Skirträsket

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N

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clarity 7.2 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.5oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Skirträsket lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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 — Skirträsket FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Skirträsket

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 21 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

elritsa fish

typically ~6 cm · can reach 7 cm

Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~43 cm · can reach 43 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

grayling fish

typically ~32 cm · can reach 49 cm

Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

trout salmonids

typically ~54 cm · can reach 54 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~37 cm · can reach 37 cm

In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 44 cm

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

Fishing Skirträsket

The species list of Skirträsket runs to 7. 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.

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 Skirträsket are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Stefan Wikströmpike33 cm
2Lars Wagnerpike32 cm
3Jürgen DahlArctic char28 cm
4Henrik Nyströmperch12 cm
5Bjørn Boströmperch12 cm
6Jonas Blomelritsa5 cm

Species records here

pike33 cmStefan Wikström

Arctic char28 cmJürgen Dahl

perch12 cmHenrik Nyström

elritsa5 cmJonas Blom

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