Svarttjärnen
Character of the water
Svarttjärnen lies in central Sweden — a 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 — Svarttjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Svarttjärnen
Fishing Svarttjärnen
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Svarttjärnen, carried by roach, whitefish and stensimpa. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Every session at Svarttjärnen 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.
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.
The catch board
- 1Jürgen Åströmpike55 cm
- 2Jukka Fischerwhitefish26 cm
- 3Karin Nilssonwhitefish24 cm
- 4Rickard Lundroach14 cm
- 5Sören Lundroach14 cm
- 6Sara Lehmannstensimpa6 cm