Mettä Rakkurijärvi

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 68°N

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clarity 1.1 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.4oligotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Mettä Rakkurijärvi lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mettä Rakkurijärvi 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 Mettä Rakkurijärvi

perch predatory fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 42 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 7 cm

Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~74 cm · can reach 100 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~34 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~31 cm · can reach 52 cm

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

Fishing Mettä Rakkurijärvi

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Mettä Rakkurijärvi, carried by elritsa and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Mettä Rakkurijärvi are alike.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Sabine Vainiowhitefish28 cm
2Nils Åberggrayling28 cm
3Stefan Falkgrayling28 cm
4Henrik Lundelritsa6 cm
5Axel Forsbergelritsa6 cm
6Kjell Karlssonelritsa5 cm

Species records here

whitefish28 cmSabine Vainio

grayling28 cmStefan Falk

elritsa6 cmAxel Forsberg

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