Svantjärnen
mesotrophic lake · 63°N
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.9mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Svantjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Svantjärnen 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 Svantjärnen
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.
Fishing Svantjärnen
The species list of Svantjärnen runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Svantjärnen is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.
The catch board
- 1Mats Åbergpike55 cm
- 2Hanna Lindqvistpike52 cm
- 3Fredrik Korhonenpike51 cm
- 4Bjørn Boströmperch18 cm
- 5Rickard Brandtperch18 cm
- 6Karl Sandströmroach14 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmMats Åberg
perch18 cmBjørn Boström
roach14 cmKarl Sandström
The same water, for real
