Bartaure
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 67°N
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.8oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Bartaure lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Bartaure FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Bartaure
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Fishing Bartaure
The species list of Bartaure runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.
Every session at Bartaure 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.
The catch board
- 1Fredrik Korhonenpike49 cm
- 2Fredrik Sundinburbot37 cm
- 3Wolfgang OlofssonArctic char28 cm
- 4Mats BergArctic char28 cm
- 5Ole Sandströmperch18 cm
- 6Stefan Brandtelritsa6 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmFredrik Korhonen
burbot37 cmFredrik Sundin
Arctic char28 cmWolfgang Olofsson
perch18 cmOle Sandström
elritsa6 cmStefan Brandt
The same water, for real
