Namn okänt
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 67°N
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Namn okänt lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Namn okänt FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Namn okänt
The species list of Namn okänt runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
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.
The catch board
- 1Jukka Sandströmperch19 cm
- 2Linnea Korhonenruffe11 cm
- 3Per Dahlruffe10 cm
- 4Emil Vainioruffe10 cm
- 5Björn Boströmruffe10 cm
- 6Wolfgang Åbergruffe10 cm
Species records here
perch19 cmJukka Sandström
ruffe10 cmEmil Vainio
The same water, for real
