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Svarttjärnen

humic brown tarn · 63°N
Real lakereal shoreline8 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.1mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Down on the bottom stensimpa sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jürgen Åströmpike55 cm
  2. 2Jukka Fischerwhitefish26 cm
  3. 3Karin Nilssonwhitefish24 cm
  4. 4Rickard Lundroach14 cm
  5. 5Sören Lundroach14 cm
  6. 6Sara Lehmannstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmJürgen Åström
whitefish26 cmJukka Fischer
roach14 cmRickard Lund
stensimpa6 cmSara Lehmann
The same water, for real