Tångeråstjärn
mesotrophic lake · 61°N
clarity 3.6 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Tångeråstjärn lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic 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 — Tångeråstjärn 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 Tångeråstjärn
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.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Tångeråstjärn
The species list of Tångeråstjärn runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Tångeråstjärn 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.
The catch board
- 1Nils Sandströmpike50 cm
- 2Oskar ÅbergArctic char32 cm
- 3Johan Björktrout30 cm
- 4Erik Sandströmtrout28 cm
- 5Linnea Björkgrayling25 cm
- 6Heike Holmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmNils Sandström
Arctic char32 cmOskar Åberg
trout28 cmErik Sandström
grayling25 cmLinnea Björk
perch18 cmHeike Holm
The same water, for real
