Best burbot lakes in Sweden
5787 Sweden waters list burbot (official records or labelled estimates), 177 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The freshwater cod that feeds at night under the ice — ugly, delicious and wildly underrated.
- Vänern — 348 ft · Approximated contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #1: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Lelång — 190 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #2: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Åsnen — 47 ft · Approximated contours · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #3: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Västra Silen — 180 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #4: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Alsensjön — 108 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #5: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Likstammen — 89 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #6: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Tolken — 89 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #7: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Långbjörken — 43 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #8: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Stora Kåsjön — 105 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #9: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Stora Delsjön — 75 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #10: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Bodarpa sjö — 34 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #11: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Stora Axsjön — 49 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #12: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Prästtjärn — 46 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #13: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
- Sörasjön — 15 ft · Approximated contours · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #14: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
…plus 5773 more Sweden waters holding burbot.
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
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When to fish burbot in Sweden
- Spring 25–70 ft — Post-spawn burbot slide back toward deep basins but still run shallow rock after dark.
- Summer 50–120 ft — Deep and sluggish in warm months — mostly a bycatch while jigging deep structure for lake trout.
- Fall 30–80 ft — Feeding picks up hard as the water cools — dead bait or glow spoons on deep rock at night.
- Winter 15–60 ft — Late-winter spawners stack on rock humps and shoals — glow jigs pounded on bottom after dark.
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