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Stavaträsket

northern humic brown forest lake · 65°N
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clarity 2.3 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.6oligotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
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Character of the water

Stavaträsket lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stavaträsket FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Stavaträsket

perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 34 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 45 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 27 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 9 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 36 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Stavaträsket

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Stavaträsket, carried by ruffe, roach and nors. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Stavaträsket 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.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sabine Vainioroach19 cm
  2. 2Lars Forsbergroach16 cm
  3. 3Rickard Raskperch15 cm
  4. 4Sören Häggperch15 cm
  5. 5Anders Karlssonruffe7 cm
  6. 6Elin Månssonruffe7 cm
Species records here
roach19 cmSabine Vainio
perch15 cmRickard Rask
ruffe7 cmAnders Karlsson
The same water, for real
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