Storavan
northern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 66°N
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 21 mpH 5.5oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Storavan lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic deep lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Large and deep (21 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Storavan 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 Storavan
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
Fishing Storavan
The species list of Storavan runs to 9. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.
Whoever fishes Storavan 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
Tournaments here
- 22 July · year 2 · 15:40Regional150 kr→
- 24 July · year 2 · 19:40Regional150 kr→
- 1 August · year 2 · 10:50Regional150 kr→
The catch board
- 1Elin Sjöbergburbot37 cm
- 2Hanna Brandttrout32 cm
- 3Nils Sandströmwhitefish24 cm
- 4Heike Dahlroach15 cm
- 5Sabine Sjöbergelritsa6 cm
- 6Wolfgang Korhonenelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmElin Sjöberg
trout32 cmHanna Brandt
whitefish24 cmNils Sandström
roach15 cmHeike Dahl
elritsa6 cmWolfgang Korhonen
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