Skovelträsket
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N
clarity 4.5 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Skovelträsket 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Skovelträsket 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 Skovelträsket
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
Fishing Skovelträsket
The species list of Skovelträsket runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Skovelträsket 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
- 1Linnea Nieminenpike50 cm
- 2Mats Hansenwhitefish26 cm
- 3Magnus Johansenperch21 cm
- 4Karin Ekperch19 cm
- 5Axel Nilssonperch18 cm
- 6Per Bakkeperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmLinnea Nieminen
whitefish26 cmMats Hansen
perch21 cmMagnus Johansen
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