Best lake whitefish lakes in Sweden
5734 Sweden waters list lake whitefish (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. Cold-water bottom feeder with a cult jigging following — soft bite, hard fight, best eating in the north.
- 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
- Stor-Björkvattnet — 215 ft · Approximated contours · European Perch, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Lake WhitefishWhy #6: 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 #7: 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 #8: 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 #9: 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 #10: 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 #11: 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 #12: 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 #13: 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 #14: 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 #15: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
…plus 5719 more Sweden waters holding lake whitefish.
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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 lake whitefish in Sweden
- 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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