Rautujärvet
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 67°N
clarity 3.1 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.9oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Rautujärvet 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 (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Rautujärvet FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Rautujärvet
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
Fishing Rautujärvet
The species list of Rautujärvet runs to 2. The predators — trout — 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 Rautujärvet are alike.
The catch board
- 1Maria Åbergtrout35 cm
- 2Sabine Krügertrout33 cm
- 3Linnea Nieminentrout30 cm
- 4Lars Nilssontrout30 cm
- 5Kjell Vogeltrout30 cm
- 6Fredrik Korhonentrout29 cm
The same water, for real
