Species · Freshwater und Brackish water
Zander
Sander lucioperca · Gös · Pikeperch (zander)
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About zander
Zander (Sander lucioperca) is a fish that lives in freshwater und brackish water in Sweden. Here you will find Swedish records, leaderboards, the rules that apply per county, and where the species is caught most.
Swedish record on Fångstrapport.se
89 cm
by Tengros
Anten
May 28, 2026
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Learn to fish for zander
- MethodJiggingActive fishing with a soft plastic on a jighead — the dominant method for perch and zander in Sweden today, and a strong pike method whenever the fish are deep or want a slow presentation.
- MethodSpinningSweden's most popular way to fish. Cast, retrieve, catch — it works in lakes, in rivers and along the sea coast, all year round.
- MethodTrollingActive fishing from a boat — lures pulled behind you at a controlled speed and depth. This is what brings out the big pike, the zander and the landlocked salmon.
- MethodVertical jiggingFishing straight down under the boat with a sounder — the specialist discipline of zander fishing. You locate the fish vertically and put the lure exactly in their depth.
- GuideTrolling — the basicsEverything worth knowing before your first trolling trip: tackle that is enough, how to hold the right depth, what the sounder is telling you, and the mistakes beginners make.