Storabborrtjärnen
Character of the water
Storabborrtjärnen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Storabborrtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Storabborrtjärnen
Fishing Storabborrtjärnen
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Storabborrtjärnen, carried by ål, bream and elritsa. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Whoever fishes Storabborrtjärnen 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.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Jürgen NilssonArctic char28 cm
- 2Mikko KrügerArctic char28 cm
- 3Jukka Korhonenperch15 cm
- 4Astrid Nieminenvendace13 cm
- 5Jukka Weberelritsa6 cm
- 6Björn Bergelritsa6 cm