Mittitjärnen
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 66°N
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Mittitjärnen 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.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Mittitjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Mittitjärnen
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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Mittitjärnen
Mittitjärnen holds 5 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and roach and bream schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Mittitjärnen 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
- 1Axel Nieminenpike51 cm
- 2Erik Schmidtzander43 cm
- 3Per Nieminenbream31 cm
- 4Karl Nyströmperch21 cm
- 5Kjell Krügerperch18 cm
- 6Hanna Åströmroach17 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmAxel Nieminen
zander43 cmErik Schmidt
bream31 cmPer Nieminen
perch21 cmKarl Nyström
roach17 cmHanna Åström
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