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Best rainbow trout lakes in Germany

8 Germany waters hold rainbow trout, 8 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 classic stocked cold-water trout. Depth is everything: rainbows follow the temperature layer they like.

1. Schwielochsee — 17 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
2. Senftenberger See — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
3. Beetzsee bei Radewege — 27 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
4. Oberer Beetzsee — 27 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
5. Beetzsee bei Butzow — 23 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
6. Straussee — 73 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
7. Pritzerber See — 27 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
8. Krüpelsee — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch

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When to fish rainbow trout in Germany

• Spring 5–20 ft — Post-ice-out trout roam shallow; fish inflows and windblown shorelines.
• Summer 8–30 ft — Rainbows hold near cold inflows, current seams and the thermocline — find the cool water and you've found the fish.
• Fall 10–35 ft — Fall feeding on rock shoals, current and channel edges as water cools.
• Winter 8–40 ft — Trout are comfortable in cold water — one of the best winter targets; streams and tailwaters fish shallow, deep lakes hold on basin edges.

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