Pousujärvet
northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 68°N
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Pousujärvet lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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 — Pousujärvet 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 Pousujärvet
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.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Pousujärvet
The species list of Pousujärvet 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.
Every session at Pousujärvet is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Per Schmidtbream34 cm
- 2Jukka Sundinperch18 cm
- 3Nils Åbergperch18 cm
- 4Oskar Åbergperch18 cm
- 5Bjørn Falkroach15 cm
- 6Maria Bakkeroach14 cm
Species records here
bream34 cmPer Schmidt
perch18 cmOskar Åberg
roach14 cmMaria Bakke
The same water, for real
