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Láttakjávrátje

northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Láttakjávrátje lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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 — Láttakjávrátje 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 Láttakjávrátje

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Láttakjávrátje

The species list of Láttakjávrátje runs to 5. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Láttakjávrátje 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Lars Nilssonpike55 cm
  2. 2Astrid Hedlundbream31 cm
  3. 3Emil Falkbream31 cm
  4. 4Astrid Vainioperch18 cm
  5. 5Elin Viklundroach15 cm
  6. 6Linnea Korhonenroach14 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmLars Nilsson
bream31 cmEmil Falk
perch18 cmAstrid Vainio
roach15 cmElin Viklund
The same water, for real