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Atjage

northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
Real lakereal shoreline1 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 2 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Atjage 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 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 — Atjage FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • 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 Atjage

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.

Fishing Atjage

The species list of Atjage runs to 1. The predators — trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Atjage 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

  • 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. 1Bjørn Boströmtrout32 cm
  2. 2Jürgen Nilssontrout30 cm
  3. 3Jukka Sandströmtrout30 cm
  4. 4Karl Boströmtrout29 cm
  5. 5Karl Petterssontrout28 cm
  6. 6Linnea Nieminentrout28 cm
The same water, for real