tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53617961974734620182024-02-01T22:29:34.879-08:00Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Services on Lake Saimaa, FinlandOld School Trolling organizes fishing trips on the northern parts of Lake Saimaa in Eastern Finland all year round.
The Fishing Cottage of Old School Trolling is best suited and especially equipped for sports fishermen groups of max 6 people, families or couples.
For the use of cottage renters we have three 4,2 meter long boats that are equipped with a 4hp outboard engines, Raymarine fishfinder & GPS plotter combos.Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-63368876613844249422022-11-19T07:33:00.001-08:002022-11-19T07:33:46.152-08:00Stories of Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi visitors from the year 2022<p>In 2022 we got back to normal after two years of the covid-19 pandemic. People were allowed to travel again, so we got visitors from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Poland, Israel and Finland. Most of our customers like to fish independently, but about a third of our visitors wanted a guided fishing trip as well. These days I mostly do guided fishing trips only with groups that are staying at our cottage, because at the moment I am employed full-time elsewhere and can’t organize fishing trips on a very short notice. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6ALlEYJ2bz8F5Rh1LeH8DHX-8bnuadCvMvWHHGoYmpUBjav4j1QUqgHYkBsrTjjp1_1E5hC4riRuvK3kzco6HsG2Ozjlc6q64ovOj6JodcEd8kufPbt9ySGE67w3VwhpJ8SvdGxFqvls71TthwBvTYUmJ_NuHR641w21HrgMtrcszYhY--QzHho5/s900/IMG_20220612_153030_688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6ALlEYJ2bz8F5Rh1LeH8DHX-8bnuadCvMvWHHGoYmpUBjav4j1QUqgHYkBsrTjjp1_1E5hC4riRuvK3kzco6HsG2Ozjlc6q64ovOj6JodcEd8kufPbt9ySGE67w3VwhpJ8SvdGxFqvls71TthwBvTYUmJ_NuHR641w21HrgMtrcszYhY--QzHho5/w400-h400/IMG_20220612_153030_688.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Despite
of the exceptionally cold spring, Lake Saimaa was finally free of ice
on May 7. The first group of the season was planned to arrive May 8,
but because on May Day the ice was still so thick that I thought it
would take more than a week to melt, their holiday was postponed
until June.</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXKD1jKiQZxiA6948xc-CNFCijIw-Itz032f_L59G51sUMtwK4emuTsfCO9ATCr4m7FOySPPwLFn_yQbazuhuOIzwoAWxUE17i0Jl_ucY7Ms2sYaRxghWYCWKpGKeNPm3yrMa2Enp8ubbgNsZQJNtx28oA3_kBbU-yo6Y5gCVW1XEzS8UE4k7P1Kp/s1080/IMG_20220625_133356_026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXKD1jKiQZxiA6948xc-CNFCijIw-Itz032f_L59G51sUMtwK4emuTsfCO9ATCr4m7FOySPPwLFn_yQbazuhuOIzwoAWxUE17i0Jl_ucY7Ms2sYaRxghWYCWKpGKeNPm3yrMa2Enp8ubbgNsZQJNtx28oA3_kBbU-yo6Y5gCVW1XEzS8UE4k7P1Kp/w400-h400/IMG_20220625_133356_026.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our
actual first visitors arrived mid-May from Lithuania, when the spring
pike season was on. Their fishing was successful and they are
returning also next spring. Unfortunately there are no photos to
share from their stay.</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IhZxzJ3kMotgES_LrPDewIqFCFH6gnhf-N2Gk4g_VsvMEbyFVpNm0wVbj9Qpk7c5bGqHopPsviturmcGEIazRO2CsqrbIv9nC55V_B_T2q13h-9UF8j6WfKnVgF_Z7SRv9jb-STtx8wdfnMT1aGEmOPsyhr9Bmjgnr6G6Z5jeZhHb7oWOpekZ-qt/s720/IMG_20220612_153030_673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IhZxzJ3kMotgES_LrPDewIqFCFH6gnhf-N2Gk4g_VsvMEbyFVpNm0wVbj9Qpk7c5bGqHopPsviturmcGEIazRO2CsqrbIv9nC55V_B_T2q13h-9UF8j6WfKnVgF_Z7SRv9jb-STtx8wdfnMT1aGEmOPsyhr9Bmjgnr6G6Z5jeZhHb7oWOpekZ-qt/w400-h400/IMG_20220612_153030_673.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">May
was quieter than normal but June was sold out, as it is already for
next year. Our first group of the month were experienced German pike
enthusiasts, whose catch was impressive in both amount and size. They
released all pikes they got and used perches to cook delicious meals.
All in all they caught about 20 pikes over one meter long, and their
biggest perches were 35 to 40 cm. They had fantastic fishing days but
also quieter periods when bite was no good and the fish were small.</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSuWKJUXpPfVYXkc9tvtfJBrSD_zTHpJ_MTiLLsLgeBpj8kIoLg2SfSTTl2WHMW-5yLcsq4cdIoRF2pol8lhPzOy9Cw67ZGQzyGeY7xSIGHq-eAeMQOdLW8tNqMIEJkR195ET_PlxmS_TjelKAp1EPOtxwF8cXF94UPdg42nkaE8r9jhH2KhQ_OJs/s768/IMG_20220614_200359_773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSuWKJUXpPfVYXkc9tvtfJBrSD_zTHpJ_MTiLLsLgeBpj8kIoLg2SfSTTl2WHMW-5yLcsq4cdIoRF2pol8lhPzOy9Cw67ZGQzyGeY7xSIGHq-eAeMQOdLW8tNqMIEJkR195ET_PlxmS_TjelKAp1EPOtxwF8cXF94UPdg42nkaE8r9jhH2KhQ_OJs/w400-h400/IMG_20220614_200359_773.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My
first fishing guide gig of the season was a tutorial trip I did with
the Germans. A tutorial fishing trip is an introductory trip on the
waters near our cottage, where we go through the area and fishing
methods as widely and informatively as possible. We have prepared
maps for our customers, that give the approximate locations of the
best fishing spots, and the customers can use the maps when they go
fishing independently. A tutorial trip with an experienced guide
really helps customers to get the most out of those maps. According
to the positive feedback, all our tutorial trips this year were
successful and customers rated them useful. I explain to my customers
that the point of a tutorial trip is not to show off my superior
fishing skills or to catch a boat full of fish. The purpose is to
help the customers learn the Lake Saimaa area faster and better, and
you know the tutorial trip has been useful when you go out fishing
independently and catch bigger fish than you did with the guide. Many
times it’s better if the tutorial trip is not a very good day for
fishing, because then you really have to work actively with your
equipment and move around a lot. Days like that teach the most.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The
last two groups of the month both came from the Baltics. Mostly they
caught perch, pike, ide and bream, but also some nice zanders. The
first group were old customers of ours, who enjoyed fishing without
too much performance anxiety, and they had no problem with our rules
and recommendations regarding daily fish quotas or minimum/maximum
fish sizes. Unfortunately, the second group did not obey those
guidelines. The next time they come to Finland, I have asked them to
find somewhere else to stay.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Some
people might think our rules and recommendations are too strict. We
recommend that perches that are over 40 cm and pikes over 100 cm long
are released back to water so they can keep reproducing. We also obey
the local minimum sizes and fishing restrictions set on zander,
salmon and trout. We recommend that each fisherman should keep a
maximum of 1 to 3 pikes, 1 or 2 zanders or 1 to 3 kilos perches per
day. You can also keep one planted landlocked salmon or brown trout
per day, when their protection period is over (a planted salmon/trout
can be identified by its missing adipose fin). There are no
restrictions on roach, ide or bream.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Most
of our visitors, who naturally use the fish they catch for cooking
and even take some home with them, have no issue with these quotas.
But occasionally we get customers who think our restrictions are too
limiting for their purposes or considering the price of their
holiday. In future fishermen with that attitude can seek
accommodation somewhere else than our fishing cottage. I am pleased
that to my knowledge my customers have not committed wrongdoings
towards the endangered and protected landlocked salmon and brown
trout of Lake Saimaa. Killing a landlocked salmon/trout with an
adipose fin can by Finnish law lead to a fine of up to EUR 9000. Also
killing an adipose fin-clipped salmon/trout during their protection
period is an offence that leads to a fine.</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeX5iFtGk-BOCoQIW1gSZRBaRgthk-1I7KUmi0wPNpY8awhWGqSKwk-z5p0tlDCOaSVTxN3entPeR6oeqgn2JogNIZcXgnT5DlY4bITBe_bISR_RaT8bojDbZcYoPs7d4Z6VSMueYpmoyLjm5YFD6m9N4D12V5GEXJSRekSRb60YralReIxx3RGAt/s900/IMG_20220717_133045_908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeX5iFtGk-BOCoQIW1gSZRBaRgthk-1I7KUmi0wPNpY8awhWGqSKwk-z5p0tlDCOaSVTxN3entPeR6oeqgn2JogNIZcXgnT5DlY4bITBe_bISR_RaT8bojDbZcYoPs7d4Z6VSMueYpmoyLjm5YFD6m9N4D12V5GEXJSRekSRb60YralReIxx3RGAt/s320/IMG_20220717_133045_908.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In
the beginning of June we got a visit from our old customers from
Estonia. They were lucky with pike, perch, ide and bream, but not so
with zander. Because of the cold spring zander spawned late this
year, and good amounts of zander didn’t start appearing until July.
This year, the last week of July and the three first weeks of August
were best season for zander.</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgLdtFRtKt2R-sFl7u3etLHPz03TXQ61QStvbLczs6rRI1iVIbQ8KkSW3IsLjuqx1fjH8oMIofskU-dCJfkZX-DqGIAe8EwqNVJPA2_QFgqPC8KfR3gMU0n0xfydZe7ET0bfdxzWhWljKTetW6W-Tuk76FYrsPNleK4HN3TVkT7g7Zs-2-K5mI1ds/s1080/IMG_20220717_133045_880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgLdtFRtKt2R-sFl7u3etLHPz03TXQ61QStvbLczs6rRI1iVIbQ8KkSW3IsLjuqx1fjH8oMIofskU-dCJfkZX-DqGIAe8EwqNVJPA2_QFgqPC8KfR3gMU0n0xfydZe7ET0bfdxzWhWljKTetW6W-Tuk76FYrsPNleK4HN3TVkT7g7Zs-2-K5mI1ds/s320/IMG_20220717_133045_880.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">On
July 10 we welcomed a Finnish family who had visited us already once
before. The height of zander season was getting closer, and the
biggest zanders they caught were 60 cm. The toddlers of the family
enjoyed summer with swimming non-stop in the cottage pond. The family
also went on a picnic trip by boat to a nice public landing spot that
is equipped with a shelter, campfire place and toilet, about 10 km
from our cottage. We have cutlery, dishes, cookware and other
campfire equipment for rent for our visitors, if they want to go on
such boating or picnic trips on their own.</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtBbdbEaRDPPWnYGv2xiFKvBQ9P8DIzqG8PzROLNkMrz0m3UG-g0zVg41ht4lXsIoZ5hns8UMVwSlt-VhgTqCfXD35hoCPRHHAwWGqaS6nK8DfG8qB-NFcJmHhMR5jzL3SopbmUmonE0GpGyFJMcLi1LNUIPHiKi_Nv_K1TixzKVzcjVNr6MQgn3R/s2048/IMG-20220807-WA0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtBbdbEaRDPPWnYGv2xiFKvBQ9P8DIzqG8PzROLNkMrz0m3UG-g0zVg41ht4lXsIoZ5hns8UMVwSlt-VhgTqCfXD35hoCPRHHAwWGqaS6nK8DfG8qB-NFcJmHhMR5jzL3SopbmUmonE0GpGyFJMcLi1LNUIPHiKi_Nv_K1TixzKVzcjVNr6MQgn3R/w300-h400/IMG-20220807-WA0005.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In
the end of July we got another returning family: father with his two
adult sons from Switzerland. They’d been our guests already twice
before and they are very avid fishermen, who go on fishing and picnic
trips on their own. They are already so well acquainted with the
waters near our cottage that this time they asked me to take them
fishing on the big open waters of Lake Saimaa. Of this year’s
guided trips this is the most memorable for me, because it started
out in difficult conditions but ended with the largest amount of
catch of the summer season. </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F-xSWj_a_U3PP7FH-qykX6WbC7eB8Tofq_5GXTKbC32QSdI2PhkIoKbZZm5tkT0IzoGFXiVVhRE5-FnLA79AyWZsMCQPs5ddqn94ZOk3DUSMCihD6vXj5IBW6eLh6hP262IPG_iiIwLXx2KBW42_bxgUCtVmjhHXYJtGccGrw_iKDF_fD89soRN7/s1080/IMG_20220801_160232_848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F-xSWj_a_U3PP7FH-qykX6WbC7eB8Tofq_5GXTKbC32QSdI2PhkIoKbZZm5tkT0IzoGFXiVVhRE5-FnLA79AyWZsMCQPs5ddqn94ZOk3DUSMCihD6vXj5IBW6eLh6hP262IPG_iiIwLXx2KBW42_bxgUCtVmjhHXYJtGccGrw_iKDF_fD89soRN7/w400-h400/IMG_20220801_160232_848.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As soon as we started fishing the wind
and waves grew so powerful that we had to seek shelter closer to
land. These sheltered spots gave us occasional pikes, zanders and
perches over a two-hour period. Once the winds settled and we could
get to the best spots, the fishing was pure fireworks of zander and
perch from then on. First we headed to a place I knew was good for
zander, scanned it from a couple of directions and started jigging.
First we caught zander on a relaxed pace until they got more active,
and it escalated to a point where we caught a 45 to 60 cm zander with
every single cast. In total we landed 35 good size zanders, of which
we kept four and released the rest. After this crazy zander mayhem we
started a hunt for perch. We didn’t find what we wanted from the
deeper spots, so we moved to a more shallow rocky area, and the
fireworks were back on with perch this time. The biggest we caught
was nearly one kilo and 40 cm. We got closer to 60 perches of 300 to
900 g, of which we released 45. Our pike count was nine, and we
released them all. After six hours of crazy fishing we headed back to
the cottage, with big satisfied grins on our faces.</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Some
people might think fishing like this is unnecessary cruelty or
playing with food. I have great respect for fishermen who catch
enough fish for a meal or two and then stop fishing. I also have big
respect for fishermen who take into account the size of the fish and
release the big predatory fish that are important for reproducing and
keeping the fish stock healthy. I also have respect for those who
release all the fish they catch. Unlike many Finns, I don’t label
that as animal cruelty, since in other parts of Europe catch and
release fishing has much longer traditions and the people who use
this method can release the fish without injuring them. In Europe,
there are many purely C&R fishing locations where the fish are
big and all catch is released.</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XMbKyZy8dXEaL9iKCaNWHsJmTeeOIBhA_KSlGoP5iPNtzbDdhxtniodl9Ab-ZC3jttG_4qE-38l0RUxYwZh08lylc0Vk6pgKX87LM9--KyAtTOo2tjNNHORsRLnx0MFBNgdOtnmIuR5-CMc3w0CF7l6mFupkbwGC-PVezHGcudXwMMkuvj1UPZk1/s1080/IMG_20220801_160232_918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XMbKyZy8dXEaL9iKCaNWHsJmTeeOIBhA_KSlGoP5iPNtzbDdhxtniodl9Ab-ZC3jttG_4qE-38l0RUxYwZh08lylc0Vk6pgKX87LM9--KyAtTOo2tjNNHORsRLnx0MFBNgdOtnmIuR5-CMc3w0CF7l6mFupkbwGC-PVezHGcudXwMMkuvj1UPZk1/w400-h400/IMG_20220801_160232_918.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB">On
the second week of August I took fishing a Finnish group that ha</span><span lang="en-GB">s</span><span lang="en-GB">
used my guide services for five years in a row </span><span lang="en-GB">now</span><span lang="en-GB">.
</span><span lang="en-GB">In 2020 and 2021, when the pandemic had put
travelling to a halt, they joked about probably being the only ones
using my guide services during those summers, and to be honest they
were not far from the truth. My first trip with them was an
unbelievable experience in perch fishing, which I already then
thought would be impossible to repeat ever again. Each spot we chose
gave us fish, </span><span lang="en-GB">at times making us land</span><span lang="en-GB">
perches non-stop. </span><span lang="en-GB">I’ve been a fishing
guide for 12 years and can remember only four trips like that from my
career. For the last three years our trips have concentrated more on
zander. My aim has been to ensure nice steady action throughout the
trip, and if we then happen to </span><span lang="en-GB">encounter</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">exceptionally frantic</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">perch or zander </span><span lang="en-GB">activity</span><span lang="en-GB">,
that’s a welcome bonus. Our trip this summer was no exception.
