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Sarvesjaurasj

northern humic brown forest lake · 67°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 13 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Sarvesjaurasj lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Sarvesjaurasj FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Sarvesjaurasj

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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Sarvesjaurasj

Sarvesjaurasj holds 4 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Sarvesjaurasj 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Elin Åbergpike49 cm
  2. 2Emil Wagnerperch20 cm
  3. 3Elin Viklundperch20 cm
  4. 4Rickard Lundperch19 cm
  5. 5Ole Björkroach16 cm
  6. 6Maria Bakkeroach15 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmElin Åberg
perch20 cmElin Viklund
roach15 cmMaria Bakke
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