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Fishing in Sweden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Sweden

 

Situated in Northern Europe, Sweden lies west of the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia, providing a long coastline, and forms the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. To the west is the Scandinavian mountain chain (Skanderna), a range that separates Sweden from Norway. Finland is located to its north-east. It has maritime borders with Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia,Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and it is also linked to Denmark (south-west) by the Öresund Bridge. Its border with Norway (1,619 km long) is the longest uninterrupted border within Europe.

Sweden lies between latitudes 55° and 70° N, and mostly between longitudes 11° and 25° E (part of Stora Drammen island is just west of 11°).

At 449,964 km2 (173,732 sq mi), Sweden is the 55th-largest country in the world, the 4th-largest country entirely in Europe, and the largest in Northern Europe. The lowest elevation in Sweden is in the bay of Lake Hammarsjön, near Kristianstad, at −2.41 m (−7.91 ft) below sea level. The highest point is Kebnekaise at 2,111 m (6,926 ft) above sea level.

 

Sweden has 25 provinces or landskap (landscapes), based on culture, geography and history. While these provinces serve no political or administrative purpose, they play an important role in people's self-identity. The provinces are usually grouped together in three large lands, parts, the northern Norrland, the central Svealand and southern Götaland. The sparsely populated Norrland encompasses almost 60% of the country.

About 15% of Sweden lies north of the Arctic Circle. Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural, with increasing forest coverage northward. Around 65% of Sweden's total land area is covered with forests. The highest population density is in the Öresund Region in southern Sweden, along the western coast up to central Bohuslän, and in the valley of lake Mälaren and Stockholm. Gotland and Öland are Sweden's largest islands; Vänern and Vättern are its largest lakes. Vänern is the third largest in Europe, after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia.

 

Fishing

 

Sweden have over 97,500 lakes larger than 2 acres, which is an amazing number. 

Sweden is therefore not surprisingly famous for its fishing, especially the salmon and the salmon trout, even though a very large part of the fishing takes place along the coastline. Apart from lakes the country is cut by numerous large rivers on the West coast.

The largest lakes may be seen on the world map; Vänern, Vättern and Mälaren are very popular for swimming, sailing and other recreational activities from May to September when the temperatures reach an average of 18-20 C. Normal water temperature is also about 18-20 C but during hot summers up to 24 C has been recorded. There are streams from the three major lakes, i.e., Norrström from Mälaren, Motalaström from Vättern and Göta Älv from Vänern where boats can cross through.

The largest rivers are situated in Norrland with popular fishing. Game fishing is also popular in the northern national parks such as Sonfjället, giving an opportunity to fish in crystal clear cold-water lakes. 

The rivers Ätran, Viskan, Lagan, Nissan on the West Coast are famous for the rich salmon and the salmon trout fishing with traditions from many generations

 

 

 

Travel and Fishing Adventures

What you can Catch in Sweden?

Pike,Perch,Zander,Trout & Salmon.