</span><span lang="en-GB">Although the fishing spots we navigated
were familiar to each of us from previous times and we took our time
planning our tactics, everyone seemed to enjoy the steady action and
the relaxed atmosphere. We landed about 30 zanders of which we kept
10, released all of the ten pikes we caught and kept about 20 of the
</span><span lang="en-GB">about</span><span lang="en-GB"> 60 perches
that we got. I want to say big thanks to this experienced group, it’s
always nice to head out to the lake with you.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB"> </span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepNBQUpo0n2OM-MRNq_FLTKOaEKB6X12lmVdLBoozKjkx_aI1cdW3q0vcr9jggx5EzDx5IcKOQCxaO0f-DMLQ4vlTwRMFNbbPd11m60KC_Y_SgTZG3rkQfReDT1uH4GyYLoYzXANCoTmMShY_bkayW-7IsV60IE2c4WBnI_W5_m5Sjrmajbd2Icql/s1505/IMG_20220818_181540_549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="1505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepNBQUpo0n2OM-MRNq_FLTKOaEKB6X12lmVdLBoozKjkx_aI1cdW3q0vcr9jggx5EzDx5IcKOQCxaO0f-DMLQ4vlTwRMFNbbPd11m60KC_Y_SgTZG3rkQfReDT1uH4GyYLoYzXANCoTmMShY_bkayW-7IsV60IE2c4WBnI_W5_m5Sjrmajbd2Icql/w400-h400/IMG_20220818_181540_549.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB">M</span><span lang="en-GB">id-August
was beautiful and summery as we were visited by another group from
the Baltics, who were worried they might not </span><span lang="en-GB">have
luck in catching</span><span lang="en-GB"> big pikes. </span><span lang="en-GB">Fortunately</span><span lang="en-GB">
there was no reason </span><span lang="en-GB">for concern</span><span lang="en-GB">,
as in addition to good size perches, zanders and ides they also
caught their big pikes.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB">When
August turned to September, we welcomed two fishermen from the
Netherlands. These guys with a good sense of humour described
themselves as men who are used to rowing back to land after
experiencing a number of motor troubles on their fishing trips. This
time no rowing was needed as the boats worked like a charm. I
organized them a tutorial trip during which we did trolling and
jigging. </span><span lang="en-GB">All in all, t</span><span lang="en-GB">hese
selective fishermen </span><span lang="en-GB">got lucky with handsome</span><span lang="en-GB">
perches, zanders and pikes.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB"> </span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRsFvJvOJi4fpZKzMTkvQDCMGeN56r85wQPfPh5lXZu2sbwfBo7F6Zh5dlMAxC5S7kVXe0WvKjjNivQ33mVxOO4Vn6UU2zBkrXaaRUL1hz0ZbqymrTIZkPIbj_PEAFnE_52O7ZUY6QgYxbRJSfitOQ-mR1cFnkwGgjC75dQU_2mUlSzDkpu5XAu84/s768/IMG_20220904_074911_816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRsFvJvOJi4fpZKzMTkvQDCMGeN56r85wQPfPh5lXZu2sbwfBo7F6Zh5dlMAxC5S7kVXe0WvKjjNivQ33mVxOO4Vn6UU2zBkrXaaRUL1hz0ZbqymrTIZkPIbj_PEAFnE_52O7ZUY6QgYxbRJSfitOQ-mR1cFnkwGgjC75dQU_2mUlSzDkpu5XAu84/w400-h400/IMG_20220904_074911_816.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB"> </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB">The
beginning of September was quite cold and I anticipated with dread
how the group from Israel would cope with these arctic conditions.
Luckily they turned out to be actually Ukrainians who had been living
in Israel for over 30 years, so cold weather was no problem for them.
This group, too, went on a tutorial trip with me to the waters near
our cottage. The perch and pike we got were of nice size, but the
most pleased we were with the 50 to 65 cm zanders we got with
jigging. In addition to going on </span><span lang="en-GB">actual
</span><span lang="en-GB">fishing trips, they picked mushrooms and
also got some big ides </span><span lang="en-GB">by angling </span><span lang="en-GB">right
</span><span lang="en-GB">in front of our cottage</span><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMTJEFIg3CVU7wNncmH212NRonxUWeTYqKKI5DNMA35dU1zPqFNfpGe9FK2MHovzsXy5uJohzk_0s_eRIy1QW5F5yy_Ypsrlr1oIXZndDp2w7dvMgTiKBSQgUCsZBmO1trbpTq-_WY_QKsW4U_k8eDXF-vjfs3W6Ey5FlYSDJnMzG7FMTlsa9aAlF/s1824/IMG-20220912-WA0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1368" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMTJEFIg3CVU7wNncmH212NRonxUWeTYqKKI5DNMA35dU1zPqFNfpGe9FK2MHovzsXy5uJohzk_0s_eRIy1QW5F5yy_Ypsrlr1oIXZndDp2w7dvMgTiKBSQgUCsZBmO1trbpTq-_WY_QKsW4U_k8eDXF-vjfs3W6Ey5FlYSDJnMzG7FMTlsa9aAlF/w300-h400/IMG-20220912-WA0024.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB">The
last visitors of the fall arrived at our cottage from Poland in early
October, on the very day that our </span><span lang="en-GB">fellow
Finn </span><span lang="en-GB">Kalle Rovanperä secured his World
Rally Car world championship victory. I showed them good fishing
spots on the map, and thanks to the warm weather especially the first
two days of their holiday were successful with both perch and pike.
They had no luck in catching zanders but otherwise were happy with
their first visit to Finland. </span><span lang="en-GB">For the
record, their biggest perch measured 38 cm </span><span lang="en-GB">and
the largest pike was over a meter long.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB"> </span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq5wgt2R-BvZQwQm_z0uFTtaXYG1utmD3YpCLPgbRRWei1AFKKYmUcL9xWZhk5Z3JV8nHeKYmNV0cpz407lUOZwv_1ejQEaOUeRxsbaT0zsUrwk7CfymUOKy1nRVnlmBIv2JpICi4QhgncBGLK41GTO6yNoTbtPZ16rALG7qhy78snP7Ceu5b3uL3/s1200/IMG_20221023_174558_720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq5wgt2R-BvZQwQm_z0uFTtaXYG1utmD3YpCLPgbRRWei1AFKKYmUcL9xWZhk5Z3JV8nHeKYmNV0cpz407lUOZwv_1ejQEaOUeRxsbaT0zsUrwk7CfymUOKy1nRVnlmBIv2JpICi4QhgncBGLK41GTO6yNoTbtPZ16rALG7qhy78snP7Ceu5b3uL3/w400-h400/IMG_20221023_174558_720.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></span><p></p>
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-14125582286419974222021-05-08T04:49:00.045-07:002021-12-30T08:48:35.059-08:00Fishing on Lake Saimaa 2021 - Stories of Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi visitors!<p> <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY9Ef1zoRC_rdr0CMl9DdFY4CHNkCpoogNHp5UbtctdEV9q8mIYrdldTTwgN4xNDiTb2bdvDc90oqEnm-92izeuPXyEq1aDnljco2nd3V5bIY7alcJ0gRHqgv7xVJttDi1UMidRl3GTjke_wVUi2lnC2NidH7ki7wmmy55Afq8XBkLENB5ffV0GDpo=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY9Ef1zoRC_rdr0CMl9DdFY4CHNkCpoogNHp5UbtctdEV9q8mIYrdldTTwgN4xNDiTb2bdvDc90oqEnm-92izeuPXyEq1aDnljco2nd3V5bIY7alcJ0gRHqgv7xVJttDi1UMidRl3GTjke_wVUi2lnC2NidH7ki7wmmy55Afq8XBkLENB5ffV0GDpo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"> </h4><h4 style="text-align: left;">Extremely hot summer time fishing week in July 2021</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"> </h4></div>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I
was having a personal holiday week 12–18 July, which also happened
to be one of the hottest weeks of our summer 2021. Because of this I
was planning to do fishing early mornings and late evenings to avoid
the hottest parts of the day, which peaked at over 30 degrees of
Celsius. I got a last minute booking for a guided fishing from a
Finnish–Estonian family who had rented a cottage from Savonranta
for that week. They had also invited family members from Switzerland
to join them.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I
started preparations for their fishing event by having two training
days so I could locate the fish, find the right biting times and
determine the best colours for soft bait spinning. During my first
training day I started fishing after noon and found a good area for
zanders immediately. The fishing was good at 14, 17 and 19 o'clock
that day. Catching was easy,: I only used one colour and one type of
soft bait all day while using a sonar to locate areas and doing some
test fishing. There was some action all the time and the biggest
zander caught was appr. 65 cm long that day. I took one fish for
cooking and released the rest. My first fishing day was windy, which
made it possible to do fishing during even the hottest parts of the
day.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The
next morning I started fishing after 6 o'clock in calm conditions. I
was expecting the bite to be as good as the day before, but I was
wrong. There was great fishing between 6 and 7, but after that it got
harder and harder to do catching as the sun got extremely hot and
there was no cooling wind. This time I was forced to change soft
baits all the time to be able to find the colour that worked. The
biggest zander caught that morning was appr. 60 cm long. I also
caught medium size pikes and perches.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My
Finnish–Estonian group wanted to start their fishing event early in
the morning. I woke up before 4 o’clock to to do all preparations
and drive to their cottage pier before 6. My group was there exactly
on time and we could start fishing 30 minutes later. First I
demonstrated them a technique for soft bait spinning and while doing
it, there was our first zander hooked. After landing the fish my
group started to do fishing by themselves. We caught a couple of
perches and pikes, but were unlucky with zanders which dropped before
landing. The first 30 minutes we had good action, but after that the
fish lost interest in our lures. I decided to change location by
doing some trolling and giving them a short introduction in the
method. We caught a couple of pikes and zanders while heading to our
next hot spot which I had found earlier. When we started seeing a lot
of zanders lying near the bottom we changed to soft bait spinning
again and the best part of the day was ready to beginning. The trick
was to change lures and colours all the time. This way we all caught
good size zanders, the biggest being 65 cm long. But the sun started
to scorch so hot that we decided to do some trolling for pikes and
zanders before driving back to their cottage after 10 o’clock. It
was a great, but also challenging half a day of fishing in great
company. </span></span></span>
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<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">After
three days of fishing I decided to have a day on land and headed in
to the city of Joensuu to do some shopping for fishing gears and food
supplies. I used to live in Joensuu for almost 10 years, this is why
I prefer visiting Joensuu instead of the beautiful summer city of
Savonlinna, which is 20 km closer. Talking about distances, my home
and family is located in the city of Tampere, which is 370 km from
our cottage. My business trip takes appr. 5 hours to drive one
direction.</span></span></span></p>
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Early
evening that very same day I decided to invite my old client to join
me for morning time zander fishing. We met before 5 o’clock at my
cottage and headed out on my boat to our fishing area. We had the
same kind of weather conditions and fishing as the day before. We had
to keep changing the colours all the time to get the fish interested
and had action all the time, but it was nothing too special. We did
good catching in a sunny weather and the growing wind made it
comfortable to stay under the sun. After 9 o’clock the bite got
worse and we started our drive back home. There were a couple spots
on our way I still wanted to test, and the very first one, a lonely
hump in the middle of the lake, was a jackpot. We spotted some
zanders in our sonar and stopped to try them. Crazy biting started
immediately and lasted for almost an hour. We realized we had found a
bunch of actively hunting zanders, with medium size over 50 cm long.
The biggest zander was 65 cm long. We both kept two fish for cooking
and released the rest. What great zander fishing it was all week
long, in extremely hot summer weather.</span></span></span></p>
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</h4><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How
Did COVID-19 Effect My Business?</b></span></span></span></p>
</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Old
School Trolling has focused mainly on international visitors for over
ten years, and the number of Finnish visitors has always been low.
The end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 was looking good: my
company had more pre-bookings for accommodation and guided fishing
trips than ever. But then came COVID-19 and changed all that. Because
nearly all travelling was banned, I got a lot of cancellations or
tried to reschedule booked fishing holidays. Unfortunately it was
possible to travel here from the Baltic countries only during the
summer and fall 2020. Basically the reduced number of clients we had
were coming from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland.</span></span></span></p>
</div><p>
</p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">But
there is always something good in a bad situation as well. I had to
start working full-time in construction business and I am now taking
care of my fishing base as a part time entrepreneur. I am doing well
with the combined incomes of my regular work and my company sales. I
have also been able to have personal 7-day fishing holidays during
the summer season for the first time in over a decade. This
arrangement is working so well I will keep it up. My clients make
pre-bookings for guided fishing trips at least 3–4 weeks in
advance, which gives me time to ask for a few days off from my
regular work to be able to organize the fishing event. This is what
my regular clients have been doing for years.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;">Early Season 2021 fishing! <br /></h4><p> </p><p>
</p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lake
Saimaa was free of ice on the last week of April. I was able to have
a long weekend from work for personal fishing in the beginning of
May. I arrived at our cottage on Thursday 29 April to prepare my boat
and equipment for the start of the open water season. On Friday I
started our 3-day fishing adventure with my dear old mother, who also
likes to fish.</span></span></span></p>
<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-Yi28ef1zslDG4REh5rPAQ8m4mbclOVaxTHznqs6Wu80j6xz96iED-X_5em7JohDxIiG-TL9DUNlXF0R5i-8VvhsXWSZVVoPhkfpfz8UPqmqhYRZyS51Mbs0UTl6Iu-kjWOglcJiySQ/s1600/IMG-20210430-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-Yi28ef1zslDG4REh5rPAQ8m4mbclOVaxTHznqs6Wu80j6xz96iED-X_5em7JohDxIiG-TL9DUNlXF0R5i-8VvhsXWSZVVoPhkfpfz8UPqmqhYRZyS51Mbs0UTl6Iu-kjWOglcJiySQ/s320/IMG-20210430-WA0000.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our
biggest pike landed weighed 4.9 kg and was caught by my mother.</span></span></span></p>
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</p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">On
Friday morning we did some spinning with spoons and spinners on
shallow water areas, less than 2 m deep. The areas seemed to be empty
of fish, because we did not get any contact. We had a little coffee
break at our cottage and continued with soft bait spinning at 11
o’clock on a deeper water area, of 4 to 9 m deep. I located an area
in which we had a big flock of small fish and predators chasing them.
Most of these active predators were pikes without roe, but there were
also perches preparing for spawning. We caught several pikes during
the next 4 hours. The biggest one weighed 4.9 kg and was caught by my
mother. She was very proud of her first catch of the season.</span></span></span></p>
<p> </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_px3WAdzdIeKE9ABLYtG7KtINvA6ae_mhPovhsBEE0ruxxalMfXsiNAlf-BFwEPvpYrny9Gb0-nsbYNpIqULYVxNrWfSR1W2iy4cxas-x_GsPw9Ad6NxxbW5bxDQS5A2BJeNt-zh_k0Q/s1600/IMG-20210501-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_px3WAdzdIeKE9ABLYtG7KtINvA6ae_mhPovhsBEE0ruxxalMfXsiNAlf-BFwEPvpYrny9Gb0-nsbYNpIqULYVxNrWfSR1W2iy4cxas-x_GsPw9Ad6NxxbW5bxDQS5A2BJeNt-zh_k0Q/s320/IMG-20210501-WA0004.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our
biggest perch landed weighed 360 grams.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">After
midday we had a short lunch break and I continued with trolling and
soft bait spinning after 17 o'clock. I located areas that looked very
promising, but the fish lying down at the bottom were too passive for
any lure I offered. The air was cold, only 4 to 7 degrees Celsius,
and the water was 2 to 3 degrees. The wind was blowing from north
during all of our fishing days.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><br /><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Saturday
was more windy and colder than the semi-sunny Friday, with the air
varying between 0 and 4 degrees Celsius. The previous night the
temperature had dropped below freezing and in the morning we even had
some snow falling from sky. We started our fishing day at 10. and
caught all our fishes by soft bait spinning between 11 and 14
o’clock. We had bad luck with pikes, with us both loosing bigger
pikes than the biggest we caught on Friday. We mostly got perches,
with the heaviest one weighing 360 g. Perches had not spawned yet, so
we decided to leave them alone and release the ones full of roe.</span></span></span></p>
<p><br /></p><p>
</p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sunday
was the worst fishing day of all. We had only a few hits of perches
and got no pikes at all. The weather was sunny and comfortable for
fishing, but the long-term north wind had made the fish extremely
passive. But we may have tried to fish too early, from 8 to 11
o'clock, before we had to leave the cottage. On our previous fishing
days the best bite seemed to start after 11.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><br /><br />
</p>
<p> </p><p>
</p><p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It
was great to do some open water fishing after a long and cold winter.
