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Rating depth structure for northern pike.
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31-acre lake in Sweden. The lake tops out around 10 m. What you see is a modeled chart: the shoreline is real, the max depth is published, and the contours between are estimated. Plan with it; don't navigate by it. Here is how the season plays out for each species, straight from the data behind the map.
På kartan täcker Norra Virtjärnen 13 hektar innanför 1.6 km strandlinje. Med index 1.3 är formen nära cirkelrund: läs botten, inte strandlinjen. Ungefär 56% av ytan är grundare än ~5 m — där finns vegetationen och betesfisken. Räkna med 0.6 km vatten från ena änden till den andra och 0.3 km på bredden. Sjön ligger i Hagfors kommun. Tollsjön ligger 1.6 km åt nordost — närmaste grannvatten på kartan.
Gratis interaktiv fiskekarta — Norra Virtjärnen, Sverige: ungefärliga djupkurvor ner till 10 m (33 fot), och de bästa fiskeplatserna för gädda, abborre, öring med flera. Djupkartan är modellberäknad från sjöns verkliga strandlinje och största djup — använd den som vägledning, aldrig för navigation.
The spring pattern is a shallow one: northern pike in 0.5 to 2.5 m. Midsummer fish sit out in 2.5 to 6 m before dropping to 1.5 to 4.5 m for winter. The spot to know is Shallow bay flat, a weed flat in about 1 m of water that rates prime for northern pike in spring. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. Summer baits: a bucktail or a weedless spoon over cabbage gets it done.
| Säsong | Djup | Bästa tid | Börja vid | Beten |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vår | 0.5 to 2.5 m | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (1 m) | #5 inline spinner, Spoon (red/white) |
| Sommar | 2.5 to 6 m | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (4.5 m) | Bucktail, Weedless spoon over cabbage |
| Höst | 2 to 5.5 m | midday & dawn | Shoreline break (4.5 m) | Big rubber (Bull Dawg style), Husky-style jerkbait |
| Vinter | 1.5 to 4.5 m | midday | Shallow bay flat (1 m) | Tip-ups, Large jigging spoon |
Start shallow in spring: european perch sit in 1 to 3.5 m that time of year. Summer pushes them deeper, 2.5 to 8.5 m, and winter fish settle into 3.5 to 10 m. The spot to know is Shallow bay flat, a weed flat in about 1 m of water that rates prime for european perch in spring. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning. Throw a drop-shot micro plastics or a small crankbait (perch pattern) until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Säsong | Djup | Bästa tid | Börja vid | Beten |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vår | 1 to 3.5 m | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (1 m) | Small jig + curly tail, Inline spinner #1-2 |
| Sommar | 2.5 to 8.5 m | dawn | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small crankbait (perch pattern) |
| Höst | 3 to 10 m | midday | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Jigging spoon (small), Drop-shot on deep flats |
| Vinter | 3.5 to 10 m | midday & dawn | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Tungsten jig + maggots, Small balance jig |
When the water first warms, brown trout slide up into 1 to 7.5 m. By summer they slide out to 3 to 10 m, and by winter most fish are in 1.5 to 10 m. If you only fish one area, make it Shoreline break: a drop-off around 4.5 m that scores prime in summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in after dark and early morning. Keep a spoon at the thermocline or a deep stickbait (night) rigged through the warm months.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Säsong | Djup | Bästa tid | Börja vid | Beten |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vår | 1 to 7.5 m | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (4.5 m) | Stickbait off planer boards (shallow), Small spoon along mud lines |
| Sommar | 3 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 7.5 to 18 m | night & dawn | Shoreline break (4.5 m) | Spoon at the thermocline, Deep stickbait (night) |
| Höst | 1.5 to 9 m | dusk & dawn | Shoreline break (4.5 m) | Jerkbait over gravel, Casting spoon |
| Vinter | 1.5 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 1.5 to 11 m | dawn | Shoreline break (4.5 m) | Jigging spoon, Small stickbait (slow) |
Spring lake whitefish on Norra Virtjärnen hold shallow, usually 3 to 10 m. Depth-wise the year is flat: 3 to 10 m in summer, 3 to 10 m once it turns cold. Put Deep basin first on the milk run — a deep basin near 8.5 m that grades prime for summer. The feeding windows run early morning. The summer box starts with a blade bait vertical or a small jigging spoon.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Säsong | Djup | Bästa tid | Börja vid | Beten |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vår | 3 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 4.5 to 14 m | midday & dawn | Shoreline break (4.5 m) | Small jig + waxworm, Blade bait (small) |
| Sommar | 3 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 12 to 27 m | dawn | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Blade bait vertical, Small jigging spoon |
| Höst | 2.5 to 9 m | dusk | Shoreline break (4.5 m) | Small spoon (gold), Jig + plastic larva |
| Vinter | 3 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 7.5 to 21 m | midday & dawn | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Jigging spoon + bead chain, Tungsten jig + waxie |
In spring, burbot run shallow here, mostly 3 to 10 m. Summer keeps them at 3 to 10 m, and they winter in 2.5 to 10 m. Spring burbot concentrate at Deep basin, a prime-rated deep basin around 8.5 m. Fish it in after dark and midday and you'll meet the bite. You won't need more than a heavy jig + cut bait most summer days.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Säsong | Djup | Bästa tid | Börja vid | Beten |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vår | 3 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 7.5 to 21 m | night & dusk | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Glow jigging spoon + cut bait, Rattle bait (dark) |
| Sommar | 3 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 15 to 37 m | night & midday | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Heavy jig + cut bait |
| Höst | 3 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 9 to 24 m | night & dusk | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Glow spoon + minnow head, Blade bait (slow) |
| Vinter | 2.5 to 10 m chart-limited; documented 4.5 to 18 m | night & dusk | Deep basin (8.5 m) | Glow tungsten + cut bait, Rattle spoon + minnow head |
Norra Virtjärnen carries 4 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Deep basin, about 8.5 m down.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Sweden waters are set by the Svenska Fiskeregler (official Swedish rules service) — and special regulations can apply to Norra Virtjärnen specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Sweden fishing regulations →
Norra Virtjärnen is about 33 ft (10 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Norra Virtjärnen är som djupast cirka 10 meter (33 fot). Djupkartan är modellberäknad från sjöns verkliga strandlinje — använd den som vägledning, aldrig för navigation.
Anglers target northern pike, european perch, brown trout, lake whitefish, burbot on Norra Virtjärnen. This isn't a survey of the water — none is published for it — but an informed estimate from the species common to the region, narrowed by this water's depth, size and each species' range.
Shallow bay flat is the top-rated area: a weed flat in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for northern pike in spring. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
For northern pike, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Norra Virtjärnen is regulated by the Svenska Fiskeregler (official Swedish rules service). Check the official Sweden regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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