Suolajärvi

northern mesotrophic lake · 68°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 3.7 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Suolajärvi lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Suolajärvi FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Suolajärvi

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 26 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~61 cm · can reach 61 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 13 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

id fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 23 cm

Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 27 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~34 cm · can reach 36 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Suolajärvi

The species list of Suolajärvi runs to 6. 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 Suolajärvi 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Mats Häggpike48 cm
2Andreas Petterssonid18 cm
3Sara Holmroach12 cm
4Karl Boströmroach12 cm
5Rickard Norénperch11 cm
6Uwe Sundinperch11 cm

Species records here

pike48 cmMats Hägg

id18 cmAndreas Pettersson

roach12 cmKarl Boström

perch11 cmUwe Sundin

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish