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Stor-Glån

northern humic brown tarn · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 2 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Stor-Glån lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stor-Glån FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Stor-Glån

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Stor-Glån

Stor-Glån holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Stor-Glån 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Astrid Holmroach15 cm
  2. 2Rickard Brandtroach15 cm
  3. 3Torbjörn Lundroach14 cm
  4. 4Henrik Nyströmroach14 cm
  5. 5Heike Fischerruffe11 cm
  6. 6Klaus Karlssonruffe10 cm
Species records here
roach15 cmAstrid Holm
ruffe10 cmKlaus Karlsson
The same water, for real