The pikes were of good size, even though we did not catch giants of
10 kg or more this time. Quite often it is difficult to do good
catching right after the ice has melted, but we did great. Natural
colours such as perch and cisco, as well as yellow, orange and purple
worked well. Soft baits used were 2.5–4 inches long and hooked with
7–10 gram heads. Pretty much all the fish we found were at 6–10 m
deep. This time of the year you must have the patience to locate the
fish and then wait for the relatively short biting period to start.</span></span></span></p>
<p><br /></p><p><a href="http://oldschooltrollingenglish.blogspot.fi/2016/03/springtime-fishing-on-lake-saimaa.html" target="_blank">Here you can find more early season fishing reports of our cottage visitors! </a><br /></p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br />Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-87534086334799181562021-01-29T22:46:00.016-08:002022-02-20T00:50:50.461-08:00Ice Fishing Methods commonly used on Lake Saimaa area!<p> </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"> Ice fishing lures for active ice fishing <br /></h2><p><br /></p><p>Licenses needed on Lake Saimaa area: None</p><p>Please do notice that there are few special license areas such as rainbow fishing ponds, rivers and rapids in which you must have areal fishing license for catching.<br /></p><p> </p><p>
</p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Vertical
ice fishing jig</b></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Vertical
ice fishing jig is the most used and effective lure for catching in
Finland. Drop the lure to the bottom. Tighten the line and lift the
lure 10 – 50 centimeters above the bottom.</p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
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</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Do a
couple of quick tugs and then wait a moment for the jig to reset
itself. Then vibrate the jig lightly and play the waiting game. It is
usually around this time that the perch will bite. It will feel like
a tug on the rod or a slackening of the line. You can also use small spoons for ice fishing.<br /></p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Balanced
ice fishing jigs (metal body)</b></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Drop
the lure to the bottom. Tighten the line and lift the lure 10
centimeters – 1 meter above the bottom. Do long quick tugs of the
rod and then switch gears and continue with small, calm jumps.</p>
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fishing with softbaits and lightened balanced jigs</b></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">You can
successfully use softbaits for ice fishing. The most commonly used
body size is 3 cm to 10 cm long. Smaller bodies are best for shallow
water less than 3 meters deep, whereas bigger bodies from 8 to 10 cm
work best in waters 4 to 10 meters deep. The weight of jig heads
varies from 3 to 10 grams. There are also special ice fishing jig
heads for wintertime use. You don’t need extra hooks for smaller
softbait bodies, but it is a good idea to use a stinger with the big
10 to 20 cm bodies. The most commonly used body type for ice fishing
with softbaits is a fork tale. The most widely used body size for a
lightened balanced jig is 8 to 10 centimeters.</p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYO_DnllwzX6Z5lwq1I0hRm3Tq7wCWKpySmYm8uhMXVHjD8_adXTZlaP2G3Ak9UQZ5fjq5iQcDZyfqnio1X-0sNUDHe9Z_AWOwVjVvSwp_ozA7LhUUVOvGiHA7b-Ji2m20VXGGz0GxVg/s600/jigipilkki.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYO_DnllwzX6Z5lwq1I0hRm3Tq7wCWKpySmYm8uhMXVHjD8_adXTZlaP2G3Ak9UQZ5fjq5iQcDZyfqnio1X-0sNUDHe9Z_AWOwVjVvSwp_ozA7LhUUVOvGiHA7b-Ji2m20VXGGz0GxVg/w320-h221/jigipilkki.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice fishing softbait<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYO_DnllwzX6Z5lwq1I0hRm3Tq7wCWKpySmYm8uhMXVHjD8_adXTZlaP2G3Ak9UQZ5fjq5iQcDZyfqnio1X-0sNUDHe9Z_AWOwVjVvSwp_ozA7LhUUVOvGiHA7b-Ji2m20VXGGz0GxVg/s600/jigipilkki.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><p></p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NtXZclR2dTaFjKf5p30_6v0uVmKUAdVsp3LKRC1S8PBvI5uZZAloDyKLx4YEKfAL_W07_P36pbBGM2fRRznS2NDZekS6eqbwYhyphenhyphenWZKOy9U0jXYMdqiHh5G4I1VZxoyz20GysSkg1LpA/s500/Kevennetty+tasuri.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="500" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NtXZclR2dTaFjKf5p30_6v0uVmKUAdVsp3LKRC1S8PBvI5uZZAloDyKLx4YEKfAL_W07_P36pbBGM2fRRznS2NDZekS6eqbwYhyphenhyphenWZKOy9U0jXYMdqiHh5G4I1VZxoyz20GysSkg1LpA/w320-h239/Kevennetty+tasuri.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lightened balanced jig</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Different
fish require different techniques for swimming your softbait. For
example active perches and pikes both like fast, active and
relatively wide swimming motions in shallow water.</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">When
fishing for zander or big perch in deeper water (4 to 10 meter deep),
you can successfully use these following techniques with both
softbaits and lightened balanced jigs.</p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p><p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">1.
Technique for perch</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Slowly
lower your softbait under the ice (30 cm – 10 meters below ice
cover). Do a couple of quick tugs and then wait a moment for the jig
to reset itself. Then vibrate the jig lightly and simultaneously lift
it slowly 30 cm. Then wait a moment keeping your jig still. After
that you can allow your jig to sink freely or slowly escort your jig
back down by keeping your line tight during the fall. Then wait a
moment keeping your jig still and then start from the beginning. If
you don’t catch a fish or see fish rising from the bottom attracted
by your jig, lower your lure 2 to 3 meters below and start from the
beginning. Continue this series of swimming movement until you reach
the bottom. Repeat it once again 50 cm – 2 meters above the bottom.
When using ice fishing sonar you can easily follow in which depth
area your lure is swimming and how the fish react to it.</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">2.Technique
for zander</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Zander
is a very timid fish during wintertime. All your movements must be
extremely slow compared to when you’re fishing for pike or perch.
Most often zanders are caught right above the bottom. Slowly lower
your softbait to the bottom. If you drop your lure to the bottom too
fast you will most likely just scare the zanders away. Tighten the
line and lift your lure 20 to 50 cm above the bottom. Do a couple of
very slow tugs (2 to 5 tugs, 40 to 50 cm high, the slower the
better), keep your line tight and lower the lure back very slowly.
Then do 5 to 10 small, very slow jumps by moving your hand up and
down. You can also slightly vibrate your softbait. Keep the line
tight all the time when swimming your jig. After jumps keep your
softbait still for 2 to 3 minutes and vivrate it. Most often zander hits your
softbait when it is sinking or when you are keeping it still and vibrating it. If you
are using a ice fishing sonar and you see bigger fish in middle
water, you can use the same technique there as well. zander is quite often little bit scary during winter time. Follow your sonar to see big fish arrive near your lure. When it does, do not make jumps or lifts to your lure. keep it still and simly vibrate it to make zander hit.<br /></p>
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-33569243878136528332020-09-22T10:37:00.009-07:002020-11-20T21:59:50.331-08:00Fishing Guide's Fishing Holiday on Lake Saimaa, August 2020!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaHtg-XfR_pbG4lkRWFz8NoPLiGf67fssivIoKecbqR6A04JWaSn69KF01ZnKGVNDd2cUD7mJqiy3kCViUvBvbZOhQ-GhoG4-BorL0MZWzvwtVtmsanfwtJC6Vh00edAh0-Gh4Yr-QSM/s1706/perches+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaHtg-XfR_pbG4lkRWFz8NoPLiGf67fssivIoKecbqR6A04JWaSn69KF01ZnKGVNDd2cUD7mJqiy3kCViUvBvbZOhQ-GhoG4-BorL0MZWzvwtVtmsanfwtJC6Vh00edAh0-Gh4Yr-QSM/s320/perches+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">On the second week
of August 2020 I had a very important visitor at our cottage –
namely me! It is relatively rare for me to be able to have a personal
fishing holiday this time of the year. The beginning of my fishing
holiday was cold and rainy due to northern wind. I used the first day
of my holiday for outdoors work at our cottage.</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">On Tuesday evening I
continued with a 4-hour fishing on areas max. 6 km from our cottage.
The best time for soft bait spinning was after seven in the evening.
With a sonar I found an active bunch of perches 7 to 8 m deep and
caught good size perches for cooking during a crazy one-hour bite
period. I used 3-inch swim baits with 10 gram heads and the best
colours were black and silver which imitate the appearance of our
ciscos. My biggest perches were between 35 to 40 cm and the biggest
weighed 780 g. This fishing spot surprised me. I have used to catch
well there this time of the year, but only when there has been wind
from south to west. Now it rewarded me during a cold period of north
wind.</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">On Wednesday a
friend of mine joined me for a 6-hour evening fishing event. I chose
a more distant area this time, 20 km east from our cottage. The
weather was chilly, but waves were relatively small. In our first
spot we caught a couple of small pikes less than 60 cm long as well
as small perches. We moved around this area but kept getting the
same: small zanders, pikes and perches. Hump after hump the bite was
pretty bad and we started feeling cold and hungry. We saw some good
size fish in our sonar, but they were totally passive. After six in
the evening we started our drive back home and stopped at a spot I
were a day earlier. Once again the flock of perches was there and
they made our evening. After 30 minutes of fishing we had enough good
size fish for cooking and headed home.</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Thursday was a solo
fishing day for me. I chose a new area 20 to 30 km west from our
cottage. I started fishing after ten in the morning and immediately
found good size perches near underwater rocks. The fish were moving
fast, which made catching more challenging because they did not stay
near my boat for longer than 5 to 10 minutes. I used a sonar to
locate fish in deep areas of underwater humps, but found nothing.
Long-term north wind had made them move close to shorelines, and so I
found small flocks of perches there in areas 4 to 7 m deep. The
biggest perch of the day was 39 cm long. The formation of big flocks
of big (over 200 g) perches, which takes place every fall, had not
started yet. I looked for zanders, too. I went through familiar
zander spots 6 to 9 m deep, but they were empty of fish. When I moved
to deeper water areas (9 to 12 m deep), the zanders started to
appear. They were very picky of the size and colour of the soft bait
I used. When I got them right, it was easy to start catching. I
caught zanders from 40 cm to a good 50 cm long. The minimum landing
length for zander is 45 cm and the allowed daily fish quota two
zanders / fisherman, so I released quite a bunch. I got the first
zander action about eleven in the morning and kept going until after
seven in the evening.</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Most of the clients
of my company come from abroad. Their priority needs are
accommodation, and boats and lures for catching. Many of them fish
all by themselves using their own fishing tackle, but we also get
many groups that purchase our tutorial fishing trip for learning the
best spots, lures and biting times for the nearby areas of our
cottage. Quite often they are familiar with spinning, but trolling is
a less familiar fishing method for them. On these 4 to 5-hour
tutorial trips we go through the basics of fishing methods, the
tackle, etc. These tutorial trips are much more challenging than pure
fishing trips with a group who are already familiar with fishing on
our waters. I repeat the tricks/spots/methods I use until I am
certain my clients handle them. If the bite is good, it is easy for
them to be convinced that what I teach is relevant. If the bite is
not so good during our tutorial, they may remain sceptical. As a
result they do not follow the advice and information given, and quite
often get much less satisfactory fishing results than they could
have.</p><p>
</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghAp0X9ttm8euudqsSF_2CkMjqMpYhDwtCYrOcE22VD4Q4xGaVVF3Wi7fYxwQByfRnMQ2FYZ7YZZD7q1uTo0ZK7pDM1G2TLA9FcRH71wSGyVghEzwL3KseDDCv-AGByxeco3ydVrgC2c/s1706/fishing+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghAp0X9ttm8euudqsSF_2CkMjqMpYhDwtCYrOcE22VD4Q4xGaVVF3Wi7fYxwQByfRnMQ2FYZ7YZZD7q1uTo0ZK7pDM1G2TLA9FcRH71wSGyVghEzwL3KseDDCv-AGByxeco3ydVrgC2c/s320/fishing+1.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">I want to tell you a
short story of a successful learning process! A couple of years ago I
had a fishing family of five persons visiting our cottage. They had a
two-week holiday booked for fishing. When they arrived we went
through the boats and the fishing gear as well as fishing spots on
the map. I had to return home to Tampere the very same day as they
arrived, as I work there during the week. So they fished by
themselves for the first five days and when I arrived to help them
the next weekend, they were not very happy about the results. First
on Saturday we had a relaxing boating and picnic trip together,
including some soft bait spinning. The next day we had a tutorial for
soft bait spinning and trolling. When I showed them how I fish they
said to me immediately that they had been doing it differently. We
kept repeating the same manoeuvrers and spots I had strong faith for.
Even though the bite was not that good we did catch pikes, perches
and zanders. And so their last complete week of vacation became a
whole different story. They did great with all species, and they were
very happy with their individual fishing results and new individual
record fish that they caught on the very same area we had circulated
during the tutorial. Quite often people do not understand that a
tutorial fishing trip is different from a guided fishing trip.
Tutorial trips are all about the learning process, not how much fish
you catch.</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoH5hF4vzT0DA6ia6hIFttFFdd01NZfoUf5mOWDkdunPfARFWqmnCpsOhKCdc4UTRqayiKRgMy7jNUeFg46THtdyFEl_LNi6U7ckDDIsMHcWqpf13sySWG5c-__ebtBRCxwjnJTeAlyc/s1915/fishing+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoH5hF4vzT0DA6ia6hIFttFFdd01NZfoUf5mOWDkdunPfARFWqmnCpsOhKCdc4UTRqayiKRgMy7jNUeFg46THtdyFEl_LNi6U7ckDDIsMHcWqpf13sySWG5c-__ebtBRCxwjnJTeAlyc/s320/fishing+5.jpg" /></a></div>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Friday was a
guidance day with my old clients from Southern Finland. We’ve had
two-day fishing events together every fall since 2018. It’s always
great to see this experienced fisherman group again and do fishing
together, and each time with them has taught me a little bit more
about fishing. For years our target fishes have been perch and zander
caught by soft bait spinning only. They have good lures of their own
they want to test and use, and it has worked well. They change
colours, models and weights of the heads until we find the best
combination for catching. Quite often during a normal fishing day
there are only two or three colours and models that work perfectly.
