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Flokträsket

northern humic brown forest lake · 65°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 10 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Flokträsket lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Flokträsket FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Flokträsket

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Flokträsket

The species list of Flokträsket runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Flokträsket are alike.

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. 1Heike Häggpike51 cm
  2. 2Andreas Petterssonpike49 cm
  3. 3Oskar Lehmannperch20 cm
  4. 4Elin Viklundroach15 cm
  5. 5Lars Sandströmroach15 cm
  6. 6Eva Bakkeroach14 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmHeike Hägg
perch20 cmOskar Lehmann
roach15 cmLars Sandström
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