Padjejaure
northern humic brown tarn · 66°N
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Padjejaure 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 half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Padjejaure 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 Padjejaure
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 Padjejaure
The species list of Padjejaure 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.
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 Padjejaure are alike.
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
- 1Stefan Falkperch22 cm
- 2Sören Björkperch20 cm
- 3Oskar Wikströmperch19 cm
- 4Anna Månssonperch18 cm
- 5Maria Häggroach15 cm
- 6Rickard Lundroach15 cm
Species records here
perch19 cmOskar Wikström
roach15 cmRickard Lund
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