Namn okänt
northern humic brown forest lake · 66°N
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Namn okänt lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Namn okänt FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Namn okänt
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.
Fishing Namn okänt
Namn okänt holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Namn okänt 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.
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
- 1Astrid Viklundpike57 cm
- 2Astrid Nieminenpike54 cm
- 3Magnus Raskpike52 cm
- 4Oskar Åbergpike49 cm
- 5Fredrik Hedlundperch19 cm
- 6Anders Nilssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmOskar Åberg
perch19 cmFredrik Hedlund
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