Storuman

northern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 65°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 135 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 1.7 mmax depth 135 mpH 7.2oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Storuman 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 (135 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 — Storuman 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 Storuman

perch predatory fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 41 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 7 cm

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

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.

ruffe perch family

typically ~11 cm · can reach 13 cm

Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

grayling fish

typically ~28 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 46 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~30 cm · can reach 30 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~41 cm · can reach 44 cm

Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 40 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

Fishing Storuman

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Storuman, carried by elritsa, ruffe and id. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Whoever fishes Storuman 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

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The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Axel Boströmtrout23 cm
2Heike Nilssongrayling22 cm
3Heike Häggroach15 cm
4Tomas Åströmperch14 cm
5Hanna Brandtperch12 cm
6Elin Hansenelritsa5 cm

Species records here

trout23 cmAxel Boström

grayling22 cmHeike Nilsson

roach15 cmHeike Hägg

perch12 cmHanna Brandt

elritsa5 cmElin Hansen

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