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Värängetjärnet

southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Värängetjärnet lies in the south — a southern 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.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Värängetjärnet FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Värängetjärnet

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Värängetjärnet

The species list of Värängetjärnet runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Värängetjärnet 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karin Ekpike64 cm
  2. 2Anna Wagnerpike53 cm
  3. 3Bjørn Johansenpike51 cm
  4. 4Fredrik Erikssonroach18 cm
  5. 5Ole Weberroach16 cm
  6. 6Björn Norénroach15 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmBjørn Johansen
roach18 cmFredrik Eriksson
The same water, for real