Kaldvatnet
northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.3eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Kaldvatnet 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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kaldvatnet 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 Kaldvatnet
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.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Kaldvatnet
The species list of Kaldvatnet runs to 5. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.
Whoever fishes Kaldvatnet 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.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Lindqvistpike50 cm
- 2Kjell Falkpike50 cm
- 3Tomas Lindqvistbream33 cm
- 4Johan Raskbream30 cm
- 5Ole Brandtroach16 cm
- 6Ole Weberroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmKjell Falk
bream33 cmTomas Lindqvist
roach15 cmOle Weber
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