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Best burbot lakes in Sweden

5786 Sweden waters hold burbot, 173 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 freshwater cod that feeds at night under the ice — ugly, delicious and wildly underrated.

1. Vänern — 348 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
2. Mälaren — 210 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, BurbotWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
3. Vättern — 420 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
4. Storsjön — 243 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Hornavan — 748 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Ströms Vattudal — 240 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Akkajaure — 220 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Vojmsjön — 427 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
9. Siljan — 394 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Malgomaj — 363 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Stora Le/Foxen — 95 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Kallsjön — 440 ft max · European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Glafsfjorden — 118 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. Tjeggelvas — 213 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Flåsjön — 308 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Tåsjön — 159 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Sommen — 174 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Hotagen — 233 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Storavan — 69 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Bolmen — 118 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Lelång — 190 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Storvindeln — 118 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Langas — 240 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Åsnen — 47 ft max · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Värmeln — 144 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 5761 more Sweden waters holding burbot.

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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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