This year we used relatively small, max 3-inch soft baits for
catching perch and longer 4 to 5-inch ones with heavier heads for
zander. There were also big differences in the shapes and tails of
bodies used for different species. Quite often it is possible to use
the same model, colour and even size of soft bait for perch, zander
and pike. But if the fish happen to be picky, passive or nervous they
quite often require different sizes and models to be caught. Our two
fishing days were different from each other in terms of weather
conditions, temperature, brightness as well as by the direction of
wind and the size of waves. The lure colours that had worked on
Friday did not work on Saturday anymore.</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
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<p><span lang="en-GB">On our first guidance day we had a relatively
calm and sunny morning. First the wind was blowing from the north but
it got stronger and turned to blow from the west. The beginning of
our fishing day was a success, we caught nice perches in our very
first spot although the biting period was relatively short. We went
through areas that had been lucky for me one day earlier, but the
perches seemed to have changed their location. The flocks we saw in
our sonar were constantly moving on, which forced us to change
location quite often. As the waves started growing bigger it truly
was difficult to keep up with the perches. Here and there I could
locate them and have good action 20 to 30 minutes at a time. We did
find a couple of great spots in which there were both perches and
zanders present, but fishing and staying on spot became very
uncomfortable due to the waves. As we couldn’t continue fishing as
planned, we decided to return to their cottage and continue fishing
the next day. Luckily we had been able to catch good size perches and
zanders earlier that day. The perches were in average 30 cm long, the
biggest ones being almost 40 cm.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Saturday was our
second guidance day and we decided to use most of it for catching
zander. The group wanted to go exploring the very same spot that had
been our last fishing spot the previous day, but unfortunately it was
empty of fish this time. To find them again, we decided to move along
with the wind. We located a flock of zanders about 0,5 km north from
our starting point. We drove around in circles and used a sonar to
pinpoint the location of the fish. After that we chose our anchor
spot for spinning. We stayed fishing in this first spot for about 40
minutes, changing our anchor spot a little bit when the fish got
passive or moved. Normally these kinds of short changes of spot don’t
need to be more than 5 to 10 m. When the fish quit biting for good,
we made longer distance changes of several hundred meters and started
finding a good anchor spot for fishing again. Pretty much all the
spots where we located zanders gave us at least five landings. Did
this just happen automatically? Oh no. We needed to work actively to
find the colours that were attractive to the fish. In the end we
managed to find the colour of the day, as we noticed that there was
one colour and one model only that seemed to work everywhere. This
time we were able to do evening fishing and it truly was the
culmination point of the day. Zanders bit very actively that evening
and we had the best action in terms of landings before we needed to
start our drive back home with a very happy crew. We took two zanders
for each fisherman and released the rest. The sizes of our zanders
varied from 35 to 55 cm long, with the average being a nice 45 cm.</p><h4 style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">Fishing weekend in Mid-August 2020</h4><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One week later, 22–23 August 2020, I was having a personal fishing weekend with my mother, who is also a keen fisher. Originally that week was booked for a group of Israeli fishermen, but due to the Covid 19 epidemic it was cancelled. In the beginning of the week the weather was warm and relatively calm in terms of wind. Unfortunately towards the weekend it turned quite windy and big waves made fishing a little bit uncomfortable. Luckily the waves were not too big during morning and evening time, so we utilized those hours for our fishing.</span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lLK-OvVyGXV3ySf8GUHVqOYaIgorR11dZsHnozt6NKTdh6vU3-YzCaGdlHsXZ6i35IO-PQdaZzYJkEcTvsTu4rWDldcT3A_5Q2qipE1YAXSxZTVqtNUKgt3qFRiErh9WYliffFbDucU/s2048/IMG_20200822_201540_056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lLK-OvVyGXV3ySf8GUHVqOYaIgorR11dZsHnozt6NKTdh6vU3-YzCaGdlHsXZ6i35IO-PQdaZzYJkEcTvsTu4rWDldcT3A_5Q2qipE1YAXSxZTVqtNUKgt3qFRiErh9WYliffFbDucU/s320/IMG_20200822_201540_056.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Best bites of the day took place from 5 in the evening until sunset. We located a great spot for catching zander less than 3 km from our cottage. We had found the correct colour for these conditions earlier that day and now we collected our reward. In no more than 40 minutes we landed over ten zanders, from 40 to 55 cm in length. Only one colour worked during this period. We kept two zanders per fisherman and released the rest. When our daily fish quota was full, we returned to our cottage for fish preparation, cooking and hot sauna. An absolutely fantastic evening on Lake Saimaa.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Quite often this time of the year you can hear fishing reports of high numbers of zanders caught. The most important question is how many of those fish were over the legal minimum landing length. Our percentage was close to 50%. It is also important to handle and release the fish correctly. Release the fish back to water immediately or lift them to a water-filled vessel by using a landing net for a later release. Take the length and weight of the fish if you have a weighing bag available, you can also take a quick picture of your catch and then release it. It is a good idea to put the fish back to the water-filled vessel between every step you handle it. It is highly recommended to release the fish in less than 3 minutes of unhooking to avoid damages and stress.</span></div>
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-56691316149752717002020-03-22T06:41:00.017-07:002021-01-28T23:12:18.379-08:00Winter 2020 & 2021 Ice Fishing Seasons & Tips for Ice Fishing for Pike, Perch & Roach<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early morning on Lake Saimaa 4 January 2020</td></tr>
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</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> In this article you can find stories of ice fishing season 2020, tips for active ice fishing of pike as well as an introduction to preparing small perches for cooking by removing the skin.<br /></p><p> Early winter season started in mid-November, when first ice was formed in to our cottage pond. Both cottage pond and small bay area formed ice cover safe to walk before December, but big bay area was safe to walk near New Year 2020. Early winter season until mid-January was good for catching perches and pikes in shallow water areas of less than 4 meter deep. First ice trips in November and beginning of December were the best for catching perches.<br />
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Due Corona virus quarantene I had great possibility to visit our cottage and do ice fishing by myself during mid-winter 2020. I have collected some information & short fishing reports of my experiences. First of all, it is very important to understand that period from mid-January to mid-March is very challenging for catching. I wanted to create this blog article to help our visitors to understand how to find target fish for catching near our cottage. Most likely I do describe very same mistakes but also success our visitors have gone through while visiting our cottage winter time. The most important lesson is to believe there is allways some fishes in near by areas of our cottage and to be precise enough to find them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early morning 11 Janury 2020.</td></tr>
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Fishing report of
week-end 15 - 16 February 2020</h4>
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Ice conditions were
great. There was only 20 - 25 cm thick ice cover, which makes drilling easy, but is absolutely safe for moving on ice There
was only 3 - 5 cm snow on hard ice, which made walking on it easy.
Temperature was varying from - 6 degrees to +2 degrees of celsius during saturday
and sunday.</div>
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Saturday 15 February:</div>
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In mornig time I caught smaller
perches up to 100 gr from our cottage pond in water depth area of 1 - 1.5 meter
deep. Later same day I walked in to the big bay area, near big island in level of
our cottage to do some deep water ice fishing, but did not catch
anything. After 1 hour fishing my ice fishing sonar also decited to stop
working. Luckily problem was only broken electrical cable of battery
and I was capable to fix it for sunday fishing trip. In area behind the big island, in area I do call small bay area, I was able to catch small perches and
roaches up to 100 gr in depth area of 4 - 5 meter deep. Time to time
bite was very good.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture of fishing area used near our cottage on Lake Saimaa</td></tr>
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Sunday 16 February: </div>
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I used all morning
until mid-day in big bay area. I drilled 50 - 60
holes from our cottage level up to eastern edge of big island. Distance between holes drilled was 20 - 30 meters. I searched through depth areas from 2.5 meter deep up to 9 meter deep by
using sonar and fishing....to be able to find nothing. I was looking
for flocks of smaller fish and big perch hunting
them....none.....as well as big fish laying down bottom by
banks.....none. When you read further, you will learn why I did not find the fish this time, but they were absolutely present there.<br />
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Conclusions:</div>
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Big perches
are still hunting in deep water area of 10 - 20 meters deep which is normal this
part of year. When spawning season get closer in the end of March - Beginning of April, they
do move close to our cottage and shallow water areas. Big pikes
are quite often hunting where big perches are present. To catch roach
& bream you must locate pools from 6 to 10 meter deep.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow situation on Lake Saimaa 15 February 2020.</td></tr>
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<b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Wether report of January 2021</b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVdkQebTr_6yE2MMtm1-R7uOw6e7mNCwoBhXJQKII6VM6wzER0MzIvJP7ZpE5OQxjVOzmfkt_tAeAi9bOPwMXgE5-N7cK8c7E23J1izBM-tSrHjVjhae2M5MMec9NjS4F_4GCIB_VFC0/s3000/L-tila+eng.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="3000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVdkQebTr_6yE2MMtm1-R7uOw6e7mNCwoBhXJQKII6VM6wzER0MzIvJP7ZpE5OQxjVOzmfkt_tAeAi9bOPwMXgE5-N7cK8c7E23J1izBM-tSrHjVjhae2M5MMec9NjS4F_4GCIB_VFC0/w640-h214/L-tila+eng.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Air temperature of January 2021. Blue line indicates the coldest part of the day and red line indicate the warmest part of the day.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </b>This diagram is very useful for understanding weather conditions of one of the coldest months of the year here in Finland. First we can learn yearly patern in temperatures. Almost every year we do have a cold period of 7 to 10 days having max temperatures between -15 degrees and -30 degrees. Quite often we do have this period in the middle of the month. In the year 2021 it started 8th Janury and ended 18th Janury. Max temperature in our cottage area was -28 degrees of celsius. </div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><b></b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">In the beginning of Janury maximum teperature was varying from 0 degrees of celsius to -10 degrees of celsius. This period was pretty good for catching in shallow water areas. During very cold period in the middle of January fishes were inactive due cold and they were find in water depth area of over 5 meter deep. After cold period it tooked almost 5 days until fish started biting well. End of the month having air temperatures varying from +2 degrees of celsius to -2 degrees of celsius was very good by weather for catching. Good bite did last 2-3 days only. This is also normal in winter fishing. During mid-winter period of January - mid-March you can find fishes in small area because they do not move very much. They can be very passive, but you also get more time to try differrent lures for catching for same fish. When you reach a good bite day, catch can be very good in very small area as well.<br /></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixP15cPhCVRG16n63RIUd5_vhSUESeW5rkoW1tWvkGI-U429OofxQp6D3fOuNsxpGOBebdtcM_LvLdv69J8JHBi1SGHxB9CvttujVqNwOWASxXcUJUFOTQ5aMX6uvGQ-SzZFjh-iaUcyA/s1280/Scene+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixP15cPhCVRG16n63RIUd5_vhSUESeW5rkoW1tWvkGI-U429OofxQp6D3fOuNsxpGOBebdtcM_LvLdv69J8JHBi1SGHxB9CvttujVqNwOWASxXcUJUFOTQ5aMX6uvGQ-SzZFjh-iaUcyA/w400-h300/Scene+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow situation of 17th Janury 2021. There was approximately 10 -15 cm snow on hard ice. Moving on ice by foot was easy. Ice cover was 25 - 30 cm thick.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_O3QE0mIIQ9RDFY_SC6chiXKloh8ZU1-ygIkSYmjX8l1A9-eu_ffv7tmZMe5rG53K6LZyyrwo12miRZ5hzt3qoDxeAlQ3l8YJPdCViK8Lqhizi5ASOS9M8EIcOMqfCD-mKrCQL2dbSnc/s1280/Jouluhauki.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_O3QE0mIIQ9RDFY_SC6chiXKloh8ZU1-ygIkSYmjX8l1A9-eu_ffv7tmZMe5rG53K6LZyyrwo12miRZ5hzt3qoDxeAlQ3l8YJPdCViK8Lqhizi5ASOS9M8EIcOMqfCD-mKrCQL2dbSnc/w400-h300/Jouluhauki.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pike of 4 kg was caught in 14th December 2020 in water depth area of 2 meter deep by using Ismete gear and dead bait fish. In this very same area we caught pikes by using active ice fishing gears as well.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b><br /></div>
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Fishing report of week-end 29
February – 1 March 2020</h4>
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February has allways
been very challenging period for ice fishing on Lake Saimaa. It is one of the coldest moths of the year. It is difficult
to move by foot on ice due snow layer of 30 - 40 cm thick. This winter has been
extra ordinary warm. It has been raining water instead of snowing.
This is why it has been easy to move on ice by foot and make holes in to the ice cover of max 30 cm thick.</div>
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Bite of the fish has
been varying a lot. One day can be great and next one totally
horrible for catching. This is normal for mid-winter ice fishing season.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We do have ice fishing gears needed available for use of our cottage renters.</td></tr>
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Saturday 29 February:</div>
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This time I divided
my fishing adventure in to 2 separate areas, which our visitors do
know as map area 1 and map area 2. Map area 2 was disappointment by
results. I went through deeper water area that we do use summer time
for softbait spinning & trolling with my ice fishing sonar. Like previous week-end I did not found flocks of small fish or signs of big fishes
either in this area. Every hole I made seemed to be empty in water depth area from 2
meter deep to 9 meter deep.<br />
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Weather was beautiful and sunny, which
made my little over 6 km long route and fishing on it great
experience. Some young
couple did even drive on ice by bicycle`s. There was - 6 degrees of
celsius in the morning. It went down to - 1 degrees of celsius
before sunset. Beautiful but challenging fishing day which made me think that fish must be
located in water depth area of 10 – 20 meter deep in this area.</div>
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Sunday 1 March: </div>
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Sunday was
cloudy and snowy day. Temperature was 0 degrees of celsius in morning and
+1 degrees of celsius at 12.00 when I ended fishing to be able to
start almost 400 km journey back home from our cottage. This time I walked only 600 - 700
meters from our cottage to the earea of small bay be able to find fishes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice fishing sonar is very important device for locating the fish. Picture was taken 1 March 2020.</td></tr>
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First 2 holes of
the morning were the best. They gave me 20 – 25 fishes in time of less
than 30 minutes. It was balms for wounds. Later same day I did found a flock of small fish
in very same area and water depth area as I was able to do catching
in the morning. Water depth of this first fishing place was only 4 – 5
meter deep. Why did I not find fish during Saturday even I was
fishing the same depth areas as Sunday? Answer is water area profile and differrences between bay areas 1 and 2. during
saturday I was fishing much more bigger bay area which do have
deepest depth areas of 30 meter deep. Average depth of this complete
area is 15 – 20 meter deep. In February we should try catch and
find in this average depth area. Later in spring, after mid –
March and in the beginning of April fish do move to areas I went through in Saturday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flock of small fish found sunday 1 March 2020.</td></tr>
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Area I did fish in
sunday has average depth of 4 – 5 meter deep and this is why I did
catch most of fishes near bottom from this same depth area. I was also
able to find a fish flock from deep pool having max 9 meter depth. Flock was swimming around in
middle water of 4 - 5 meter deep. Area in
which this flock was located was quite small, approximately 15 meters
times 5 meters. This is why it is very easy to miss a fish flock when ice
fishing. I did succesfully catch above the flock and inside the flock for
perch and bream with ice fishing jig & mormyshka. We can also
learn that 2 fishing days are not enough for finding good results in ice fishing if we do not know where fishes are exactly located, what
colors they prefer and what are their biting time`s. It is highly recommended to book 5 to 7 day fishing vacation to have enough time for both getting good fishing results and relaxing.<br />
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Fishing report of week-end 6 –
8 March 2020</h4>
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In the beginning of
March I was able to have long fishing week-end from friday to sunday on Lake Saimaa.
Weather was changing from snowy friday to warm and sunshining sunday.
Wind was blowing from west and temperature was varying from – 6
degrees of celsius to + 4 degrees of celsius.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sledge, 6 inch auger, ice fishing sonar, seat, rods & lures are all you need for happines on Lake Saimaa.</td></tr>
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Friday 6 March 2020<br />
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Friday was a dark,
windy day in which tere was several snowy periods. Walking on ice was
quite easy, because there was only 4 – 5 cm of snow on it. Once again I decited to
explore long distance and deep water areas of big bay in distance of max 4 km from our
cottage. These places are good for catching during open water season,
but I was not able to locate any bait fish flocks or active predators on it. I got a lot of good exercise during friday fishing, but once again it
was a huge disappointment by results.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 March 2020 on Lake Saimaa</td></tr>
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Saturday 7 March 2020:<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5361796197473462018" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5361796197473462018" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5361796197473462018" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Saturday morning was
cold, we had – 8 degrees of celsius at night. I started my journey
in to small bay area at 10.00 morning. It had been snowing last evening
and night and there was appr. 6 – 8 cm snow on ice and some water under it. Walking was little bit harder than friday, but
still comfortable.<br />
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I reached my first spot in distance of 700 meters (10 - 15 minute walk)
from our cottage. There was active perches in that area. I did
catch 20 pieces before bite ended at 11.30. I moved to my next spot and
reached big flock of small fish in my sonar. Most of these fish
were rudd`s, which we Finns do not like to use as food but there was also
perhes among them. I did good catching in this spot, but eating period of the fish
was ending and finally they were just teasing me. A lot of fish under
me but no bite. I decited to finalize my day trying to find fishes
from big bay area near our cottage, but it was total waste of time. I
did not see any fish in my sonar or get any bute either.....read
further to sunday description and you will learn why?<br />
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Sunday 8 march 2020:</div>
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Sunday morning was
sunny and warm, there was only – 1 degrees of celsius when I
started fishing at 8.00 o`clock. My first spot in small bay area was the same I was catching
perches yesterday, but there was no action at all. It was too early for catching, so I gave up at
9.00. I moved to that place where I had found the flock of rudd`s and
caught some fishes until fishes simply quit biting at 9.30. I did
understand that best biting time for fish was from 10.00 – 11.30.
Because conditions were perfect for walking I decited to take risk and
move back to the big lake area and try to find biting fish there once again.
It was absolutely impossible that all that big bay area could be
empty of fish.....and it sure was not.<br />
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I walked to the
middle of bay, the deepest area of it and started drilling holes in
distance of max 20 meters from each other. I used my sonar to locate any
fish. I had made 8 – 10 holes before I found it. There was big flock
of small fish right under me. Previous hole made was empty and next one I did for the same line was also empty. Once again fishes had collected in such a
small area it was easy to miss them when moving & finding. I changed direction
of holes made 90 degrees. This way I was able to locate where flock of fish
ended. Now I started fishing and also catching. Most of the fish
were big roaches who were biting well. Every time I dropped my ice
fishing jig down, there was a fish hooked. Some of fishes caught
were perches who also had bigger size than ones caught in small bay area.
Bite started after 10 am and ended close to 11.30. This flock
of fish was located only 400 meters from our cottage and I had missed
it several times when trying to find fishes in that very same area.
