Harraure
northern humic brown tarn · 67°N
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Harraure 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 (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Harraure FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Harraure
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Harraure
The species list of Harraure 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.
Whoever fishes Harraure 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
- 1Sabine Sjöbergpike58 cm
- 2Heike Boströmpike50 cm
- 3Fredrik Korhonenperch20 cm
- 4Maria Åbergperch18 cm
- 5Lars Lindqvistroach15 cm
- 6Heike Lindqvistroach14 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmHeike Boström
perch18 cmMaria Åberg
roach14 cmHeike Lindqvist
The same water, for real