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Swiss Lakes & Rivers Fishing Map

Find your stretch of water. Explore the lakes and rivers, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.

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150Fishing grounds 33Species
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01 / Discover the waters

Swiss Lakes & Rivers fishing spots 150

Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.

A total of 150 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.

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02 / Species

What can you catch in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers?

Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.

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In season · October

Swiss Lakes & Rivers fishing calendar

Species with a productive season this month. Seasonal data is a guide, not a guarantee of a catch.

Species counts peak in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers in Jul, Aug, Sep — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.

  1. 2 Jan
  2. 2 Feb
  3. 2 Mar
  4. 5 Apr
  5. 9 May
  6. 18 Jun
  7. 30 Jul
  8. 29 Aug
  9. 26 Sep
  10. 18 Oct
  11. 7 Nov
  12. 1 Dec

The height of the strip is the number of productive species in that month; it is not a guarantee of a catch. The turquoise column is the current month.

In season · October

European perchNorthern pikeRainbow troutEuropean chub

What is caught in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers month by month

For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.

Jun
Prussian carp, Pumpkinseed, Rudd, Goldfish, Barbel, Common bleak and 12 more species
Oct
Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Lake trout, Asp, Grayling, White bream and 12 more species
Nov
Northern pike, Pikeperch, Roach, Burbot, Ruffe, Common dace and 1 more species
Dec
Burbot

What bites in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers this month

Ranked by this month’s research score at the lake and river spots of this region.

Very good

  1. Roach 71/100 at 23 spots

Good

+19 more species

Weak

A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.

Frequently asked

What can you catch in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers?

33 species are on record in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers: European perch, Northern pike, Rainbow trout, Pumpkinseed, Brown trout, European chub, Pikeperch, Common carp and others.

What can you catch in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers in each month?

The month with the most species in season is July (30 species). By season: winter: Burbot and Lake char; spring: Agone and Brown trout; summer: Prussian carp and Pumpkinseed; autumn: Northern pike and Largemouth bass.

How many fishing grounds are there in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers?

There are 150 fishing grounds on record in Switzerland’s lakes and rivers; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.

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