Luckily I did not give up and trusted the fact there must be fish near
by. It gave me a good catch of 2 kg of fish in time of less than 1.5 hours.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flock of roach found 8 March 2020.</td></tr>
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This part of the
year is still mid-winter. Fish are located relatevaly deep and they
are not biting all the time as they do later in spring. By my experience
this is turning point for spring time ice fishing and it is getting better and
better for now on.</div>
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Fishing report of week-end 15 – 17 March 2020</h4>
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Sunday 15 March 2020:</div>
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Weather conditions
had changed since last week-end. Now I had clear ice and bright sunny
day waiting for me. I walked in to deep area of big bay in which I
had been able to do good catching last time and started drilling
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Flock had moved a
little bit and I had to make 10 holes to find them. Once again I
noticed how easy it is to miss fishes in this area without
possibility to use ice fishing sonar. Luckily we do allready have one
ice fishing sonar for our cottage visitors use and I am absolutely going to
purchase another for winter season 2021.</div>
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First I reaches
smaller flock of perches who did bite well. I was able to catch appr.
1.5 kg of good size perches in time of less than 1.5 hours. I did
also found big flock of roach in same deep water area, in distance of
20 – 30 meters from flock of perches. This time I did not use time
for catching them because I wanted some tasty perches for cooking.</div>
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Monday 16 March 2020:</div>
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Weather was totally
dark, windy and rainy, perfectly horrible for catching pikes in
shallow water. Because I am made of sugar, I did not wear rainwear to
do some active ice fishig in front of our cottage, but used Ismete
gear for catching in evening time. My biggest pike caught in evening
bite period of less than 2 hours before sunset weighted close to 2 kg
and was caught in depth of less than 1.5 meter deep. So far bright
days & right ice have`t give pikes in shallow water when we have
got beautiful, sunny weather. I did cook this pike for fried pike
fillets with smashed potatoes, which is one of my favourite way to
prepare food of pike.</div>
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I used my third
fishing day in small bay area close to our cottage. Once again I got
beautiful & sunny, but windy day for fishing. I walked appr. 700
meters from our cottage in time of little over 10 minutes and reached
my first spot, 4 – 5 meter deep pool and started catching good size
perches immeadiately. I made new holes and followed perch in the area
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My next target was deeper pool in
which I had big flock of rudds and roach last time. Fish were in very
same area as I left them and they did bite well. I noticed that
there was hunting perches both above and under the flock. I started
catching perches above and when I started getting rudds I did lay my
ice fishing jig close to bottom and cotinued catching perches. When
I had caught enough perches for dinner I walked in to shallow area
with grass to do some ice fishing for pike. Once again sunny weather,
bright ice and shallow water was a bad combination, I did not catch
any. Time was also wrong for catching pikes because I had reached
12.00. Morning and evening are defianately the best for catching
pikes, but also perches. Most of perch flocks as well as big perches
were still in deep water of 5 to 10 meter or more. Most likely they will arrive
to shallow water in time of 2-3 weeks from now and I will be there waiting for them.<br />
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Fishing report of
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Due warming weather
and ice getting thinner I decited to have 5 day fishing vacation with
my mother in the end of March. I was curious to see if fish had moved
in to shallow the water since my last ice fishing. I was also
expecting to find some bigger perches over 500 gr.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring is coming and fish do eat well. Ice cover thickness was varuing from 15 cm to 25 cm. Average thickness was 20 cm.</td></tr>
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Day 1, Thursday 26
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We waked up early to
be able to start fishing at 6.30 am. I did choose deep water area in
distance of appr. 400 meters of our cottage on big bay area for my
first spot and my mother walked in to 4 – 5 meter deep spot in
small bay area, appr 700 meters from our cottage. After all both
spots were good for catching. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can catch bigger perches starting from 150 gr when using balanced jigs or softbaits for ice fishing.</td></tr>
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I started drilling
holes in to the area I had been catching fishes one week earlier. My
first 5 holes were emprty of fish so I did move little bit more
shallow and found them. I caught 3.5 kg of perches in time of little
over 3 hour period. Bite was good, but I was forced to use various
tricks to make fish bite. I used both vertical ice fishing jigs &
softbaits for catching. Traditional icefishing jig with mormyshka is
the best for catching by number of fish caught, but if you are
looking for bigger perches, balanced icefishing jigs and softbaits
will offer that. None of perches caught by softbait weighted less
than 100 gr. My biggest perches of the day weighted close to 200 gr.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Total weight of these fish in picture is 1.5 kg.</td></tr>
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My mother caught 1.5
kg of perches from her spot. Perches caught from my spot were bigger
in size, but we were not able to reach trophy size fishes. After 3
hour fishing we had total 5 kg of perches for cooking. We prepared
bigger ones for fillets and removed skin of smaller ones. This method
for handling small fish is fast and much more effective than scaling
them. Years ago my grandmother teached it both to my mother and me.
Fish handling tooked almost 1.5 hours for 2 persons to do. We fried
fillets on a pan and prepared smashed potatoes with them, easy and
tasty meal for 2 hungry fisherman. Smaller perches were used for
finnish traditional fish food, kalakukko.</div>
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Day 2, Friday 27
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Once again we did
start fishing early, litte over 6 am. With high hopes we headed our
trip in to the same area I had been catching day earlier. Beginning
of fishing was very difficult, there seemed to be only few fishes in
the area present. Once again I started drilling and finding. I moved
both from deep to shallow and deep to mainland directions forming a
grid. After 30 – 40 holes I did find a flock of perches in distance
of 40 meters from Thursdays hot spot. During time of hour we did
catch appr. 2 kg perches for cooking. There was also big roaches up
to 25 cm long available, but we decited to release them. When bite
ended, we decited to walk back to deep area and explore it. We
learned that perch flocks were moving very fast from deep water area
to shallower area near mainland. When I did loate a flock of fish
under me, I had hardly time to drop my icefishing jig and catch one
or two fishes before flock had moved forward. We decited to walk back
to our cottage and continue searching next day.</div>
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Midday was rainy and
windy, even little bit too rainy and windy for trying to catch pikes
in shallow water, so we waited for evening time to come. I had hig
expectitions for evening time pike fishing in shallow water, but it
was total flop. We had fishing from 2 hours before sunset until sun
did go down to catch absolutely nothing. There seemed to be no pikes
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We caught big roaches up to 25 cm long.</td></tr>
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Day 3, Saturday 28
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Saturday morning was
sunny and beautiful. We walked to the spot which had been giving us
perches yesterday only to learn they had moved. My mother headed to deep
water spots and I did continue drilling and finding fish with my
fishfinder in to the direction of mainland and more shallow water. I
needed 10 – 15 holes to find them in water depth area of 6 to 7
meter deep. Perches had formed a bigger flock in this area and bite
was great again. This time we decited to select bigger species of 80
gr to 200 gr for cooking and release the rest. In time of little over
1 hour we had almost 2 kg of fish for cooking and we decited to walk
longer in deep water area to explore flat bottom type area n which we
have 8 to 10 meter deep water. During mid-winter period this kind of
places are good for catching big perches, but not this time. Once
again we were not able to find any fish figures in screen of my
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Day 4, Sunday 29
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Sunday morning was
both sunny and windy. Wind had turned to north, but it did not seem
to have effect on bite. We started our fishing event from my
yesterday spot and did well. Fishes did bite well for an hour and
half. In this point we decited to walk exploring familiar spots in
small bay area. In our first spot where my mother had been catching
couple of day ago was nothing. We moved longer in to the deep pool I
had been catching rudds and found some small flocks of fish. Bite was
pretty bad and we decited to move forward to direction of shallow end
of the bay. We did find small flock of biting perches in water depth
area of 6 to 7 meter deep, but none in more shallow areas. </div>
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Monday morning was
sunny but cold. We had -7 degrees of celsius in morning 6.30 am. We
walked in to same spot I had discovered 2 days earlier and used only
2 holes in distance of 1.5 meter of eac other. Bite was wild when we
used vertical ice fishing jig with mormyshka, but softbaits or
balanced jigs did not work. I caught only 2 fish when using them. We
did fishing from 6.30 to 10.30 am. Result was 2 kg of fillet size
perches and appr. 6 kg of released smaller fishes. A lot of action
and great morning to end our fishing 5 day fishing holiday. Biggest
perch of the morning weighted appr 200 gr, we did not reach trophy
fishes but had great time and a lot of action.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this picture you can see 2 kg of fillet size perches.</td></tr>
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During Easter week we had cold nights of - 10 degrees. That did extend our ice fishing season until 12th of April. We had got some new snow on ice as well and my swan friends were waiting for me on ice.</div>
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I had couple enjoyable warm & fish rich days in big bay area. Once again morning bite was the best and fish had located same area as they were one week earlier. I did visit in shallow water area of small lake, but big ones were not arrived that area yet. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swans on ice of Lake Saimaa, April 2020.</td></tr>
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As usul, Lake Saimaa was free of ice before 1st of May. From 13th April until 1st of May I did not do any fishing due fragile ice. My next event was softbait spinning 1st May 2020. I discovered small bay area and caught perches from 300 gr up to 500 gr as well as some nice pikes. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch 500 gr</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike 3 kg caught 1st of May 2020.</td></tr>
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Tips for winter time pike
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5361796197473462018" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5361796197473462018" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5361796197473462018" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Eary winter starting
from end of November until mid-January and late spring starting from
mid-March to mid-April is the season for catching pikes in shallow
water of less than 4 meter deep. Active pikes can be found near
shorelines & grass in depth area of appr. 1 meter deep to 4 meter
deep. Pikes are either hiding among grass, by underwater stones or
trees waiting for bait fish to hit or hunting actively in shallow
area. Bottom type such we do have in front of our cottage, gradually
lowering and relatively shallow, is the best for catching pikes.</div>
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If there is no even
layer of snow on ice, pikes seem to favor dark, snowy or rainy days
for eating. Both sunrise and sunset are good periods for catching
pikes. If we have thicker layer of snow from 5 to 30 cm thick, pikes
seeem to prefer sunny days better. Thickness of ice and temperature
of water do have big effect on bite. When first ice form, water is
not yet evenly cold in shallow water areas, which do attract fish. As
the winter progresses both ice get thicker and water evenly cold,
having temeperature fro 0 degrees of celsius to 1 degrees of celsius.
During this period of so called mid-winter from mid-January until
mid-March warmest water layers of 3 to 4 degrees are found from pools
or deep water areas having 6 to 15 meter depth. Bait fish flocks are
most often found from the same water depth areea in which the
warmest, 4 degree of celsius water layer is formed, as well as big
predators. We can easily understand that small fishes do escape
predators if present. When whe locate bait fish flock, there must be
bigger predators present in 100 meter radius of the flock waiting for
time to eat. Pikes do prefer cover to lay for smaller fishes.
Inactive pikes are most often found from underwater hill slopes,
deeper rocks or humps and also shorelines located close to deeper
pools, which do give them cover of grass and stones. If inactive
pikes are laying on the bottom, they are reatively difficult to
notice by using sonar. If they are laying little bit above bottom,
you can notice them for sure when using sonar.</div>
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In this picture
above you can find an example for finding winter time pikes. You can
start near grass, following natural form of shoreline. Make first
holes in water depth area of 0.5 meter deep to 2 meter deep in
distance of max 5 – 10 meters of each other. Next rows can also be
located 5 – 10 meter from each other. If shallow water fishing in
depth areas of max 4 – 5 meter deep do not give you results, you
can use your local area knowledge of bottom shapes as well as maps or
sonar`s plotter to locate underwater structures that might be
interresting for pikes, such as hill slopes, under water humps or
pools. If you choose to try catching pool, it is good to remember
that pikes are not very often located in deepest part of it. They do
quite often lay for fishes in lowering slopes appr. 2 – 5 meters
higher than the deepest part of pool. This way they can follow or
more specific sense activity of smaller fishes present. Actively
swimming and hunting pikes you can find anywhere.</div>
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When finding pikes
during mid-winter period I do first locate flock of bait fish and
finding out if there are predators hunting among this flock by using
my ice fishing sonar. If not, my next step is radially discovering
bottom around this flock and trying to find location of pikes for
active or ismete ice fishing. It is hard work to locate inactive
pikes if you are fishing alone, but if you can co-operate with 2 –
3 other fisherman you will most likely reach better results.
Knowledge of underwater structure do help and it is important to
remember that sometimes only 2 meters move from empty hole can be the
game changer as well as 5 meter move shows you empty bottom.</div>
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Best ice fishing
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Most common lure
type for catching pike both summer & winter time is wide body
spoon of 6 to 10 cm long. Most often best spoons as well as jigs for
ice fishing of pike do siply have metal color of silver, copper or
gold with red nose. Very often they do have colored treble hook,
hairy treble hook or treble hook with worm jig replacing normal
treble hook of lure. Many winter time ice fisherman do also use
lightened, so called trolling spoons for pike fishing due their slow
sinking speed.
