Suobdek
northern humic brown forest lake · 66°N
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Suobdek 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Suobdek 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 Suobdek
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.
Fishing Suobdek
The species list of Suobdek runs to 3. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Suobdek are alike.
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
- 1Emil Vainiopike52 cm
- 2Gustav Blomburbot39 cm
- 3Hanna Petterssonburbot39 cm
- 4Bjørn Falkburbot36 cm
- 5Jürgen Hansenburbot36 cm
- 6Jukka Schmidtburbot36 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmEmil Vainio
burbot39 cmHanna Pettersson
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