Waters · Sweden
Vättern fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
Cold, deep and astonishingly clear — Vättern's arctic char fishery is Europe's southernmost great one, trolled deep in summer and jigged through winter.
Today's report: poor (29/100)
Arctic char is the most promising species on Vättern today. Water temperature is around 5.5°C and barometric pressure is rising.
Best time to fish today
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 58/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 53/100
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 53/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 8 Oct | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic char | 29 — poor | 43 — fair | 43 — fair |
| Brown Trout | 21 — poor | 36 — poor | 38 — poor |
| Northern Pike | 23 — poor | 58 — fair | 57 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Vättern rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:36:45 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- When pike bite: the pressure, light and temperature windows
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
More arctic char waters
- Lac d'Annecy — Haute-Savoie, France
Nearby waters
- Vänern — Västra Götaland, Sweden (98 km away)
- Mörrumsån — Blekinge, Sweden (247 km away)
- Stockholm Archipelago — Stockholm, Sweden (258 km away)
- Oslofjord — Oslo, Norway (271 km away)
- Öresund — Denmark/Sweden (301 km away)
- Åland Islands — Åland, Finland (366 km away)