Sörträsket
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.9oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Sörträsket 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.
Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Sörträsket FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Sörträsket
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.
Fishing Sörträsket
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Sörträsket. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Every session at Sörträsket is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.
The catch board
- 1Heike Brandtpike57 cm
- 2Eva Falkpike56 cm
- 3Andreas Johansenpike53 cm
- 4Per Häggpike51 cm
- 5Rickard Norénpike50 cm
- 6Heike Holmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmAndreas Johansen
perch18 cmHeike Holm
The same water, for real
