Sarvesträsket

northern mesotrophic stratified lake · 66°N

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clarity 3.4 mmax depth 13 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Sarvesträsket lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Sarvesträsket 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 Sarvesträsket

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.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

Fishing Sarvesträsket

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Sarvesträsket, carried by whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

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 Sarvesträsket are alike.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Elin Nieminenpike58 cm
2Karin Nilssonpike52 cm
3Linnea Korhonenburbot38 cm
4Sabine Vogelburbot36 cm
5Mikko Lindqvistperch20 cm
6Anders Karlssonperch20 cm

Species records here

pike52 cmKarin Nilsson

burbot36 cmSabine Vogel

perch20 cmMikko Lindqvist

The same water, for real

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

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish