Sundströmstjärnen

northern mesotrophic lake · 64°N

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clarity 3.6 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Sundströmstjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Sundströmstjärnen 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 Sundströmstjärnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 21 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the clear water pike 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.

havsoring-baltic fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm

Havsoring-baltic 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.

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

Salmon is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

trout salmonids

typically ~23 cm · can reach 23 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruda fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 28 cm

Ruda lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

Here stäm lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

Stensimpa lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Sundströmstjärnen

The species list of Sundströmstjärnen runs to 13. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Sundströmstjärnen are alike.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Magnus Johansenburbot36 cm
2Tomas Weberid30 cm
3Mats Bergwhitefish24 cm
4Jukka Åbergstensimpa7 cm
5Linnea Häggelritsa6 cm
6Astrid Häggstensimpa6 cm

Species records here

burbot36 cmMagnus Johansen

id30 cmTomas Weber

whitefish24 cmMats Berg

stensimpa7 cmJukka Åberg

elritsa6 cmLinnea Hägg

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish