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Best lake whitefish lakes in Germany

10 Germany waters hold lake whitefish, 10 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. Bodensee (Lake Constance) — 824 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
2. Schaalsee — 237 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake Whitefish
3. Kummerower See — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake Whitefish
4. Tollensesee — 105 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake Whitefish
5. Parsteiner See, Süd — 99 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
6. Straussee — 73 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, European Perch
7. Parsteiner See, Nord — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
8. Zermützelsee — 23 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp
9. Schermützelsee — 122 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp, Lake Whitefish
10. Oberpfuhl See — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Common Carp

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When to fish lake whitefish in Germany

• 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.

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