Fishing in Finland is one of the most popular leisure activities among the inhabitants of the northern country . And this is quite understandable . About 10% of the entire territory of the state is covered by lakes . At least two thousand rivers feed local, rich in catch fields . The long line of the sea coast provides great opportunities for catching sea taimen, trout, salmon, trout and other varieties of fish . Such a natural and landscape variety has made Finland attractive for fans of fishing from other countries . You can rent a cottage on the shore lakes, the largest of which is Saimaa, go fishing alone or with an instructor, find out what the winter clay is . When renting a house, boats are paid extra (hourly payment) if it is a cottage that is part of the village . Other option - the cost of "transport" is already included in the total price, which is typical for detached houses .

Lake Saimaa - the fourth largest in Europe. It consists of communicating water bodies, separated by a huge number of islands. Saimaa can boast of many fish species, but it's best to come to the shores of the lake for salmon.
Winter fishing on the lake

Fishing rules

Enough humane rules make fishing in Finland even more attractive . License is not needed when fishing in public and public water bodies: in summer - for float fishing rod, in winter - for mormyshku . More advanced equipment such as spinning or netting requires payment of fishing tax . If you are under 18 years old or more than 65 years old or you are only an observer and not in any way you do not need to pay tax . The license can be purchased for a period of seven days to one year . Private water bodies and Åland Islands are not subject to these laws .

There are also restrictions on the size of fish caught and prohibitions on fishing I catch at a certain time of the year. For example, if a grayling is caught up to 30 cm, it should be let go.

Ozernaya and river fishing

When fishing for a fishing rod in one of the numerous Finnish lakes, you can accurately count for perch. Other fish, such as trout, pike, etc., still require spinning. A great chance for anglers to catch a pike perch or some representative from the family of carp: bream or ide. River fishing is most productive by spinning or fly fishing from the shore. The waters rich in salmon are northern Finland. There are also trout, grayling, whitefish and pike in local rivers

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