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Årjekvaretjärnen

northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 2 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Årjekvaretjärnen 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 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Årjekvaretjärnen 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 Årjekvaretjärnen

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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Årjekvaretjärnen

Årjekvaretjärnen holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Årjekvaretjärnen 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. 1Fredrik Erikssonpike53 cm
  2. 2Eva Nyströmpike50 cm
  3. 3Heike Boströmpike50 cm
  4. 4Karin Sjöbergperch18 cm
  5. 5Nils Viklundperch18 cm
  6. 6Henrik Bergruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmFredrik Eriksson
perch18 cmNils Viklund
ruffe10 cmHenrik Berg
The same water, for real