Stortjärnen

humic brown forest lake · 62°N

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clarity 1.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Stortjärnen 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

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 ~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 Stortjärnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 44 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

pike predatory fish

typically ~32 cm · can reach 95 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~32 cm · can reach 40 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

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 ~24 cm · can reach 60 cm

In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~41 cm · can reach 42 cm

In the murky light, Arctic char 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 Stortjärnen

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Stortjärnen, carried by roach and whitefish. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Stortjärnen are alike.

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

1Karl Petterssonpike30 cm
2Erik Blompike27 cm
3Sören Hägggrayling24 cm
4Eva Nyströmgrayling24 cm
5Magnus Brandtwhitefish24 cm
6Maria Ekroach15 cm

Species records here

pike30 cmKarl Pettersson

grayling24 cmEva Nyström

whitefish24 cmMagnus Brandt

roach15 cmMaria Ek

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish