Vintertjärnen
Character of the water
Vintertjärnen lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Vintertjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Vintertjärnen
Fishing Vintertjärnen
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Vintertjärnen, carried by havsoring-baltic, id and roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Vintertjärnen are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Linnea Häggid33 cm
- 2Wolfgang Lindqvistid31 cm
- 3Ida Sundingrayling26 cm
- 4Fredrik Boströmhavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 5Emil Lundroach14 cm
- 6Heike Korhonenstäm13 cm