Viltok
northern mesotrophic lake · 67°N
clarity 3.7 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road
Character of the water
Viltok 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.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Viltok FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- 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 Viltok
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.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Stensimpa holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
Fishing Viltok
grayling, burbot and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Viltok, carried by stensimpa. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Viltok 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.
The catch board
- 1Ida Månssonburbot40 cm
- 2Rickard Brandtburbot39 cm
- 3Stefan BrandtArctic char31 cm
- 4Gustav Åströmtrout30 cm
- 5Magnus Brandttrout29 cm
- 6Stefan Korhonenstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmRickard Brandt
Arctic char31 cmStefan Brandt
trout29 cmMagnus Brandt
stensimpa6 cmStefan Korhonen
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