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You can use
traditional Finnish pike fishing poons such as Kuusamo Professor and
Rasanen (Rasanen do sink little bit faster than professor), Jak
Original, Bete Utö or Jämtland, Blue Fox Inkoo and Swedish Abu
Carcia Atom for catching.</div>
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The most common
color combinations are silver / copper, silver / gold, silver / blue,
silver / red, yellow / black, yellow / red, parrot (green, yellow,
red), red / black, orange / white, orange / black, perch model (gold
/ green / black), cisco model (silver / black) and of course white /
red.</div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Introduction to preparing small perches for cooking!</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"> </h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLbCMaSTmhLe-pMr9djzf0XpaRJgtdQh5KOyWaaNXx1RkzwtUVPsBJuK_3OEy4zk48_2W1WSBuB8P6QZ8gRZRmSPmc3Yh6SMeBe5zbYePwJxcnx3Cb46t6CFPmyqQrJ1SJhZjdudnxmM/s1706/Fish+handling+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLbCMaSTmhLe-pMr9djzf0XpaRJgtdQh5KOyWaaNXx1RkzwtUVPsBJuK_3OEy4zk48_2W1WSBuB8P6QZ8gRZRmSPmc3Yh6SMeBe5zbYePwJxcnx3Cb46t6CFPmyqQrJ1SJhZjdudnxmM/s320/Fish+handling+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jari preparing small perches for cooking in the warm storage space of our fishing cottage.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Step 1</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Remove the back fins.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTj62gIcH2IbfoCo-2pr0hzLjbWCvbeeoxDAnSsIZElJ19b2Ctz2xKYkwSqXh2Oi3egh01b4FCEFcSaoFwmVLnTZRxtJmKpsDU6qr_w3zGKbgmJoUMbysPiA5FKyzVfvH05lmuulzh-A/s1280/fish+handling+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTj62gIcH2IbfoCo-2pr0hzLjbWCvbeeoxDAnSsIZElJ19b2Ctz2xKYkwSqXh2Oi3egh01b4FCEFcSaoFwmVLnTZRxtJmKpsDU6qr_w3zGKbgmJoUMbysPiA5FKyzVfvH05lmuulzh-A/w400-h300/fish+handling+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2J_Q9Swy1Tz5fy52IY9mc1G7rboYkq9xJz4inmbPf3u-eTK6nMBvMIxPvkMP9zg0wCVjoQae5KxTRZmEwjEeQp8e0vCGAxQRu55h2a2Jhs-2IUOymUDWw7gSZeD5Mvw_xQFUtxVf-nU/s1280/Fish+handling+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2J_Q9Swy1Tz5fy52IY9mc1G7rboYkq9xJz4inmbPf3u-eTK6nMBvMIxPvkMP9zg0wCVjoQae5KxTRZmEwjEeQp8e0vCGAxQRu55h2a2Jhs-2IUOymUDWw7gSZeD5Mvw_xQFUtxVf-nU/w400-h300/Fish+handling+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QDx78pYI6UzQ6sfRacLHiXMlQl7b9vRCQsfUx6xxKAmG3JcB6zir_LA-_hYO8A-4e7S-gHuLSQj7SDcDJvLgH2eSeZVvgc_naREQrSJ0KQzg-vEqm-Rs8zBvfQvd2fw5C4BNjAZSMZQ/s1280/Fish+handling+4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QDx78pYI6UzQ6sfRacLHiXMlQl7b9vRCQsfUx6xxKAmG3JcB6zir_LA-_hYO8A-4e7S-gHuLSQj7SDcDJvLgH2eSeZVvgc_naREQrSJ0KQzg-vEqm-Rs8zBvfQvd2fw5C4BNjAZSMZQ/w400-h300/Fish+handling+4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can see, all skin from the back of the fish is removed with the fins.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><b>Step 2</b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Remove the belly fins. Do not cut the belly open!<br /></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b> </b></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2wKtbFILYHi24TEMyO4Up_Khyphenhyphenf3MIUHa10jLACM0wXRyRppNVJLCh8uNqV5cGGgB70BqnJfgVELT1-UIxM2bWowf7Z2a0sz40QmW6lNB_Yxfd6N9HybOSk7y6KIDOsfwJKiHduByAc0/s1280/Fish+handling+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2wKtbFILYHi24TEMyO4Up_Khyphenhyphenf3MIUHa10jLACM0wXRyRppNVJLCh8uNqV5cGGgB70BqnJfgVELT1-UIxM2bWowf7Z2a0sz40QmW6lNB_Yxfd6N9HybOSk7y6KIDOsfwJKiHduByAc0/w400-h300/Fish+handling+5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTN8GgOdZYjqnHXRZo6M0k03uDbiaKH_1VvPgxKt2fUUKirHD_DIUD938svKObYz3oXvUdZKhpyPjCev7IunruqCTjYYypKdVZRetK0ckp4KGoQKy4NJ9lSY8uFHCE5dAKVtZTfFAWHQ/s1280/Fish+handling+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTN8GgOdZYjqnHXRZo6M0k03uDbiaKH_1VvPgxKt2fUUKirHD_DIUD938svKObYz3oXvUdZKhpyPjCev7IunruqCTjYYypKdVZRetK0ckp4KGoQKy4NJ9lSY8uFHCE5dAKVtZTfFAWHQ/w400-h300/Fish+handling+6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiQAztwlFyf_gIFgWmJCa9r80Su2fDhV2XFVR30eB0-yJl7_rBtkOt_vsfE7kt9EJUtdhczyqo5usXTq1bcb0Yf5WRDw4PVz21jJA4HDqjL2yEYkTVaig3nHb7hoeUQly2vrDfgFhkTs/s1280/Fish+handling+7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiQAztwlFyf_gIFgWmJCa9r80Su2fDhV2XFVR30eB0-yJl7_rBtkOt_vsfE7kt9EJUtdhczyqo5usXTq1bcb0Yf5WRDw4PVz21jJA4HDqjL2yEYkTVaig3nHb7hoeUQly2vrDfgFhkTs/w400-h300/Fish+handling+7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwL8l_OI0zq0WHmRQwaZW1kqvZQU22CutPlQICwrAPhJT3NJ49poAHZnDdGxjknIb9ZnVSuB5VNXDoaCLfZXtjIW6Ar-8rgfioYUULSZjUje-Wlo5gUvIQMiL2aTSXVn82hzA-VkEofZE/s1280/Fish+handling+8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwL8l_OI0zq0WHmRQwaZW1kqvZQU22CutPlQICwrAPhJT3NJ49poAHZnDdGxjknIb9ZnVSuB5VNXDoaCLfZXtjIW6Ar-8rgfioYUULSZjUje-Wlo5gUvIQMiL2aTSXVn82hzA-VkEofZE/w400-h300/Fish+handling+8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Step 3</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b>Make cuts to both sides of the neck of the fish. Do not cut off the head!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFKpluMjXsEOmQxe_UPDmuNBp71cd8rWT-R6G9FbYvoyXaOaHRpfhBchgeWwDGgB2zem6XbBZtyirQsBKsty1zjI22CKofOhVbEq03Otx84Uekl_IRGZo7_zS5oHN3Z7CMCTxOeUyAoE/s1280/Fish+handling+9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFKpluMjXsEOmQxe_UPDmuNBp71cd8rWT-R6G9FbYvoyXaOaHRpfhBchgeWwDGgB2zem6XbBZtyirQsBKsty1zjI22CKofOhVbEq03Otx84Uekl_IRGZo7_zS5oHN3Z7CMCTxOeUyAoE/w400-h300/Fish+handling+9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XlnIEH2CSra6EMdGpxLUZD3mZO9ScocI4bgm1xXmiuKdwlrwuUDnTwmywQFo-lZ7OGpdStXcQSJD_LaTRFI4kHP5RmAzbnR79l2f8UA1t9nB3_aGGXayu7a4s07KrjRDIj1FzaFKatg/s1280/Fish+handling+10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XlnIEH2CSra6EMdGpxLUZD3mZO9ScocI4bgm1xXmiuKdwlrwuUDnTwmywQFo-lZ7OGpdStXcQSJD_LaTRFI4kHP5RmAzbnR79l2f8UA1t9nB3_aGGXayu7a4s07KrjRDIj1FzaFKatg/w400-h300/Fish+handling+10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDChwIPU5Mjk1ucwZVMusgUdw9qbrhuMl-chQHrkpRIiudilBVqvX27Fg_O_a74WHiCX1Q6sQSSeZIhOWGLCjMYrVwZ2tniyme8xAWF9o2Q1kDZpbUbOKhKN9aXA3V1AOTxXxp08LT7e0/s1280/Fish+handling+11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDChwIPU5Mjk1ucwZVMusgUdw9qbrhuMl-chQHrkpRIiudilBVqvX27Fg_O_a74WHiCX1Q6sQSSeZIhOWGLCjMYrVwZ2tniyme8xAWF9o2Q1kDZpbUbOKhKN9aXA3V1AOTxXxp08LT7e0/w400-h300/Fish+handling+11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Step 4.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Remove the skin of the fish.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSOnejA3AwJSKnrpjcTQgJinCL4In6QUbgUp6laeGfm3Lp2BOksnZ9J2-B8oSKU8VB3-VFRkeeUCh7xJBxtcFSjf2udu7SQ5gd50qhH5qc8eQxNaMs0zEA43VCtXdh9fTJTYzZgVIdOY/s1280/Fish+handling+12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSOnejA3AwJSKnrpjcTQgJinCL4In6QUbgUp6laeGfm3Lp2BOksnZ9J2-B8oSKU8VB3-VFRkeeUCh7xJBxtcFSjf2udu7SQ5gd50qhH5qc8eQxNaMs0zEA43VCtXdh9fTJTYzZgVIdOY/w400-h300/Fish+handling+12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ_Q0mjh7Yf7YjkrON-IaCJt9B89Sm_R-_UYGFqmU2FSZqpF3K47ZjjhYy84fq-e5UBNUUcJ2i06n7cSy7WNvN4S5uqnAmxspPS96D9bcum4P6gYhXXzFcYWrI5p6iVKRe5TtmQGVPFg/s1280/Fish+handling+13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ_Q0mjh7Yf7YjkrON-IaCJt9B89Sm_R-_UYGFqmU2FSZqpF3K47ZjjhYy84fq-e5UBNUUcJ2i06n7cSy7WNvN4S5uqnAmxspPS96D9bcum4P6gYhXXzFcYWrI5p6iVKRe5TtmQGVPFg/w400-h300/Fish+handling+13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-36363999310802182162019-01-26T08:23:00.000-08:002019-03-30T06:03:29.953-07:00Ismete bait fishing is an effective method for catching wintertime pikes on Lake Saimaa!<div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.21cm; margin-top: 0.42cm; page-break-after: avoid;">
<span style="font-family: "liberation sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
first found out about this fishing method called Ismete in 2010, when
I came across an internet article about a Swedish bait fishing method
for catching pikes, perches and zanders. In those days there were no
ready-made Ismete sets or accessories available in Finland, so I made
myself some indicators and other accessories and started my learning
process. From about 2016 onwards, Ismete fishing has became more and
more popular here in Finland. Now it is possible to buy Ismete gear
at most of our fishing equipment stores. Ismete is most commonly used
for catching pikes.</span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-GB">What
is Ismete fishing?</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ismete
fishing is a bait fishing method in which we use 1–1.2 meter long
rods with trolling reels and bite indicators to catch predator fishes
by using 10–15 cm long dead bait fish. There are several commercial
rig types for hooking baits for Ismete fishing available. When using
Ismete gear, the fisherman sets it hunting alone and does active ice
fishing near by while the bait fish is hunting.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-GB">Fishing
license for Ismete fishing</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
is allowed to use one Ismete rod and bait fish per one fisherman
almost everywhere in Finland, when you pay the fisheries management
fee of the Finnish state. This became possible in 2016 when our
fishing law was renewed. Before 2016 paying the fisheries management
fee allowed you to use a tip-up gear rigged with dead baitfish for
catching, but these days you need to pay for both the fisheries
management fee as well as local area hook fishing licenses to be able
to use tip-up fishing gear.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When
using Ismete gear, the fisherman must be able to see and handle his
Ismete rod. In practise this means that the fisherman must be on the
ice at the same time when his Ismete gear is hunting. The normal
distance when doing both active ice fishing and Ismete fishing is
10–50 meters between sets of gear. It is not allowed to leave
Ismete gear to catch unattended for over night, or if you leave the
ice, or if you cannot see your gear.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
renewed license terms of the state fishing law say that if you do
spinning, trolling or Ismete fishing with a rod and reel set of over
one meter in length, the fisheries management fee must be paid.
Regular active ice fishing with a short rod and such ice fishing
lures as balanced jigs or ice fishing jigs is considered an
“everyman’s right” in Finland, which means you can use them for
fishing without any license in Finland.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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take notice of one exception!</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
only exception to this license system are certain special license
areas (commercial fishing places), such as certain rapids and ponds
or small lakes which have rainbow trout or other species planted in
them especially for the purpose of commercial recreational fishing.
To fish in such a place, you must pay for both the fisheries
management fee as well as the special fishing license for that area.
In those areas it is still possible to use tip-up gear for catching
rainbow trout, as the areal license allows their use.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-GB">Why
do I use Ismete for catching?</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ismete
is a much more sporty way to do bait fishing than tip-up fishing.
When the fish hits the bait, you must hook the fish by using your
rod, the same way as you do when spinning. Landing the fish feels
also similar as it feels in spinning or trolling. It is much easier
to handle a big fish with Ismete gear than to do it with your bare
hands. Because we cannot do spinning on ice, we do Ismete!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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reason for the Ismete method is the possibility to release the fish
caught the same way as you can do when spinning or trolling. It is
highly recommended to use long pliers for unhooking the fish, and to
use a release mat or a sledge filled with water when releasing the
fish to avoid damages to their scales and skin. Release the fish
within one minute from landing to avoid causing the fish frostbites
from cold air. The recommended air temperature for Ismete fishing
when releasing fish is less than -10 degrees of Celsius.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
have created a step-by-step introduction for using Ismete equipment
for our wintertime cottage visitors. I can also organize our cottage
visitors a guided Ismete fishing trip to get familiar with this
fishing method and the best spots for it. We have ready-made Ismete
sets available for our independently fishing cottage visitors, free
of charge.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jari
Käyhkö, Fishing Guide and Owner of Sports Fishing Company Old
School Trolling.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">This
year I was able to start my winter fishing season in the end of
November 2018 in shallow ponds and bay areas. Ice thickness was 6–8
cm and there was only a thin layer of snow on the ice.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first ice fishing trip of winter season 26.11.2018 .</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">In
the beginning of December I did some ice fishing with my dear old
friend from Lapland. We have opportunities to do fishing together
only 2–3 times a winter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">The
wind turned from north to south and east, which launched a pretty
good bite for us. We caught perches by active ice fishing and pikes
by ismete fishing. The period of daylight was short, 5–6 hours
only, but the bite started in the morning and lasted until dark. My
friend was very happy with the action.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Because
the larger water areas of Lake Saimaa were still open, we stayed in
shallow water areas of less than 2 meters deep.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice fishing 8.12.2018</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Around
Christmas I enjoyed a 6–day holiday with my wife in our fishing
cottage. Naturally I did some more ice fishing in snowy conditions.
The bite of perches was not as good as during my previous visit, but
I had a lot of pike action with ismete gears. The average size of
pikes caught in this area is 1–3 kg.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">During
this visit the big open waters of Lake Saimaa had got a thin ice
cover, but it was definitely not safe to walk on.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Pike 2018.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">In
mid-January we had a long cold period, having temperatures of -20
degrees of Celsius or colder. When the coldness subsided, it started
to snow down a lot. That is why the walking conditions on ice are
quite hard right now.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">In
the beginning of February I was testing my Raymarine Dragonfly sonar
for ice fishing. Because I was not able to find a carrier bag I liked
for my sonar, I made one myself. The screen angle can be adjusted by
lifting and turning the device, and the bag has enough space for
everything needed. So far I am very happy with the construction, size
and functionality.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">During
a 4–hour test fishing I caught one pike of 2 kg as well as some
small perches and roaches less than 100 g of weight. Using a sonar
with actual ice fishing transducers is a big help for ice fishing.
Earlier I had been trying to use boat mount transducers, which are
pretty clumsy for ice fishing use.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">With
the ice fishing sonar I was able to see the fish coming to my ice
fishing jig and see in which water layers the fish were moving. The
best layers were the bottom and two meters down from the ice. It is
also important to recognize that the fish and lure draw a thicker
line when they are located closer to the transducer (for example 2
meters from the transducer) and thinner when they are located 6
meters down from the transducer. On one occasion I saw a relatively
thin line raising up to my ice fishing jig from 6 meters deep, and
thought it is a small perch. But when the fish hit, it felt like the
lure had got stuck to the bottom. I was afraid to force it up because
I was using a relatively thin, max. 2 kg line for perch fishing. I
decided to wait for the movements of the fish. Finally it simply
opened its mouth – and was gone. Well, that’s fishing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><span lang="en-GB">I
have also purchased some new ice fishing rods for catching bigger
fish such as rainbow trout, pike and zander for our cottage visitors.
I have been testing them for two winters now and I have been very
happy with their action. We have an ice fishing sonar available for
our visitors also.</span></span><br />
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After mid-February we had a
cold period which made the ice conditions better. Now we have a hard
ice cover of 60 cm and only 2 – 3 cm snow on it. That’s why I
very recently decided to have a long fishing weekend of 4 days at our
cottage. Walking on ice was easy: I was able to reach fishing spots
in distance of max. 1.5 km from our cottage with a less than
30-minute walk.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Saimaa 24 February 2019</td></tr>
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The weather conditions kept
changing a lot during my fishing holiday. When I started, there was
wind from the north and it was -10 degrees of Celsius. I started by
morning fishing on our cottage pond and caught a couple of good
perches up to 150 – 200 g. I had also contact with smaller pikes,
but I was not able to get them up this time. Next I moved to the big
Lake Saimaa and started to locate the fish. I used a sonar while
angling to see what was going on under the ice. I drilled holes from
shallow waters of 2 meters deep up to 8 meters deep, but I only found
some single fishes here and there. Later on you’ll learn the reason
for that. My first fishing day was not a success, it was more like
hard work.</div>
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I started the second
fishing day on the deeper waters of Lake Saimaa. The weather was
close to 0 degrees and the wind was blowing from the south. This time
I concentrated on areas of 4 to 6 meters deep, which had been the
best the day before. I followed the depth curves I was able to see in
my chart plotter and drilled holes max. 10 meters apart. The sun was
shining warmly and it felt more like the beginning of April than the
coldest month of the year, which January and February in general are
here in Finland. I drilled appr. 60 – 70 holes during this day and
finally I succeeded. First I found a spot of appr. 10 by 10 meters,
where there was a lot of small breams and perches from 50 g up to 150
g. The fishing was crazy: as soon as I lowered my jig in the water,
it was hit by a fish. I kept some fish to be used as ismete baits and
released the rest. My second hot spot was a little bit wider, appr.
20 by 20 meters in size. This spot gave me roaches and perches up to
100 g. The bite was good: every time the ice fishing jig went down,
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The crown of my second
fishing day were a couple of whitefish, which I caught while looking
for fish flocks. The whitefish were hunting 1 to 2 meters under the
ice and when I dropped my ice fishing jig to the bottom they followed
it. Normally whitefish are caught right under the ice, but this time
I was able to catch them only from the bottom. When hunting big
perches with sonar, you can also observe the following phenomenon in
the behaviour of active perches: when you stop lowering your ice
fishing lure when you have reached mid-water, you can see how perches
rise up to it and hit your lure.</div>
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I also received messages
informing me that the bite was good at a certain nearby rainbow trout
fishing place. The sunny and warm weather as well as the clear ice
had made the fishing successful with both active gears and tip-up
gears in shallow waters of max. 2 meters deep. This particular
rainbow fishing area is privately owned and the fish are planted
there. The daily license price is 17 Euros / 1 fisherman. The fish
quota is 3 rainbows / 1 license. To do rainbow ice fishing with
tip-ups you also need to pay the fisheries management fee of Finland.
The distance from our cottage to this place is only 35 km, and it is
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On my final ice fishing day
the wind was blowing from the north and the temperature was -2
degrees. I only did morning fishing on our cottage pond until midday.
