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Best arctic char lakes in Sweden

68 Sweden waters hold arctic char. 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 beauty that thrives where trout sulk — shallow at ice-out, deep all summer, electric through the ice.

1. Vättern — 420 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
2. Storsjön — 243 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
3. Hornavan — 748 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
4. Ströms Vattudal — 240 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Torneträsk — 551 ft max · Brown Trout, European Grayling, Arctic CharWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Storuman — 443 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Stora Lulevatten — 94 ft max · Brown Trout, European Grayling, Arctic CharWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Siljan — 394 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
9. Malgomaj — 363 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Kallsjön — 440 ft max · European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Tjeggelvas — 213 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Flåsjön — 308 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Sommen — 174 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. Revsundssjön — 66 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Hotagen — 233 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Storvindeln — 118 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Riebnes — 138 ft max · Brown Trout, Arctic CharWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Kultsjön — 426 ft max · Brown Trout, Arctic CharWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Torrön — 381 ft max · Brown Trout, Burbot, European Grayling, Arctic CharWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Holmsjön — 125 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Storjuktan — 106 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Näkten — 144 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Kvarnbergsvattnet — 325 ft max · Brown Trout, Arctic CharWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Skagern — 253 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Sädvvájávrre — 394 ft max · Brown Trout, Arctic CharWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 43 more Sweden waters holding arctic char.

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When to fish arctic char in Sweden

• Spring 4–15 ft — The weeks after ice-out are the year's best shallow shot — small spoons along the drop.
• Summer 20–60 ft — Char follow the cold down — vertical jig small spoons and tubes over the deepest basins.
• Fall 8–30 ft — Fall brings them back to gravel shoals in spawning color — the prettiest fish of the year.
• Winter 10–40 ft — A premier ice target — char roam under the ice and hit small jigging spoons hard.

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