Bleriken
northern humic brown tarn · 65°N
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
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 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 — Bleriken FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
Fishing Bleriken
Bleriken holds 3 species, with grayling and trout at the top of the chain and vendace schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Bleriken are alike.
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
- 1Mikko Forsbergtrout31 cm
- 2Stefan Wikströmgrayling26 cm
- 3Emil Brandtgrayling24 cm
- 4Torbjörn Häggvendace13 cm
- 5Sabine Krügervendace13 cm
- 6Nils Nieminenvendace13 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmMikko Forsberg
grayling26 cmStefan Wikström
vendace13 cmSabine Krüger
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