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Fishing for northern pike — practise in real Swedish lakes

northern pike is documented in 12095 Swedish lakes on provfiska. Open a lake below and the simulation starts with northern pike as the target — fish the water as it is right now, or turn time, season and weather.

Typical length: 46–68 cm · max 125 cmMost common depth: <3 mBest months: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, OctDocumented in: 12095 lakes (2493 survey-fished)

Where in the depth column is northern pike?

Share of the national survey catch per depth zone. The simulation uses the same distribution — fish the right depth and you hook more, and bigger.

<3 m62%
3-5.9 m26%
6-11.9 m10%
12-19.9 m2.1%
20-34.9 m<1%

Which method takes northern pike?

The simulation's technique selectivity — how readily the species takes a lure, a baited float or a vertical jig. The wrong method doesn't catch the wrong fish, just like in real life.

Spinning
Jigging
Float

Practise fishing for northern pike in real lakes

Lakes with strong, quantified northern pike populations in SLU's survey fishing. Open one and northern pike is already the target in the simulation.

Want to know where the real fishing is best? Sweden's best waters for northern pike are ranked free on Huggtabell.se.

See what people actually caught — real catches of northern pike are on Fångstrapport.se.

Sources: SLU, SMHI, Lantmäteriet.