Ytterträsket
northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 64°N
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Ytterträsket lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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 — Ytterträsket FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Ytterträsket
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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Ytterträsket
Ytterträsket holds 5 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ruffe and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Ytterträsket 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Kjell Brandtpike50 cm
- 2Maria Bakkeburbot40 cm
- 3Anders Nilssonburbot39 cm
- 4Wolfgang Olofssonburbot38 cm
- 5Per Schmidtburbot36 cm
- 6Mikko Lindqvistroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmKjell Brandt
burbot39 cmAnders Nilsson
roach15 cmMikko Lindqvist
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