Udtjajaure
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 66°N
clarity 2.6 mmax depth 10 mpH 6.6oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Udtjajaure lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Udtjajaure FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Udtjajaure
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Udtjajaure
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Udtjajaure, carried by roach and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Every session at Udtjajaure 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
- 1Anna Nyströmpike59 cm
- 2Axel Forsbergpike55 cm
- 3Wolfgang Åbergperch19 cm
- 4Mikael Korhonenroach15 cm
- 5Johan Karlssonruffe10 cm
- 6Roland Schmidtruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmAxel Forsberg
perch19 cmWolfgang Åberg
roach15 cmMikael Korhonen
ruffe10 cmJohan Karlsson
The same water, for real
