Letsimagasinet
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 67°N
clarity 4.1 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Letsimagasinet 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.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Letsimagasinet FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Letsimagasinet
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
Fishing Letsimagasinet
The species list of Letsimagasinet runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.
Whoever fishes Letsimagasinet 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
- 1Mats Bergpike50 cm
- 2Per Krügertrout33 cm
- 3Mats Erikssonwhitefish27 cm
- 4Elin Strandwhitefish25 cm
- 5Johan Viklundgrayling24 cm
- 6Sören Lundgrayling24 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMats Berg
trout33 cmPer Krüger
whitefish27 cmMats Eriksson
grayling24 cmSören Lund
The same water, for real