Torneträsk

northern mesotrophic lake · 68°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 168 m9 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 4.7 mmax depth 168 mpH 7.4mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Torneträsk lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Large and deep (168 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 — Torneträsk FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Torneträsk

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 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.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

Fishing Torneträsk

Torneträsk holds 9 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and elritsa, whitefish and stensimpa schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Torneträsk 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

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

1Anders Lindqvisttrout40 cm
2Karl Raskburbot36 cm
3Maria Häggtrout30 cm
4Hanna Viklundtrout29 cm
5Rickard Åbergstensimpa7 cm
6Henrik Nyströmstensimpa6 cm

Species records here

burbot36 cmKarl Rask

trout30 cmMaria Hägg

stensimpa7 cmRickard Åberg

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