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Best burbot lakes in Finland

1540 Finland waters hold burbot, 1532 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — 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. Saimaa — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
2. Pihlajavesi (Saimaa) — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
3. Haukivesi (Saimaa) — 49 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Päijänne — 313 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Inarijärvi — 302 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Pielinen — 197 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Keitele — 217 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Oulujärvi — 125 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
9. Juurusvesi-Akonvesi — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
10. Kallavesi — 246 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Kyyvesi — 123 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Puula — 203 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Näsijärvi — 207 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. Pyhäjärvi (Säkylä) — 82 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
15. Lohjanjärvi — 172 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Rautavesi — 197 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Kuolimo — 139 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Pyhäjärvi — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Suontee — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Juolasvesi-Sarkavesi — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Kulovesi — 115 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Jääsjärvi — 82 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Ylä-Rieveli — 164 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Kuorevesi — 148 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Isojärvi — 213 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 1515 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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