Stora Övantjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.6mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Stora Övantjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stora Övantjärnen 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 Stora Övantjärnen
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.
Fishing Stora Övantjärnen
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Stora Övantjärnen, carried by roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Stora Övantjärnen 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
- 1Per Nyströmperch19 cm
- 2Bjørn Johansenroach15 cm
- 3Heike Wikströmroach15 cm
- 4Hanna Åströmroach15 cm
- 5Ida Sundinroach14 cm
- 6Rickard Raskroach14 cm
Species records here
perch19 cmPer Nyström
roach15 cmBjørn Johansen
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