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Stortjärnen

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
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clarity 6.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.7mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Stortjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stortjärnen 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 Stortjärnen

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.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 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

Stortjärnen holds 8 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and id and whitefish schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Stortjärnen is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Heike Boströmburbot37 cm
  2. 2Anna Vainiotrout29 cm
  3. 3Andreas OlofssonArctic char29 cm
  4. 4Tomas Ekgrayling24 cm
  5. 5Jukka Noréngrayling23 cm
  6. 6Gustav Nilssonperch19 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmHeike Boström
trout29 cmAnna Vainio
Arctic char29 cmAndreas Olofsson
grayling24 cmTomas Ek
perch19 cmGustav Nilsson
The same water, for real
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