Storöringtjärnen
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 64°N
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 2 mpH 7.1oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Storöringtjärnen 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 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Storöringtjärnen 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 Storöringtjärnen
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.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
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 Storöringtjärnen
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Storöringtjärnen, carried by roach, bream and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Storöringtjärnen 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
- 1Ole Boströmzander41 cm
- 2Rickard Lundbream31 cm
- 3Per Häggperch18 cm
- 4Emil Wagnerperch18 cm
- 5Jürgen Schmidtruffe11 cm
- 6Erik Holmruffe9 cm
Species records here
zander41 cmOle Boström
bream31 cmRickard Lund
perch18 cmEmil Wagner
ruffe9 cmErik Holm
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