Harrselet
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 66°N
Real lakereal shoreline6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 9 mpH 7.2oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Harrselet lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Harrselet FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- 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 Harrselet
perch predatory fish
typically ~37 cm · can reach 37 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~33 cm · can reach 33 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 68 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
trout salmonids
typically ~31 cm · can reach 45 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~27 cm · can reach 42 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
Fishing Harrselet
The species list of Harrselet runs to 6. 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.
Whoever fishes Harrselet 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.
The catch board
- 1Jürgen Häggwhitefish30 cm
- 2Erik Sjöbergperch27 cm
- 3Eva Nyströmtrout26 cm
- 4Rickard Brandttrout25 cm
- 5Rickard Rasktrout24 cm
- 6Oskar Noréntrout24 cm
Species records here
whitefish30 cmJürgen Hägg
perch27 cmErik Sjöberg
trout24 cmRickard Rask
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