Vuolgamjaure
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 66°N
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clarity 4.5 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.4oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Vuolgamjaure 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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Vuolgamjaure FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Vuolgamjaure
perch predatory fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 41 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
elritsa fish
typically ~6 cm · can reach 6 cm
Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~70 cm · can reach 80 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
grayling fish
typically ~32 cm · can reach 36 cm
Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 10 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
trout salmonids
typically ~44 cm · can reach 44 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~29 cm · can reach 45 cm
Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
Fishing Vuolgamjaure
The species list of Vuolgamjaure runs to 8. 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.
Whoever fishes Vuolgamjaure regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
The catch board
- 1Mikko Krügerpike53 cm
- 2Emil Boströmtrout33 cm
- 3Oskar Åberggrayling25 cm
- 4Mikko Holmwhitefish15 cm
- 5Sören Månssonelritsa5 cm
- 6Ole Brandtelritsa5 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmMikko Krüger
trout33 cmEmil Boström
grayling25 cmOskar Åberg
whitefish15 cmMikko Holm
elritsa5 cmSören Månsson
The same water, for real
