Stortjärnen
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 63°N
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
Character of the water
Stortjärnen lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stortjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- 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 Stortjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Fishing Stortjärnen
perch, trout and Arctic char sit at the top of the food chain in Stortjärnen. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Stortjärnen 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Axel Lehmanntrout32 cm
- 2Linnea NieminenArctic char32 cm
- 3Eva SandströmArctic char29 cm
- 4Stefan Åströmperch25 cm
- 5Maria Bakkeperch20 cm
- 6Roland Lundperch19 cm
Species records here
trout32 cmAxel Lehmann
Arctic char29 cmEva Sandström
perch25 cmStefan Åström
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