Västra Lainejaure

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N

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clarity 1.1 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.3oligotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Västra Lainejaure lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Västra Lainejaure

perch predatory fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 34 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 17 cm

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

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 20 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 34 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 20 cm

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

Fishing Västra Lainejaure

The species list of Västra Lainejaure runs to 11. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Västra Lainejaure 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

1Wolfgang Lindqvistsalmon52 cm
2Per Krügergrayling24 cm
3Björn Falkperch15 cm
4Ole Weberroach12 cm
5Hanna Brandtburbot12 cm
6Rickard Olofssonroach11 cm

Species records here

salmon52 cmWolfgang Lindqvist

grayling24 cmPer Krüger

perch15 cmBjörn Falk

burbot12 cmHanna Brandt

roach11 cmRickard Olofsson

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