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SPECIES · Sander lucioperca

Fishing for pikeperch (zander) — practise in real Swedish lakes

pikeperch (zander) is documented in 2188 Swedish lakes on provfiska. Open a lake below and the simulation starts with pikeperch (zander) as the target — fish the water as it is right now, or turn time, season and weather.

Typical length: 17–41 cm · max 91 cmMost common depth: 3-5.9 mBest months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepDocumented in: 2188 lakes (335 survey-fished)

Where in the depth column is pikeperch (zander)?

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 m32%
3-5.9 m35%
6-11.9 m18%
12-19.9 m13%
20-34.9 m1%

Which method takes pikeperch (zander)?

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 pikeperch (zander) in real lakes

Lakes with strong, quantified pikeperch (zander) populations in SLU's survey fishing. Open one and pikeperch (zander) is already the target in the simulation.

Want to know where the real fishing is best? Sweden's best waters for pikeperch (zander) are ranked free on Huggtabell.se.

See what people actually caught — real catches of pikeperch (zander) are on Fångstrapport.se.

Sources: SLU, SMHI, Lantmäteriet.