Lillsävarträsket

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 64°N

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clarity 5.1 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.5oligotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Lillsävarträsket lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lillsävarträsket 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 Lillsävarträsket

perch predatory fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 37 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~54 cm · can reach 95 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 10 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 43 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

Fishing Lillsävarträsket

The species list of Lillsävarträsket runs to 8. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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 Lillsävarträsket are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Mats Nieminenburbot35 cm
2Stefan Ekperch18 cm
3Fredrik Krügerlöja10 cm
4Per Schmidtlöja10 cm
5Torbjörn Lundlöja10 cm
6Rickard Åberglöja9 cm

Species records here

burbot35 cmMats Nieminen

perch18 cmStefan Ek

löja10 cmTorbjörn Lund

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