Beneteau Antares 650 trolling boat used for guided fishing on Lake Vänern and Lake Vättern
A private fishing day on Lake Vänern or Lake Vättern

Fishing guide on Lake Vänern and Lake Vättern – trolling for salmon, trout, char and zander

Looking for a fishing guide in Sweden? ABU-Trolling Adventures runs private guided trolling trips for 1–3 guests on Lake Vänern and Lake Vättern. We fish mainly for salmon, trout, char and zander and adapt the day to lake, season, weather and conditions. Boat, rods, reels and lures are included.

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Two lakes, two kinds of fishing

Lake Vänern is Sweden's largest lake and a classic water for trolling for salmon and trout, with zander fishing when conditions allow. Lake Vättern is deep, clear and cold, and known for char alongside salmon and trout. Which lake we fish is decided together, based on season and weather.

Fishing guide holding a bright salmon caught trolling on Lake Vänern

What is included

The boat is a Beneteau Antares 650 with all required safety equipment on board. There are 10 rods rigged with the best lures of the day, downriggers, planer boards and a FishHawk that reports speed and temperature at fishing depth. Fish are fought on ABU Ambassadeur 7000 reels on Workhorse rods. No previous experience is needed and all fishing gear is included.

Book a fishing guide in Sweden

Looking for guided fishing in Sweden? A guided fishing trip with a private fishing guide is booked directly in the calendar, where you choose lake, date and a full or half day. Salmon fishing on Lake Vänern and zander fishing on Lake Vänern are the main options on the big lake, while Lake Vättern offers char fishing and trout fishing from harbours such as Granvik and Karlsborg. Prices are shown on the tours page and in the booking, and cover the whole boat for 1–3 guests.

Your fishing guide – Mikael Risberg

Mikael Risberg has been fishing Lake Vänern and Lake Vättern since 1990 and passed the Swedish Master Class VIII examination on 15 April 2010. Bergslagens Fiske has worked with fishing since 1985 and is registered for VAT and Swedish F-tax. Both boat and guests are insured.