Angler Legend
← Map

Salmilompolo

northern acidified brown forest lake · 67°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 8 mpH 4.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Salmilompolo lies in the cold north — a northern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Salmilompolo FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Salmilompolo

Fishing Salmilompolo

The species list of Salmilompolo runs to 0. dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Salmilompolo 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.

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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

No one's fished here yet — be the first on the board.

The same water, for real