Svartasjö
southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.7eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Svartasjö lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
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 — Svartasjö FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Svartasjö
perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 41 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 20 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 38 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~51 cm · can reach 53 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
sarv fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 22 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~41 cm · can reach 42 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Svartasjö
The species list of Svartasjö runs to 9. 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 Svartasjö 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
- Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Per Nieminensutare32 cm
- 2Kjell Falkbream21 cm
- 3Jukka Fischerroach13 cm
- 4Sören Lundperch12 cm
- 5Jukka Vogelsarv11 cm
- 6Karin Ekruffe10 cm
Species records here
sutare32 cmPer Nieminen
bream21 cmKjell Falk
roach13 cmJukka Fischer
perch12 cmSören Lund
sarv11 cmJukka Vogel
ruffe10 cmKarin Ek
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