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Lillselet

northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

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

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lillselet FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Lillselet

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 Lillselet

The species list of Lillselet runs to 3. 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 Lillselet 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

  • 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. 1Sören Dahlpike55 cm
  2. 2Uwe Weberpike51 cm
  3. 3Emil Weberpike51 cm
  4. 4Jukka Sundinpike50 cm
  5. 5Per Holmpike49 cm
  6. 6Magnus Raskroach14 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmUwe Weber
roach14 cmMagnus Rask
The same water, for real