Suobdek
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 (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Suobdek 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 Suobdek
Fishing Suobdek
Suobdek holds 8 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and roach, whitefish and vendace schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Suobdek 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
- 1Mats Erikssonpike51 cm
- 2Nils Sandströmburbot47 cm
- 3Jukka Vogelburbot39 cm
- 4Heike Häggburbot37 cm
- 5Axel Lindqvistwhitefish27 cm
- 6Astrid Viklundgrayling26 cm