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Best lake whitefish lakes in Finland

19 Finland waters hold lake whitefish, 11 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. Cold-water bottom feeder with a cult jigging following — soft bite, hard fight, best eating in the north.

1. Päijänne — 313 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
2. Inarijärvi — 302 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Landlocked Salmon
3. Pielinen — 197 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
4. Keitele — 217 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
5. Oulujärvi — 125 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
6. Kallavesi — 246 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
7. Kyyvesi — 123 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
8. Puula — 203 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
9. Näsijärvi — 207 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
10. Pyhäjärvi (Säkylä) — 82 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
11. Lohjanjärvi — 172 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
12. Kuolimo — 139 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
13. Iijärvi — 123 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish, Arctic Char
14. Vuohijärvi — 254 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
15. Simpelejärvi — 107 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
16. Kukkia — 123 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout
17. Maavesi — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake Whitefish
18. Nitsijärvi — 123 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
19. Armisvesi — 115 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout

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When to fish lake whitefish in Finland

• Spring 15–45 ft — Post-ice schools graze gravel shoals and hard-bottom flats for invertebrates — small jigs worked slowly.
• Summer 40–90 ft — Whitefish hold deep and cold — vertical blade baits or small spoons dragged near bottom on the deep humps.
• Fall 8–30 ft — The November spawn brings big schools onto shallow rock and gravel — the year's best shot at numbers.
• Winter 25–70 ft — An ice-jigging phenomenon — pound the bottom to raise silt, then hop a small spoon just above it.

Also in Finland: best zander lakes · best northern pike lakes · best european perch lakes · best brown trout lakes · best landlocked salmon lakes · best burbot lakes

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