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Killajaure

northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Killajaure 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 sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Killajaure 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 Killajaure

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 Killajaure

Killajaure holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Killajaure 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Wolfgang Lindqvistpike57 cm
  2. 2Gustav Nilssonpike52 cm
  3. 3Axel Nyströmperch21 cm
  4. 4Ole Krügerperch18 cm
  5. 5Ole Brandtperch18 cm
  6. 6Karl Petterssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmGustav Nilsson
perch18 cmOle Krüger
roach14 cmKarl Pettersson
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