Lill-Bastuträsket

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N

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clarity 3.7 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.8oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Lill-Bastuträsket lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest 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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Bastuträsket FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Lill-Bastuträsket

perch predatory fish

typically ~28 cm · can reach 44 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 42 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

roach coarse fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 24 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

Fishing Lill-Bastuträsket

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Lill-Bastuträsket, carried by roach and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Lill-Bastuträsket 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

1Axel Forsbergtrout33 cm
2Maria Bakkepike32 cm
3Klaus Karlssonpike32 cm
4Emil Lundtrout28 cm
5Bjørn Falkgrayling24 cm
6Torbjörn Häggwhitefish19 cm

Species records here

trout33 cmAxel Forsberg

pike32 cmKlaus Karlsson

grayling24 cmBjørn Falk

whitefish19 cmTorbjörn 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