Vridutjärn
humic brown forest lake · 61°N
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Vridutjärn lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
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 — Vridutjärn FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vridutjärn
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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
Fishing Vridutjärn
The species list of Vridutjärn runs to 4. The predators — pike, burbot and trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Vridutjärn 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
- 1Fredrik Krügerburbot39 cm
- 2Jonas Krügerburbot37 cm
- 3Ole Webertrout34 cm
- 4Uwe Webertrout33 cm
- 5Lars Strandwhitefish26 cm
- 6Kjell Krügerwhitefish25 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmFredrik Krüger
trout33 cmUwe Weber
whitefish25 cmKjell Krüger
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