Övre Puortmantjåkktjä
northern mesotrophic lake · 66°N
clarity 2.7 mmax depth 2 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Övre Puortmantjåkktjä lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Övre Puortmantjåkktjä FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Övre Puortmantjåkktjä
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Övre Puortmantjåkktjä
Övre Puortmantjåkktjä 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 Övre Puortmantjåkktjä 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.
The catch board
- 1Stefan Ekpike52 cm
- 2Bjørn Boströmpike52 cm
- 3Fredrik Krügerperch19 cm
- 4Karin Nilssonruffe10 cm
- 5Rickard Viklundruffe10 cm
- 6Magnus Fischerruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmStefan Ek
perch19 cmFredrik Krüger
ruffe10 cmMagnus Fischer
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