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Harrejaure

northern humic brown forest lake · 67°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Harrejaure lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Harrejaure FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Harrejaure

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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Harrejaure

Harrejaure holds 4 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Harrejaure 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.

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. 1Björn Strandpike51 cm
  2. 2Maria Olofssonpike50 cm
  3. 3Kjell Krügerburbot39 cm
  4. 4Roland Schmidtperch19 cm
  5. 5Stefan Karlssonperch18 cm
  6. 6Johan Nieminenroach14 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmBjörn Strand
burbot39 cmKjell Krüger
perch19 cmRoland Schmidt
roach14 cmJohan Nieminen
The same water, for real