The north wind was not good for the bite, but when the sun started
shining, the bite got better for one hour. I have a funny story to
tell about this bite. First I caught a pike of about 50 cm with a
little mormyshka. I was lucky to be able to land this fish which I
then released. Ten minutes later this very same pike was caught with
my ismete gear in a distance of 20 meters from the first spot. Once
again I released the pike. In less than 30 minutes this very same
pike hit my ismete bait fish for the third time, and once again I
released the curious and/or very hungry young pike.<br />
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You can find and explore useful information of the Finnish weather on this site:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17 February 2018. Appr. 20 cm of snow on hard ice cover, temperature -5 degrees of celsius.</td></tr>
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In this link you can find information of ice thickness in the southern Finland area:<br />
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<a href="http://www.foreca.fi/Finland/Helsinki/jaanpaksuus/etela" target="_blank">Ice thickness in southern Finland area!</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24 February 2019. Almost clear ice, temperature 0 degrees of celsius.</td></tr>
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During spring-time ice fishing season from mid-March to mid-April we normally have cold nights down to -10 degrees of Celsius as well as warm days up +6 degrees of Celsius. Morning and evening bites are the best for catching during this period. <br />
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Winter 2017</h3>
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During last weekend of February I did
some ice-fishing for perch and roach with my old friend near the
Russian border. The sunny day had the perfect conditions for fishing:
the temperature was -5 degrees Celsius, we had high pressure, no wind
and only 20 cm of snow on ice.<br />
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My original plan was to do
“ismete” fishing for pike, but instead of that we decided to do
active ice-fishing for perch and zander. The start of our day was
quiet, with not many fish caught before midday. From midday on we had
a couple of hours of good bites from perches. The biggest perch for
me was the one in the picture. It weighed 280 grams and my friend
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I had a little bit of bad luck also. I
had one very strong and promising bite in my mormyshka during our
day. I was able to swim this mysterious big fish for 10 to15 seconds
before it released – and of course my friend had the same destiny,
dropping his fish the same way as I did. We will never know what
species this big one was, but it was definitely not a pike. But of
course, all things considered, we had a very pleasant day of
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Winter 2017</h3>
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On the last day of
the year 2016 I did some “ismete” ice-fishing for pikes. First I
caught some roaches and perches to be used as bait. After that I
hooked an “ismete” rig for catching pikes. An “ismete” rig is
formed of a metal leader and two pieces of single or triple hooks. I
adjusted the hooks into the mouths and sides of the dead bait fish,
and set a small line weight of 20 grams on to the line, to a distance
of 40 cm from the bait fish. By using removable line weights I can
freely adjust the free length between the weight and the bait fish.
Then I dropped my bait fish and line weight combo through the hole to
the bottom and attached the line to a bite indicator. Now I was able
to hear and see when the fish were moving or eating my bait fish. It
is important to adjust the break of the “ismete” gear to be
loose, otherwise the fish can feel friction, become suspicious and
spit the bait fish out of their mouth before hooking. The basic idea
in “ismete” fishing is to allow pike to swallow the bait and then
strike back to get it hooked, so you need to wait for a while before
you make the strike. Quite often pikes turn the bait around in their
mouth first, so if you strike back for hooking too early, you will
loose the fish.<br />
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I started my fishing day after midday and
continued it until dark. Smaller fish were biting well after midday,
but I needed to wait until dark to get my first fish. It is normal
that times of dusk in the early morning and late evening are the best
for “ismete” fishing. If you start fishing early in the morning,
it is a good idea to set your gears down before sunrise. We have
several “ismete” sets available for the use of our cottage
guests, if you are interested in trying ice-fishing. You can get good
advice and tips for fishing spots from our cottage owner and fishing
guide Mr Jari Kayhko.<br />
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In “ismete” fishing we can select
the fish we want to keep for cooking and release the rest, as we do
in open water fishing also. We lift the fish from the hole by line or
by inserting our fingers under the gill cover (lip lock move). We do
not use a landing hook in case we want to release our catch. When the
fish is landed, we put it into a water-filled vessel (a plastic
sledge or box) and use pliers to remove the hooks. If we want to
release the fish, we measure and weigh it before putting it back to
the lake (there are specific weighting bags for this in
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Active ice-fishing (regular ice-fishing in which you
use ice-fishing jigs and short rods which you hold in your hand) is
free of any fees and licences in most of parts of Finland. There are
some specific fishing areas in which you need a licence for using
active ice-fishing gear also.<br />
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For “ismete” ice-fishing you
need to purchase a licence by paying the fisheries management fee of
the Finnish state. According to the law the rod must be at least 1
meter long (typical “ismete” rod is 1.2 meter long). In the law
there are no specifications for the reel, so we are basically using
bait caster reels instead of pulling the fish up by grabbing the line
with our hands. With this licence you can use one “ismete” set
per fisherman.<br />
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You must notice that for using tip-up
ice-fishing gear you need two licences. 1) the fisheries management
fee of the Finnish state and 2) the bait fish licence of the local
water area owner (“iskukoukkulupa”). Every single unit of tip-up
gear needs to have their own licence. It is often quite difficult to
find sellers for these local water area licenses, so I prefer
“ismete” fishing more.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tip-up fishing gear.</td></tr>
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Winter 2016</h3>
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On March 21st, we
had a nice ice fishing day for rainbow trout with a
Russian father and son.<br />
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On the day before there had been a big
ice fishing competition for rainbow trout, namely the Finnish
Championships with over 560 competitors. Fishing had not been good:
only 56 competitors managed to catch any fish, and the winner got
three fish in total.</div>
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This was not very promising for us, but
we had good feeling about fishing. And our instincts proved right: we
caught our first 2-kilo trout as we were only starting to set our
tip-up gears down to water. Our young client Dima lifted the fish
from the ice hole and our guide Jari helped him land it. A great
start for our relaxed, sunny fishing day!<br />
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Our next fish was
caught also with tip-up gear before midday. Sharp-eyed Dima noticed
the flag, which indicates bite, and soon the fish was landed.<br />
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We
took a break to have a nice picnic by campfire in the middle of day.
When we resumed fishing, we had our last trout action at about 3
o'clock in the afternoon. This time the trout bit into one of Jari's
special ice fishing jigs, but the fish was too strong and broke free
after a 10-minute battle.<br />
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The day was quite difficult for
active ice fishing, but still we were able to create action and
contacts with the fish. The final result of our sunny day on ice: two
trouts and three happy fishermen!
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Easter 2016</h3>
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During Easter
holidays 25 - 28 March 2016 we did ice fishing for perch and roach. In the
beginning we still had 5 to10 cm of snow on ice and a lot of small
perches and roaches up to 100 grams to catch near our Fishing
Cottage. Then the weather changed for warmer, melting the snow, and a
couple of days later we got clear ice.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our Fishing Guide Jari
Kayhko did ice fishing in a radius of 3 km from our cottage by foot
as well as in a radius of 30 km by car. He went through traditional
angling places, known mainly to local ice fishing enthusiats. His
catches were good every day in the morning and evening time. The
caught perches were between 50 and 600 grams in size. As the weather
was warm and sunny, making it easy to walk on ice, the conditions
were perfect for having an enjoyable Easter time ice fishing holiday.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice fishing 2 April 2016. Perch + 500 grammes.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
custom of feasting on food in Easter has been maintained also in the
modern Protestant Finland, although the Lenten fasting ritual,
practiced among the Catholic and the Orthodox, is not practiced among
the Finnish Evangelical-Lutheran Church.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Finnish
Easter is a mixture of western (Swedish, Catholic and Protestant) and
eastern (Russian and Orthodox) traditions. The
affect of the two different cultures is most visible in the
traditional dishes served during Easter time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Serving
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Easter lamb</span>, the symbol of
the sacrificial death of Christ for the Christians, is becoming
increasingly popular in Finland.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> The
traditional roast leg of lamb, usually seasoned with herbs and
garlic, may also be replaced with dishes made with lamb fillet,
roast, chops or ground meat. Boiled,
butter-glazed <span style="font-weight: normal;">vegetables</span> or
oven-roasted root vegetables, onions <i>etc</i>, are typical
accompaniments for these dishes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Besides
the roast lamb, other meat dishes served are stews and potroasts of
mixed meats, various cold cuts, meat aspics, liver pâtés <i>etc</i>.
Also <span style="font-weight: normal;">chicken dishes</span> are
popular at Easter time as well as various egg dishes and appetizers.
Freshly cooked, marinated or salted <span style="font-weight: normal;">fish</span>
along with <span style="font-weight: normal;">herring</span> dishes
are a part of Finnish Easter. Smoked salmon, gravlax, various fish
roes and marinated herring are especially well suited to be served
with hard-boiled eggs. Southeastern Finland has a rich tradition of
different pies and pasties, like the famous Karelian rice pasties.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">An
ancient Easter dish still commonly eaten in Finland is the cold malt
porridge <b>mämmi</b>. Nowadays mämmi is mainly eaten as dessert. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Other
desserts served at Easter dinner may contain lots of eggs, cream,
butter and quark, like pies with sweet quark filling, cheese cakes or
creamy mousses and parfaits, served with fruits and berries. </span></span>
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-54120867085398399752018-06-21T02:25:00.003-07:002018-11-14T09:00:47.055-08:00Fishing on Lake Saimaa 2018 & Regards from Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi<br />
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June 2018</h3>
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During midsummer week we have a fisherman group from
Romania visiting our cottage on Lake Saimaa. This group has a great
mentality for fishing. They use a selective fishing method, meaning they
release the fish that are either small or big. For example in pike
fishing they only aim for ones that are from 1 to 3 kilos in size and
they only keep the amount of fish they need for cooking a dinner. I am
very pleased to have this responsibly thinking group visiting us.<br />
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<b>Instructions
for handling and releasing fish</b></h2>
<b> </b>If possible, release the fish
by using pliers while the fish is still outside the boat, near the surface of
the water.<br />
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If you are planning to take a picture or measurements of the fish, lift it into a container filled with fresh water. Remove
the hook using pliers while the fish is in the container of water. <br />
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Wet your hands or use wet gloves when touching the fish. Never hang the
fish from its tail or head, as this can cause internal injuries or stretch the
spine. Hold
the fish horizontally and take the photograph quickly to minimise the time the
fish is out of the water.<br />
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If you wish to weigh a fish
that will be released, use a weighing bag. You can also weigh a fish while it
is in a net made of rubber-coated knotless netting. <br />
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Release the fish back into the
water gently. An exhausted fish may need to be resuscitated before release.
Resuscitate the fish by holding it against the stream or by moving it back and
forth in the water to make water flow through the gills. When the fish is ready
to swim on its own, you may release it.<br />
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July 2018 </h3>
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During last week of July we have a fisherman group from Israel visiting our cottage on Lake Saimaa. <br />
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All the fish hooked
are not killed or eaten..... In Finland we have minimum landing
lengths for different species in the Finnish fishing law. Most of our
visitors also use selective fishing method, in which we release small
ones as well as big ones, which are important for breeding. The best
advice we can give to our visitors is to keep the fish they can use
for a dinner and release the rest. During the past years we have also
got more and more catch and release fishermen visiting us on Lake
Saimaa. All responsibly thinking fishermen all over the world are
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August 2018</h3>
During first 2 week of August we had a fishing family from Switzerland visiting our cottage on Lake Saimaa.In the beginning of their holiday we had a boat trip with picnic and a tutorial fishing trip together to get familiar with best fishing spots and methods for fishing on Lake Saimaa.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Swiss vistors caught perches and pikes during their tutorial fishing trip on Lake Saimaa in August 2018.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simons very first pike caught on Lake Saimaa.</td></tr>
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Couple days before end of their holiday on Lake Saimaa I got this wonderful message from our Swiss visitors.: </div>
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Hi Jari, Another great day in
fishing. Here you can find a picture of Eric with his new record
pike of 90cm. After taking measurement we released the beauty. Regards, Max and Eric</div>
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In the end part of August we had visitors from St. Petersburg. Vitaly did great catching in pike fishing during their family vacation.<br />
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First half of September was the best for catching big ones in nearby waters of our cottage this year. After extremely hot summer air and water temperature get colder and we had great catches both for our cottage vistors and clients taking part to my guided fishig trips. I do proudly present fishing heroes of our cottage vistors of September 2018.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great zander caught on Lake Saimaa in September 2018. This family from Moscow caught the biggest zander of the 2018.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike fishing on Lake Saimaa in September 2018.</td></tr>
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<span data-offset-key="7apo8-0-0"><span data-text="true">Our Lithuanian visitors caught nice zanders and pikes on Lake Saimaa while staying in our cosy fishing cottage Jokiniemi in September 2018. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great zander for our Lithuanian visitors in September 2018.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biggest pike of season 2018 caught by our vistors from Lithuania.</td></tr>
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Our Belarusian vistors did good fishing with pikes and zanders after mid-September.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good catch for our Belarusian visitor in September 2018. Zander +60 cm.</td></tr>
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Great catch for our Swedish visitor in the end of September.<br />
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<br />
I
have been fishing in our area of Lake Saimaa all my life, far over<br />
30
years now, and still I have to face difficult days during which a
1<br />
to 3 kilo pike is a real victory for me. There are days during
which I<br />
hunt big ones and only them....just to return home without
a picture<br />
of the trophy chased. Luckily there are much more great
fishing days,<br />
both for me and for the clients I offer guided
fishing trips and for<br />
visitors of our fishing cottage who do all
fishing by themselves. It<br />
is obvious for all of us that we can’t
only catch record-size fish,<br />
but because the chance to catch The
Big One always remains, that’s<br />
what makes fishermen travel far
from their homes as well as challenge<br />
themselves on unknown water
areas.</div>
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<br />
I will offer you another perspective on the size of
fish caught in<br />
Finnish lakes by spinning and trolling, by showing
you the<br />
measurements of the biggest fish caught in a very popular
Finnish<br />
fishing cup. The cup consists of catch-and-release fishing
events in<br />
which competitors are after pikes, perches and zanders
only. The fish<br />
are released back into the water alive after taking
a photo of the<br />
length of the fish and another photo in which the
fisherman poses with<br />
the fish he caught. The competitors are
trying to catch 3 perches, 2<br />
zanders and 1 pike as big as
possible. The lengths of these 6<br />
individual fish are added
together and the team with the biggest total<br />
sum of lengths wins.
This competition cup runs from May to October<br />
every year and it
gives us statistics on the size of fish caught by<br />
experienced
competing fishermen here in Finland.</div>
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<br />
I will show you a table
including the 5 biggest pikes, perches and<br />
zanders caught in these
competitions. Remember that these fish are not<br />
the result of one
team, they are the 5 biggest ones caught by appr.<br />
120 to 150
fishermen during an 8-hour competition day. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>May
2018</b></span></div>
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<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
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</colgroup><tbody>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">12 May 2018</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">100
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">47</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">93</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">29</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">45</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">87</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">28</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">87</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">28</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">83</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">28</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">26 May 2018</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">95</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">35</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">61</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">90</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">55</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">90</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">52</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">84</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">47</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">81</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">46</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><b>June
2018</b></span></div>
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</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">
Date & year<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">
9 June 2018<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">
Pike /
<br />
centimeters<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">
Perch / centimeters<br />
</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">
Zander / centimeters<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
98<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
35<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
53<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
98<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
34<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
53<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
87<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
34<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
51<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
86<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
33<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
49<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
84<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
32<br />
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">
48<br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>May
2017</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">13 May 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">104</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">67</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">95</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">45</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">88</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">29</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">83</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">29</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">81</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">28</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>June
2017</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">10 June 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">79</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">35</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">67</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">75</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">34</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">45</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">73</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">72</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">64</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>July
2017</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">1 July 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">97</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">68</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">92</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">65</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">90</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">52</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">85</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">49</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">79</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">29</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">48</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">15 July 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">108</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">41</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">81</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">102</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">57</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">100</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">54</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">94</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">52</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">84</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">51</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">29 July 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">85</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">38</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">65</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">82</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">37</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">79</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">34</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">72</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">34</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">70</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>August
2017</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">12 August 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">92</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">62</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">88</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">58</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">82</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">53</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">77</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">29</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">50</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">71</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">28</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">50</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">27 August 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">93</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">36</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">66</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">92</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">34</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">66</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">76</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">34</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">61</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">75</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">60</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">73</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">57</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September
2017</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">15 September 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">88</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">41</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">63</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">87</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">56</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">86</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">52</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">84</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">50</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">79</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">49</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">30 September 2017</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">94</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">34</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">53</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">89</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">53</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">88</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">52</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">81</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">50</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">81</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">50</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>June
2016</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">12 June 2016</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">109</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">34</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">86</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">73</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">80</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">69</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">79</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">68</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">77</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">61</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">67</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>July
2016</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">3 July 2016</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">90</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">35</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">77</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">90</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">35</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">74</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">86</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">58</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">84</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">58</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">65</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">49</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>August
2016</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">28 August 2016</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">91</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">35</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">73</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">90</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">54</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">75</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">51</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">71</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">51</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">68</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">50</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September
2016</b></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">18 September 2016</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">93</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">84</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">91</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">70</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">88</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">60</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">84</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">59</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">81</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">55</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>October
2016</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;">
<colgroup><col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
<col width="51*"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Date & year</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">2 October 2016</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Pike /
<br />
centimeters</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Perch / centimeters</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm;" width="20%">Zander / centimeters</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">85</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">34</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">60</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">82</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">33</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">50</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">81</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">32</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">50</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">78</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">31</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">49</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%"><br />
<br /></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">72</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="20%">30</td>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After
fishing together in Israel for many years, we decided to plan a
fishing holiday abroad, so we started searching the Internet for
information regarding fishing in Finland in mid-2016. Initially,
Google came up with various results, but every option we looked at
had some disadvantages.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fairly
early on we contacted a Finnish fishing guide who had been highly
recommended by one of the travel websites. Unfortunately, this guide
turned out to be neither cooperative nor informative.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Subsequently,
we sent an E-Mail message listing our questions about fishing and
accommodations in Finland to some 20 addresses we had found on the
Internet. The answers started coming in – but still nothing seemed
convincing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eventually,
we came across Old School Trolling (</span></span><span style="color: #6b9fb3;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span lang="zxx"><b><a href="http://www.oldschooltrolling.fi/"><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">www.oldschooltrolling.fi</span></span></a></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">)
through the Finnish fishing site. We logged on to their website and
immediately realized that they were offering what we wanted.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That was
how we established contact with Jari Käyhkö, the owner and operator
of Old School Trolling, with whom we started communicating in January
2017 regarding a holiday in July-August of this year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I can
honestly say that since the very first E-Mail message, we BOMBARDED
Jari with questions regarding every conceivable aspect of our
potential fishing holiday in Finland. The man was unperturbed. He
answered every single question with infinite patience and in minute
detail. This on-going dialog helped build our confidence in Jari and
we eventually booked our holiday with him in early February.</span></span></div>
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period between our booking and our actual arrival in Finland we
continued to harass Jari with endless questions – which he answered
magnanimously and promptly, providing us with all of the information
we requested.</span></span></div>
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finally arrived at Jari's cabin on July 29, he was waiting for us as
promised. We found the cabin fully prepared and equipped for our
arrival: beds made with clean bedsheets and covers, a new washing
machine/dryer, a fireplace and a sauna, clean towels, detergents,
cleaning tools and a TV set. The kitchen was fully fitted with new
electrical appliances (refrigerator, dishwasher, oven/stove,
microwave oven, coffee machine, toaster and even a hand blender),
shiny cookware, cupboards full of tableware & glassware, drawers
full of cutlery, utensils and kitchen gadgets. Outside, we found a
barbecue pit and a Muurikka grill plus a smoking box. We felt stupid
for bringing along our own kitchen knive</span></span><span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">s....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then it was
Jari's turn to brief us – first on the cabin and subsequently on
the boats and the fishing gear. In person he was just as informative,
thorough and patient as he had been in our E-mail correspondence.
