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Tandåbergstjärnarna

acidified brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.4oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Tandåbergstjärnarna lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Tandåbergstjärnarna 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 Tandåbergstjärnarna

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

Fishing Tandåbergstjärnarna

Tandåbergstjärnarna 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.

Every session at Tandåbergstjärnarna 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Björn Norénpike52 cm
  2. 2Gustav Karlssonpike51 cm
  3. 3Mats Krügerpike51 cm
  4. 4Mats Hansenperch20 cm
  5. 5Ida Månssonperch19 cm
  6. 6Heike Wikströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmGustav Karlsson
perch18 cmHeike Wikström
The same water, for real