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Bräirajaure

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinereal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.3oligotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Bräirajaure lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bräirajaure FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Bräirajaure

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.
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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

Fishing Bräirajaure

The species list of Bräirajaure runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Bräirajaure 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sabine Sjöbergpike52 cm
  2. 2Axel Nilssonperch21 cm
  3. 3Ole Krügerperch19 cm
  4. 4Mikael Björkperch19 cm
  5. 5Heike Häggroach14 cm
  6. 6Tomas Ekroach14 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmSabine Sjöberg
perch21 cmAxel Nilsson
roach14 cmTomas Ek
The same water, for real