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Best cisco (lake herring) lakes in Germany

27 Germany waters hold cisco (lake herring), 27 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. Pelagic coldwater herring — suspends over deep basins chasing plankton, spawns on late-fall shoals, and shines as a winter ice target.

1. Werbellinsee — 178 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Burbot
2. Scharmützelsee — 102 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
3. Lübbesee — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
4. Senftenberger See — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
5. Parsteiner See, Süd — 99 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
6. Oberuckersee — 83 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
7. Großer Stechlinsee — 227 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Burbot
8. Wolletzsee — 53 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Burbot
9. Zenssee — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
10. Liepnitzsee — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
11. Nehmitzsee — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
12. Wandlitzer See — 73 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
13. Platkowsee — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
14. Wutzsee b. Lindow — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
15. Wittwesee — 43 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Burbot
16. Parsteiner See, Nord — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
17. Tornowsee — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
18. Peetschsee — 73 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Burbot
19. Schermützelsee — 122 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Lake Whitefish
20. Linowsee — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Cisco (Lake Herring)
21. Roofensee — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
22. Maxsee — 15 ft max · survey depth data · European Perch, Common Carp, Cisco (Lake Herring)
23. Twernsee — 105 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Burbot
24. Wurlsee — 96 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
25. Redernswalder See — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Cisco (Lake Herring)

…plus 2 more Germany waters holding cisco (lake herring).

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When to fish cisco (lake herring) in Germany

• Spring 10–40 ft — Post-ice-out schools roam the upper column over deep water — follow the bait clouds on the graph, not the bank.
• Summer 40–80 ft — Locked below the thermocline, suspended over the deepest basins. Vertical presentations at the school's exact depth or nothing.
• Fall 5–25 ft — The late-fall spawn puts silver schools on shallow gravel shoals and windswept rock — the one time they're everyone's fish.
• Winter 20–60 ft — A premier ice species — suspended schools cruise the basin mid-column. Watch the flasher and chase the marks.

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