Stora Källtjärnen
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 17 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Stora Källtjärnen lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (17 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stora Källtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Stora Källtjärnen
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.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Fishing Stora Källtjärnen
perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Stora Källtjärnen, carried by roach and whitefish. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Stora Källtjärnen 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Heike Sjöbergpike50 cm
- 2Gustav Schmidttrout36 cm
- 3Kjell Krügerwhitefish25 cm
- 4Tomas Weberwhitefish25 cm
- 5Kjell Hedlundwhitefish24 cm
- 6Rickard Lundroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmHeike Sjöberg
trout36 cmGustav Schmidt
whitefish25 cmTomas Weber
roach15 cmRickard Lund
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