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Bockträsket

northern humic brown forest lake · 65°N
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clarity 1.7 mmax depth 9 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
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Character of the water

Bockträsket lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bockträsket 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 Bockträsket

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Regnbåge hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Bockträsket

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Bockträsket, carried by roach and regnbåge. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Bockträsket 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Andreas Olofssonburbot43 cm
  2. 2Mats Nieminentrout28 cm
  3. 3Torbjörn SchmidtArctic char28 cm
  4. 4Karl Raskperch23 cm
  5. 5Kjell Krügerperch20 cm
  6. 6Karin Sjöbergroach14 cm
Species records here
burbot43 cmAndreas Olofsson
trout28 cmMats Nieminen
Arctic char28 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
perch20 cmKjell Krüger
roach14 cmKarin Sjöberg
The same water, for real
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