Best saithe (coalfish) lakes in Sweden
28 Sweden waters hold saithe (coalfish), 28 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. 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. A powerful North Atlantic schooling predator that follows herring and other small fish across current-washed coastal points, steep walls and offshore banks.
- M Hallands N kustvatten — North West — 224 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Hake fjord — 195 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 10 public access sites, 10 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Onsala kustvatten — North — 202 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Onsala kustvatten — South — 159 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- M Hallands N kustvatten — South — 71 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites, 7 carry-in or shore-oriented
- M Hallands N kustvatten — Central — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 11 public access sites, 11 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Sotefjordens kustvatten — South — 257 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Göteborgs skärgårds N kustvatten — North — 265 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Göteborgs skärgårds N kustvatten — South — 239 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
…plus 19 more Sweden waters holding saithe (coalfish).
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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 saithe (coalfish) in Sweden
- Spring 15–160 ft — Locate bait before fishing a current-facing point or steep measured break; school depth matters more than an old waypoint.
- Summer 25–260 ft — Use sonar to follow mobile schools along deep walls and channel mouths, and keep the lure above the marks.
- Fall 20–220 ft — Track herring or other schooling forage through constrictions and work the outside edge rather than driving through the school.
- Winter 45–320 ft — Winter marks are commonly deeper and scattered; confirm a current legal fishery and a real school before committing.
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