Lossmenträsket

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N

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clarity 7.8 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lossmenträsket 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 lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lossmenträsket 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 Lossmenträsket

perch predatory fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~32 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 14 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~33 cm · can reach 34 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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 ~33 cm · can reach 37 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

Fishing Lossmenträsket

Lossmenträsket holds 11 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and ruffe, löja and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

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 Lossmenträsket 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

1Klaus Erikssontrout32 cm
2Per Nieminentrout31 cm
3Klaus Karlssontrout28 cm
4Sören Lundwhitefish25 cm
5Björn Bergperch20 cm
6Sören Björkroach14 cm

Species records here

trout31 cmPer Nieminen

whitefish25 cmSören Lund

perch20 cmBjörn Berg

roach14 cmSören Björk

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

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