundinruffe10 cm
- 5Eva Nyströmruffe10 cm
- 6Linnea Korhonenruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmKarin Nyström
perch19 cmAstrid Viklund
ruffe10 cmEva Nyström
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