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Vitvattutjärnen

acidified brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 13 mpH 4.6oligotrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Vitvattutjärnen lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 m and splits the lake into two worlds. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Vitvattutjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Vitvattutjärnen

Fishing Vitvattutjärnen

The species list of Vitvattutjärnen runs to 0. dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Vitvattutjärnen 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

No one's fished here yet — be the first on the board.

The same water, for real