Fräkenträsket
Character of the water
Fräkenträsket 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 remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.
Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Fräkenträsket 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 Fräkenträsket
Fishing Fräkenträsket
perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Fräkenträsket, carried by roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
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 Fräkenträsket 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
- 1Astrid Vainioburbot39 cm
- 2Mats Häggburbot39 cm
- 3Lars Boströmburbot36 cm
- 4Wolfgang Krügerperch20 cm
- 5Rickard Lundperch18 cm
- 6Jonas Blomroach14 cm