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Sultentjärn

northern acidified forest lake · 65°N
Real lakereal shoreline8 species on recordsources & method
clarity 3.2 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.2mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Sultentjärn lies in the cold north — a northern acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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 — Sultentjärn 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 Sultentjärn

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Sultentjärn

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Sultentjärn, carried by elritsa and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Whoever fishes Sultentjärn 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

  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Fredrik Erikssonburbot49 cm
  2. 2Björn Olofssonburbot37 cm
  3. 3Axel Månssontrout28 cm
  4. 4Karin Webertrout28 cm
  5. 5Emil Wagnergrayling26 cm
  6. 6Jürgen Häggwhitefish24 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmBjörn Olofsson
trout28 cmAxel Månsson
grayling26 cmEmil Wagner
whitefish24 cmJürgen Hägg
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