Lietikkajärvi

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 67°N

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clarity 7.5 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lietikkajärvi lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lietikkajärvi 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 Lietikkajärvi

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.

havsoring-baltic fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm

Havsoring-baltic moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

Salmon is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Roach 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.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Regnbåge is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Lietikkajärvi

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Lietikkajärvi, carried by havsoring-baltic, roach and regnbåge. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Lietikkajärvi 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Eva Viklundpike53 cm
2Ole Nyströmtrout33 cm
3Bjørn Falkregnbåge32 cm
4Emil LundArctic char31 cm
5Axel Raskruda19 cm
6Rickard Olofssonvendace13 cm

Species records here

pike53 cmEva Viklund

trout33 cmOle Nyström

regnbåge32 cmBjørn Falk

Arctic char31 cmEmil Lund

ruda19 cmAxel Rask

vendace13 cmRickard Olofsson

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish