Abborrträsket

northern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 65°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 22 m11 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 1.6 mmax depth 22 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Abborrträsket lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic deep lake.

The surroundings

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

Large and deep (22 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Abborrträsket 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 Abborrträsket

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

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.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

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 ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

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 ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

Fishing Abborrträsket

Abborrträsket holds 11 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and ruffe, löja and roach schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Whoever fishes Abborrträsket 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Axel Månssonpike62 cm
2Stefan Brandtroach15 cm
3Björn Boströmruffe10 cm
4Rickard Rasklöja10 cm
5Astrid Holmruffe10 cm
6Hanna Åströmlöja9 cm

Species records here

pike62 cmAxel Månsson

roach15 cmStefan Brandt

ruffe10 cmAstrid Holm

löja9 cmHanna Åström

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