Tärnsjö
southern acidified forest lake · 57°N
clarity 2.8 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.3mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Tärnsjö lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
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 — Tärnsjö 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 Tärnsjö
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.
Fishing Tärnsjö
Tärnsjö holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Tärnsjö 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
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
- 1Magnus Lehmannpike56 cm
- 2Sabine Schmidtpike52 cm
- 3Anders Blompike52 cm
- 4Stefan Wikströmpike50 cm
- 5Maria Bakkeperch21 cm
- 6Sören Ekperch18 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmMagnus Lehmann
perch21 cmMaria Bakke
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