Saiva
northern humic brown tarn · 68°N
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Saiva 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 — Saiva FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Saiva
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Fishing Saiva
The species list of Saiva runs to 3. The predators — perch and burbot — 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 Saiva 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
- 1Astrid Krügerburbot38 cm
- 2Erik Sandströmburbot36 cm
- 3Ole Krügerwhitefish27 cm
- 4Jukka Åbergwhitefish24 cm
- 5Oskar Hedlundperch20 cm
- 6Kjell Hedlundperch18 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmErik Sandström
whitefish24 cmJukka Åberg
perch18 cmKjell Hedlund
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