Suvijärvi
northern humic brown tarn · 69°N
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Suvijärvi 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Suvijärvi 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 Suvijärvi
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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Suvijärvi
The species list of Suvijärvi runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — 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 Suvijärvi 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
- 1Ole Boströmpike49 cm
- 2Eva Viklundperch19 cm
- 3Klaus Erikssonroach18 cm
- 4Stefan Korhonenroach15 cm
- 5Uwe Nilssonruffe10 cm
- 6Per Fischerruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmOle Boström
perch19 cmEva Viklund
roach15 cmStefan Korhonen
ruffe10 cmUwe Nilsson
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