Saturday 31/7

I walked the water hole path, and after the hilltop where I had turned around before the terrain turned bumpy and grassy with juniper shrubs, and a few larger blocks of rock. I passed between a large mire and a group of rocky pools when the forest opened up, and then it was back in among the trees again. I could soon see the larger of Anaristjärnarna between said trees off to my right, but the path maintained its distance from the water, both horizontally and vertically.

On the hilltop

Grassy

Rocky pools

Marshy pool

I had expected to touch by the huts of an old Sámi encampment at the southern end of the tarn, but the path veered off without making any such contact. Instead I soon came to another shallow and rocky tarn that looked quite nice, and then I lost the path on another mire just before I reached Lägertjärnen (Camp Tarn). After mounting a hill for a look around I crossed said mire to reach a small footpath along the tarn's eastern shore. Here it was almost still and I could see fish breaking the surface here and there, but I sat down on a rock right at the water's edge at 11:45 to have lunch before taking out the fishing gear.

Passing by...

...the smaller tarn

Lägertjärnen from the hill

Lunch site

There were quite a few mosquitos about, so I put the wind jacket on to cover my arms even though it was warm indeed in the blazing sun. After I had eaten I started fishing right there on the spot, and was encouraged by the fact that I could see interested fish following the spinner through the clear water. I actually saw a bite happen over in the shallow reed bay at the northern end, but it didn't take, so after chasing rings on the water for a while I continued along the path, trying my hand every few tens of meters. The next bay over, at the outflow, was too shallow and rocky for comfort, however, so I returned along the shore.

Further along

In the next bay

It had been a fun day even though I never got anything, and at 13:45 I called it quits. Before heading back, however, I walked up on to the flattened rise beside the tarn, from where I had a partial view of the larger lakes further east. The sun had also passed into cloud, so the heat was less pressing as I picked my way over bumpy ground before coming back to the path at the mire.

Lakes to the east

Tarn to the west

When I came to an area of grass after the rocky tarn just before reestablishing visual contact with the larger body of water I broke off, and soon enough I caught sight of the first hut. This one had partially fallen in, but the next one over was in much better condition. I walked around a bit to see if there were any more, finding none, and as the mosquito situation was very bad here I soon left again.

Not too good

Better

Both of 'em

Interior of #2

I went down to the southernmost tip of the tarn, where a deep and narrow bay ended, but there were large rocks just under the surface. I therefore continued a little ways before casting a few times, but again the mosquitos drove me on. I made my way with some effort along the shore, which was slanting and somewhat overgrown, and found a better spot. For the next hop I had to go up the slope a bit to get around a thicket, and here it was shallower again. I spent some time running around atop the shoreline rocks hunting visual cues of fish presence, but just like before my efforts were in vain.

From the bay

From the slope

Having finally packed up I followed a path-like opening in the terrain which soon landed me on the actual path at a small pool in the forest. It was quite warm and the mosquitos were still at it, although nowhere near as bad as on the other side of the tarn. After missing a step and nearly spraining my ankle I observed an absence of presence at the cottage from the hilltop, so I broke off the path and headed straight down to Anarisstugtjärnen, where I fished some more for a while from the rock beside the bathing place. Unsurprisingly this was met with no success either, and I returned home by way of the regular path after 15:00.

Stiff beauty

Last chance

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