Ala-Nurmajärvi
Character of the water
Ala-Nurmajärvi lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland 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 — Ala-Nurmajärvi 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 Ala-Nurmajärvi
Fishing Ala-Nurmajärvi
Ala-Nurmajärvi holds 7 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Ala-Nurmajärvi is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Emil BoströmArctic char32 cm
- 2Stefan Strandwhitefish27 cm
- 3Per Åbergwhitefish27 cm
- 4Petra Brandtgrayling24 cm
- 5Gustav Karlssonperch20 cm
- 6Mats Åbergperch18 cm