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Bleriken

northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
Real lakereal shoreline3 species on recordsources & method
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Bleriken 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 remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bleriken 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 Bleriken

burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
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.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

Fishing Bleriken

Bleriken holds 3 species, with burbot, trout and Arctic char at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Bleriken 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

  • 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. 1Ole Brandtburbot37 cm
  2. 2Mats Lindqvistburbot36 cm
  3. 3Jürgen HäggArctic char32 cm
  4. 4Anna VainioArctic char31 cm
  5. 5Karl Boströmtrout29 cm
  6. 6Ole NyströmArctic char28 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmOle Brandt
Arctic char32 cmJürgen Hägg
trout29 cmKarl Boström
The same water, for real