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Tintjärnen

northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 0.8 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Tintjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Tintjärnen 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 Tintjärnen

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.

Fishing Tintjärnen

The species list of Tintjärnen runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Tintjärnen 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

  • 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. 1Sabine Vainiopike51 cm
  2. 2Tomas Lindqvistpike50 cm
  3. 3Heike Dahlpike49 cm
  4. 4Heike Lindqvistperch19 cm
  5. 5Henrik Ekperch18 cm
  6. 6Kjell Hedlundperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmTomas Lindqvist
perch18 cmKjell Hedlund
The same water, for real