Rörträsket
northern humic brown tarn · 65°N
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Rörträsket lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Rörträsket FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Rörträsket
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Fishing Rörträsket
The species list of Rörträsket runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — 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 Rörträsket are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
The catch board
- 1Kjell Bergpike60 cm
- 2Fredrik Sundinpike52 cm
- 3Elin Åbergpike52 cm
- 4Henrik Lundpike51 cm
- 5Bjørn Nyströmperch20 cm
- 6Uwe Weberperch20 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmElin Åberg
perch20 cmBjørn Nyström
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