Salmon fishing Lake Vättern

Now we are in the prime season for salmon fishing in Lake Vättern - my advice is to book a flight and go there immedeately, especially if you are a fan of catching feeding salmon from the shore! 

Me and my friends David and Jakob tried it last Sunday, but as usual when it comes to fishing for salmon, we did not catch anything, nor did we loose any .
But the fishing is quite unique; fishing from the shore, the salmon is large (Swedish record is 20,4 kg), and they are feeding – not like the salmon fishing in rivers.
The salmon is close to the shore and the surface during the colder months, feeding on three spined sticklebacks  (Gasterosteus aculeatus). This small fish is constantly moving with the currents and the wind, so if the wind is from the west, the east coast of Lake Vättern is the best and vice verca.

So keep an eye on the weather report  when going for a weekend of salmon fishing! And be sure to bring warm clothes and a life west or a floation siut – you do not want to end up in the cold water without it!

The company Höje Hunting & Fishing is  located on mount Omberg, close to some of the best spots, a good place to stay at during your weekend.  And of course you can also fish from a boat with a guide, eg. Visingsö Trolling.

I also attach a picture of two broken heroes, trying to fool a salmon…

(later that same day, two other anglers joined us, fishing for five minutes and managed to catch a nice salmon on 6,5 kg… )

But I'll be back soon, and hope to meet some of you by the beautiful Lake Vättern!