Karsträsket

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N

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clarity 3.0 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Karsträsket lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Karsträsket 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 Karsträsket

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Karsträsket

Karsträsket holds 6 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach, whitefish and vendace schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Karsträsket 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jukka Sandströmpike52 cm
2Anna Häggpike52 cm
3Ida Vogelburbot40 cm
4Linnea Björkwhitefish24 cm
5Bjørn Boströmwhitefish24 cm
6Oskar Häggroach14 cm

Species records here

pike52 cmJukka Sandström

burbot40 cmIda Vogel

whitefish24 cmLinnea Björk

roach14 cmOskar Hägg

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