Atjiken
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N
clarity 5.9 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Atjiken lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Atjiken 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 Atjiken
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.
Fishing Atjiken
Atjiken holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Atjiken 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
- Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
The catch board
- 1Astrid Häggpike51 cm
- 2Rickard Viklundpike50 cm
- 3Magnus Fischerperch18 cm
- 4Ole Nyströmroach16 cm
- 5Ole Sandströmroach14 cm
- 6Stefan Korhonenroach14 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmAstrid Hägg
perch18 cmMagnus Fischer
roach14 cmStefan Korhonen
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