Hemmestaträsket

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 59°N

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clarity 1.0 mmax depth 11 mpH 7.0eutrophicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Hemmestaträsket lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hemmestaträsket FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Hemmestaträsket

perch predatory fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 39 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

björkna fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 26 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 45 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~37 cm · can reach 37 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~11 cm · can reach 12 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 15 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

nors fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 8 cm

Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

ruda fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

sarv fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 19 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Hemmestaträsket

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Hemmestaträsket, carried by björkna, bream and ruffe. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Hemmestaträsket 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

Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Lars Weberpike29 cm
2Oskar Lehmannbjörkna10 cm
3Rickard Viklundruffe9 cm
4Anna Lundroach8 cm
5Sabine Vogelroach7 cm
6Magnus Hedlundnors7 cm

Species records here

pike29 cmLars Weber

björkna10 cmOskar Lehmann

ruffe9 cmRickard Viklund

roach7 cmSabine Vogel

nors7 cmMagnus Hedlund

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