Stuguhögstjärnen
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 62°N
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 2 mpH 6.6oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Stuguhögstjärnen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stuguhögstjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Stuguhögstjärnen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Stuguhögstjärnen
The species list of Stuguhögstjärnen runs to 4. 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 Stuguhögstjärnen 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
- 1Gustav Raskpike62 cm
- 2Mats Bergpike49 cm
- 3Kjell Bergbream37 cm
- 4Heike Dahlbream33 cm
- 5Lars Johansenbream32 cm
- 6Astrid Krügerperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmMats Berg
bream32 cmLars Johansen
perch18 cmAstrid Krüger
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