Stenträsket
northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 65°N
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Stenträsket lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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 — Stenträsket FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Stenträsket
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Fishing Stenträsket
perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Stenträsket, carried by roach and whitefish. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Stenträsket 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.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Heike Brandtburbot44 cm
- 2Mikael Nieminenburbot37 cm
- 3Nils Sandströmwhitefish25 cm
- 4Hanna Strandwhitefish25 cm
- 5Astrid Vainioperch18 cm
- 6Oskar Nilssonroach17 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmMikael Nieminen
whitefish25 cmNils Sandström
perch18 cmAstrid Vainio
roach17 cmOskar Nilsson
The same water, for real
