Stråsjö Långtjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 62°N
clarity 4.6 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Stråsjö Långtjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stråsjö Långtjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- 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 Stråsjö Långtjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 38 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
Björkna lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
trout salmonids
typically ~28 cm · can reach 34 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Stråsjö Långtjärnen
The species list of Stråsjö Långtjärnen runs to 10. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Stråsjö Långtjärnen 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.
The catch board
- 1Björn Falkburbot44 cm
- 2Axel Lindqvistid32 cm
- 3Hanna Johansengrayling23 cm
- 4Elin Månssontrout22 cm
- 5Lars Sandströmperch13 cm
- 6Jürgen Dahlruffe10 cm
Species records here
burbot44 cmBjörn Falk
id32 cmAxel Lindqvist
grayling23 cmHanna Johansen
trout22 cmElin Månsson
perch13 cmLars Sandström
ruffe10 cmJürgen Dahl
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