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Utgräventjärnarna

northern mesotrophic lake · 64°N
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

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

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Utgräventjärnarna 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 Utgräventjärnarna

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 Utgräventjärnarna

The species list of Utgräventjärnarna 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.

Every session at Utgräventjärnarna 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
  1. 1Wolfgang Brandtpike55 cm
  2. 2Magnus Johansenperch19 cm
  3. 3Anders Nilssonperch18 cm
  4. 4Elin Hansenroach14 cm
  5. 5Emil Wagnerruffe11 cm
  6. 6Hanna Lindqvistruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmWolfgang Brandt
perch19 cmMagnus Johansen
roach14 cmElin Hansen
ruffe10 cmHanna Lindqvist
The same water, for real