Opperträsket
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N
clarity 0.8 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.5oligotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Opperträsket 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.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Opperträsket 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 Opperträsket
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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Opperträsket
Opperträsket holds 5 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Opperträsket 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
- 1Bjørn Falkpike53 cm
- 2Astrid Hedlundbream33 cm
- 3Andreas Olofssonbream30 cm
- 4Hanna Brandtperch20 cm
- 5Magnus Lehmannruffe13 cm
- 6Ole Hedlundruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmBjørn Falk
bream33 cmAstrid Hedlund
perch20 cmHanna Brandt
ruffe13 cmMagnus Lehmann
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