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Holmträsket

northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 65°N
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clarity 2.2 mmax depth 17 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Holmträsket lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 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 (17 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 40 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 55 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 11 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
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 ~19 cm · can reach 29 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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 30 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Holmträsket

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

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 Holmträsket are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Kjell Olofssonburbot36 cm
  2. 2Anna Vainiotrout30 cm
  3. 3Torbjörn Brandttrout29 cm
  4. 4Nils Lindqvistperch21 cm
  5. 5Stefan Karlssonperch19 cm
  6. 6Johan Viklundroach16 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmKjell Olofsson
trout30 cmAnna Vainio
perch21 cmNils Lindqvist
roach16 cmJohan Viklund
The same water, for real
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