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Vänern fishing — live bite forecast

The EU's largest lake runs its own landlocked salmon stock alongside skerry-field pike fishing that feels like the Baltic archipelago moved inland.

Today's bite rating: good (74/100)

Zander is the most promising species on Vänern today. Water temperature is around 14.1°C and barometric pressure is stable.

Best time to fish today

  • 23:0001:00 local time — score 73/100
  • 04:0006:00 local time — score 72/100
  • 07:0009:00 local time — score 62/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSaturday 4 JulSunday 5 JulMonday 6 Jul
Northern Pike38poor47fair48fair
Zander74good76good74good
Atlantic salmon0very poor0very poor0very poor

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Vänern rating:

  • water temperature: helping (+1)
  • pressure trend: helping (+1)
  • light: helping (+0.95)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • wind: helping (+0.85)
  • season: helping (+0.85)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:21 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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