Dállejávri
northern mesotrophic lake · 68°N
clarity 3.5 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.9mesotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Dállejávri lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Dállejávri 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 Dállejávri
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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
Fishing Dállejávri
The species list of Dállejávri runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Dállejávri 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
- 1Torbjörn Karlssonpike49 cm
- 2Gustav Åströmburbot41 cm
- 3Astrid Vainioburbot36 cm
- 4Ole Hedlundroach14 cm
- 5Heike Lindqvistroach14 cm
- 6Per Krügerruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmTorbjörn Karlsson
burbot41 cmGustav Åström
roach14 cmOle Hedlund
ruffe10 cmPer Krüger
The same water, for real
