Ol-Månsträsket
northern mesotrophic lake · 65°N
clarity 2.8 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.5mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Ol-Månsträsket lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic 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 — Ol-Månsträsket FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Ol-Månsträsket
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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.
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 ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
Fishing Ol-Månsträsket
The species list of Ol-Månsträsket runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Ol-Månsträsket regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
The catch board
- 1Emil Nieminenpike54 cm
- 2Astrid Krügertrout32 cm
- 3Erik Olofssonwhitefish26 cm
- 4Heike Häggwhitefish25 cm
- 5Magnus Forsberggrayling24 cm
- 6Rickard Norénperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmEmil Nieminen
trout32 cmAstrid Krüger
whitefish26 cmErik Olofsson
grayling24 cmMagnus Forsberg
perch18 cmRickard Norén
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