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Best burbot lakes in Finland

1640 Finland waters list burbot (official records or labelled estimates), 1632 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The freshwater cod that feeds at night under the ice — ugly, delicious and wildly underrated.

1. Pielinen — 197 ft · Approximated contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #1: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
2. Kyyvesi — 123 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
3. Pyhäjärvi (Säkylä) — 82 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Lohjanjärvi — 172 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
5. Kuolimo — 139 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
6. Himanka-Kokkola — North — 138 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
7. Liminganlahti — 25 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
8. Uusikaarlepyy ulko — Central West — 109 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
9. Uusikaarlepyy ulko — North — 117 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
10. Replotfjärden — 61 ft · Survey depth data · 98% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
11. Gloppet — Central — 59 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
12. Luodonselkä — East — 42 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
13. Preiviikinlahti - Viasvedenlahti — 40 ft · Survey depth data · 98% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
14. Monåfjärden-Kalotfjärden — East — 122 ft · Survey depth data · 97% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
15. Iso-Kisko — 98 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Raahe - Hailuoto — Sector 07 — 52 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Olkijoki - Siikajoki - Säärenperä — Central West — 18 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
18. Bergöfjärden — Central — 29 ft · Survey depth data · 98% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
19. Olkijoki - Siikajoki - Säärenperä — North — 30 ft · Survey depth data · 99% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
20. Mickelsörarna-Rödgrynnorna — Central — 49 ft · Survey depth data · 95% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
21. Iso-Ruhmas — 82 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Oulun edusta — North West — 157 ft · Survey depth data · 98% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
23. Oulun edusta — Central — 115 ft · Survey depth data · 98% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
24. Ii - Olhava - Taipale — South — 28 ft · Survey depth data · 98% official chart · official chart depth contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Burbot, Sea TroutWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
25. Saarva — 66 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 1615 more Finland waters holding burbot.

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When to fish burbot in Finland

• Spring 25–70 ft — Post-spawn burbot slide back toward deep basins but still run shallow rock after dark.
• Summer 50–120 ft — Deep and sluggish in warm months — mostly a bycatch while jigging deep structure for lake trout.
• Fall 30–80 ft — Feeding picks up hard as the water cools — dead bait or glow spoons on deep rock at night.
• Winter 15–60 ft — Late-winter spawners stack on rock humps and shoals — glow jigs pounded on bottom after dark.

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