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Stortrön

southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
Real lakereal shoreline8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.5mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Stortrön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stortrön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Stortrön

perch predatory fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 31 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~41 cm · can reach 43 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 46 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 11 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 23 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 13 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
sarv fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 15 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 44 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Stortrön

The species list of Stortrön runs to 8. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Stortrön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sören Ekwhitefish34 cm
  2. 2Emil Brandtsarv12 cm
  3. 3Anders Karlssonsarv11 cm
  4. 4Wolfgang Åbergsarv11 cm
  5. 5Johan Viklundnors9 cm
  6. 6Henrik Nyströmnors9 cm
Species records here
whitefish34 cmSören Ek
sarv12 cmEmil Brandt
nors9 cmHenrik Nyström
The same water, for real