Svarttjärnen
northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 65°N
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Svarttjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 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.
- 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
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Fishing Svarttjärnen
Svarttjärnen holds 3 species, with grayling and trout at the top of the chain and vendace schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Svarttjärnen 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Roland Sandströmtrout35 cm
- 2Karin Nilssongrayling30 cm
- 3Per Hägggrayling29 cm
- 4Wolfgang Ektrout28 cm
- 5Tomas Webervendace13 cm
- 6Karl Lundvendace13 cm
Species records here
trout35 cmRoland Sandström
grayling30 cmKarin Nilsson
vendace13 cmKarl Lund
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