During his briefing, we felt even more stupid than before – this
time for bringing along our own fishing tackle!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Apparently,
Jari had prepared everything we could possibly need plus lots of
extras and spares: trolling and spinning rods and reels, lure boxes
with a huge selection of lures (wobblers, soft baits, spinners,
spoons, etc.), landing nets and all of the necessary accessories. He
had prepared two full sets of everything – one for each boat. The
boats were fitted with good Mercury engines and Jari had prepared a
sufficient stock of fuel for us to use. One of my most important
recommendations for future clients – do not bring along anything,
as Jari will provide you with everything you need.</span></span></div>
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three days that followed, we took three guided fishing trips with
Jari. We were deeply impressed by his professionalism and thorough
knowledge of the area, but even more impressed by his easygoing,
friendly, generous and helpful personality. This gentleman was
genuinely interested in assuring us of a good time and successful
fishing, and he went out of his way to do so. Our second guided
fishing trip was particularly productive and we all managed to catch
fish – particularly lots of Perch.</span></span></div>
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were left to fish on our own, Jari called us daily to provide more
tips and advice. He promptly solved any problem we encountered and
generally did everything he could to ensure that we were having a
good time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jari's
cabin is located in the village of Savonranta. There is a supermarket
nearby that we used on several occasions and it was just fine. There
is also a local restaurant that we have not been to. We had intended
to check out a local nature trail but were unable to do it because of
bad weather.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We drove
into the city of Savonlinna (about 45 minutes from the cabin) a few
times and did some shopping for fishing tackle to take home at the
local Motonet branch. We did our grocery shopping at the Savonlinna
branch of the Prisma supermarket chain, and also ate at a couple of
local restaurants – which were very nice. We also attended a
performance by Finnish singer Ina Forsman at a local club – a
wonderful experience.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
conclusion, our fishing holiday in Finland was a wonderful
experience. We absolutely loved Finland and everyone we came in
contact with was exceptionally friendly and helpful.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jari Käyhkö
of Old School Trolling runs a unique operation, combining an
excellent cabin, suitable for 4-5 people, with a complete range of
fishing gear (boats and tackle) for 4 fishermen included with the
cabin. Jari also offers professionally guided fishing trips on his
own boat – at least one introductory fishing trip with Jari is a
must for people fishing in Finland or in Lake Saimaa for the first
time. Jari's rates are more than reasonable and his service standards
are excellent. We have nothing but praise for him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We warmly
recommend Jari Käyhkö and Old School Trolling to anyone considering
a holiday in Finland where the emphasis is on fishing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Rami, Ron, Or &Tomer </b></span></span></div>
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-87845508132942448512016-12-25T06:49:00.002-08:002017-03-05T00:00:01.650-08:00Christmas 2016 and fishing stories of the winter 2017 from fishing cottage Jokiniemi on Lake Saimaa <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I did ice-fishing with my family and with my sister's Brazilian
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All the fisherwomen
caught plenty of fish, but Luiza and the smallest girl caught the
most..... So we had many happy fishing ladies here today.<br />
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At Christmas evening we did set up fire, enjoyed traditional Finnish Christmas foods and relaxed by having sauna. <br />
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the last day of the year 2016 I did some “ismete” ice-fishing for
pikes. First I caught some roaches and perches to be used as bait.
After that I hooked an “ismete” rig for catching pikes. An
“ismete” rig is formed of a metal leader and two pieces of single
or triple hooks. I adjusted the hooks into the mouths and sides of
the dead bait fish, and set a small line weight of 20 grams on to the
line, to a distance of 40 cm from the bait fish. By using removable
line weights I can freely adjust the free length between the weight
and the bait fish. Then I dropped my bait fish and line weight combo
through the hole to the bottom and attached the line to a bite
indicator. Now I was able to hear and see when the fish were moving
or eating my bait fish. It is important to adjust the break of the
“ismete” gear to be loose, otherwise the fish can feel friction,
become suspicious and spit the bait fish out of their mouth before
hooking. The basic idea in “ismete” fishing is to allow pike to
swallow the bait and then strike back to get it hooked, so you need
to wait for a while before you make the strike. Quite often pikes
turn the bait around in their mouth first, so if you strike back for
hooking too early, you will loose the fish.</span></span></div>
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started my fishing day after midday and continued it until dark.
Smaller fish were biting well after midday, but I needed to wait
until dark to get my first fish. It is normal that times of dusk in
the early morning and late evening are the best for “ismete”
fishing. If you start fishing early in the morning, it is a good idea
to set your gears down before sunrise. We have several “ismete”
sets available for the use of our cottage guests, if you are
interested in trying ice-fishing. You can get good advice and tips
for fishing spots from our cottage owner and fishing guide Mr Jari
Kayhko.<br /><br />In “ismete” fishing we can select the fish we want
to keep for cooking and release the rest, as we do in open water
fishing also. We lift the fish from the hole by line or by inserting
our fingers under the gill cover (lip lock move). We do not use a
landing hook in case we want to release our catch. When the fish is
landed, we put it into a water-filled vessel (a plastic sledge or
box) and use pliers to remove the hooks. If we want to release the
fish, we measure and weigh it before putting it back to the lake
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><br />Active
ice-fishing (regular ice-fishing in which you use ice-fishing jigs
and short rods which you hold in your hand) is free of any fees and
licences in most of parts of Finland. There are some specific fishing
areas in which you need a licence for using active ice-fishing gear
also.<br /><br />For “ismete” ice-fishing you need to purchase a
licence by paying the fisheries management fee of the Finnish state.
According to the law the rod must be at least 1 meter long (typical
“ismete” rod is 1.2 meter long). In the law there are no
specifications for the reel, so we are basically using bait caster
reels instead of pulling the fish up by grabbing the line with our
hands. With this licence you can use one “ismete” set per
fisherman.<br /><br />You must notice that for using tip-up ice-fishing
gear you need two licences. 1) the fisheries management fee of the
Finnish state and 2) the bait fish licence of the local water area
owner (“iskukoukkulupa”). Every single unit of tip-up gear needs
to have their own licence. It is often quite difficult to find
sellers for these local water area licenses, so I prefer “ismete”
fishing more. </span></span>
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In last weekend of February I did some ice-fishing for perch and roach with my old
friend near the Russian border. The sunny day had the perfect conditions
for fishing: the temperature was -5 degrees Celsius, we had high
pressure, no wind and only 20 cm of snow on ice.<br />
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My original plan
was to do “ismete” fishing for pike, but instead of that we decided to
do active ice-fishing for perch and zander. The start of our day was
quiet, with not many fish caught before midday. From midday on we had a
couple of hours of good bites from perches. The biggest perch for me was
the one in the picture. It weighed 280 grams and my friend cooked it
for dinner.<br />
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I had a little bit of bad luck also. I had one very
strong and promising bite in my mormyshka during our day. I was able to
swim this mysterious big fish for 10 to15 seconds before it released –
and of course my friend had the same destiny, dropping his fish the same
way as I did. We will never know what species this big one was, but it
was definitely not a pike. But of course, all things considered, we had a
very pleasant day of mid-winter ice-fishing.<br />
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-82988581136065327122016-12-05T09:00:00.024-08:002022-02-20T00:43:48.033-08:00Fishing on Lake Saimaa, October 2014 - 2021<p> </p><p>Most of our guests visiting our fishing cottage during October are coming here to do pike fishing. The most popular dates are last week of September and first 3 weeks of October. </p><p>Most of our visitors do book at least 7 day holiday for fishing due unpredictable wind conditions of late fall. Temperature can be varying from minus degrees and snow on the ground to plus 15 degrees of celsius. Most often temperature is varying between + 5 to + 10 degrees of celsius.</p><p>In this blog text you can find fishing stories of our visitors starting from the October 2014.<br />
</p><p>As one of biggest and also strongest predator & game fish of our waters, pike is very important for our water ecological system balance. It is highly recommended to release undamaged species over 100 cm long. </p><p>When you use pike for cooking delicious meal for your family or friends, you can select smaller species for that purpose. We call that kind of fishin with daily fish quota by using a term: Selective fishing.</p><p>We do welcome all selective fishermen and C&R fishermen visiting us on Lake Saimaa!</p><p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trolling for pike on Lake Saimaa 12 October 2014</td></tr>
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October 2014 we welcomed another family of four, this time from Moscow.
The son and his parents used our cottage boats for fishing every
morning and every evening. We fished together for three days,
catching pikes and zanders. The mother of the family was the best in
jigging for perches, but the father caught the biggest fish of the
weekend during our trolling trip. The son also managed to catch some
very nice pikes.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Softbait spinning for perches on Lake Saimaa 11 October 2014</td></tr>
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Latvian fishermen catching pikes on Lake Saimaa - October 2015 </h3>
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We started October with trolling and softbait spinning for pikes on Lake Saimaa with our
Latvian visitors.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike of 3 kg caught by softbait spinning near our fishing cottage. Picture was taken 4th October 2015.</td></tr>
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The day began windy but turned sunny and calm towards
the evening, letting us enjoy the fall colors and quietness of the Lake
Saimaa nature.<br />
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The beginning of the season of fall colours, from mid-September to the
beginning of October, is excellent for catching big pikes close to our
fishing cottage. The season of fall colours will last until mid-October.
From the beginning of October bigger perches start forming flocks in
the deeper water areas of Lake Saimaa. Bigger pikes are also moving to
deeper water areas to hunt vendace, which have their spawning season
from mid-October to mid-November.<br />
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Despite the very cold weather due north wind, our Latvian guests were able to catch 10
to 30 pikes on a daily basis. They selected some of the pikes for food
and released the most. They seemed to have really enjoyed their stay at
our fishing cottage, because just one week after their visit they made a
new reservation for us for June 2016.<br />
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I have been fishing for
over 30 years on these waters and I have learned that the period from the
beginning of September to mid-October is
very good for pike fishing near our fishing cottage. This is due to the
coldness of the waters in the end of September and the beginning of October which makes big
pikes hungry and ready for catching. There are also plenty of smaller
pikes hunting in shallow water, which makes fishing very active with
lots of biting and actual catches. From the mid-October bigger pikes are also moving to
deeper water areas to hunt vendace, which have their spawning season
from mid-October to mid-November.<br />
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October 2016 </h3>
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During first week of October 2016 we welcomed a group of six experienced fishermen from
the Czech Republic. This was their first visit to Finland and they
picked our fishing cottage on Lake Saimaa for their destination. They
liked our cottage so much that shortly after returning home they booked a
new holiday with us for the autumn of 2017! Our guests were especially
pleased with our well-equipped kitchen, our sauna and pike fishing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing Holiday on Lake Saimaa 1 - 8 October 2016</td></tr>
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The
first days of their visit were spent looking for the best fishing spots
and the best lures. They caught pikes and perches every day and kept
fish of the nicest size for cooking. On the third they they spotted a
Saimaa Ringed Seal in the bay closest to our cottage – this was a
massive stroke of luck as this fresh water seal is extremely rare!<br />
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During
the first days of their holiday the wind was blowing from the north,
which always makes fall-time fishing challenging. After that the wind
turned to blow from the south and the west, which is always better for
successful fishing. The last two fishing days were the best for our
Czech group: on both days they caught 10 to 20 pikes, the biggest being
from 80 to 90 cm in length.<br />
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Our Czech guests were very
pleased with the fishing of pikes, but felt that fishing for zander and
perch was challenging in the cold waters (8 to 10 degrees Celsius). They
thanked our fishing guide Jari for all the help he gave in finding the
best fishing spots and the most appropriate lures for their holiday of
independent fishing on Lake Saimaa.<br />
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Mid-October 2016 on Lake Saimaa!</h3>
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In mid-October I went trolling for pike, perch, zander and landlocked
salmon on Lake Saimaa with a Russian family I knew from previous
engagements. We started our fishing day after 9 am. with salmon
trolling. Our expectations were high, as the weather was perfect for
fall-time trolling and for spinning as well: it was calm and warm, with a
slight wind blowing from the south. First we learned how to operate
with 10 sets of trolling rods, talked about the best colours and swims
for wobblers and spoons, and discussed weather conditions as well as
other fishing issues the father of the family was interested to learn.
This family owns a country house in Finland and they have been fishing
with me a couple of times to learn more about fishing near their
cottage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike Caught 15.10.2016</td></tr>
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We started locating flocks of smaller fish and predators
hunting them, and eventually trolling took us over 10 km from our
starting point. Fish of the salmon family were passive, but we were able
to get several pikes while enjoying the beauty of the fall colours of
the Finnish nature. The best bite was waiting for us after midday. In a
period of less than two hours we were able to land and also release a
lot of pikes as well as several zanders. We kept some of the catch for
cooking a meal and released the rest. Our most significant landing was a
zander of more than 50 cm in length, caught by son of the family.
Overall, our fishing day was a success and I enjoyed the company of this
nice family very much.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander +55 cm caught 15.10.2016</td></tr>
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In the third week of October we welcomed a fisherman group from Lithuanian. The temperatures were pretty similar with the previous week, and
the week started dry and semisunny but ended with rain. Our visitors caught
pikes, perches and zanders by spinning and trolling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander +60 cm caught 22.10.2016</td></tr>
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End of October 2016 on Lake Saimaa</h3>
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In the last weekend of October we welcomed a charming young couple from
France. Before their arrival I had arranged warm clothing, boots,
fishing licenses and gasoline for our cottage boat for their use, so it
was easy to start their fishing vacation. They successfully started
their fishing vacation by spinning pikes near our fishing cottage, had a
sauna and a good night sleep before our guided fishing day together.<br />
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We
had a combined spinning and trolling day together near our cottage. The
morning was cloudy, which made the weather feel cold, so we definitely
had use for warm clothing. The beginning of our fishing day was quite
difficult. Every time we stopped to do spinning, we were able to catch
one or two pikes or perches, and this is why we changed fishing spots
fast. After midday pikes started to bite like crazy. We were able to
land and release several pikes in a period of less than two hours. We
ended our fishing day before sunset and we all seemed to be happy with
our fishing day. A couple months later our French couple made a new
reservation for the summer of 2017 and sent us these regards: ”We are so
excited to come back and see the cottage and the lake during summer
time!!!”<br />
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<br /><h3>October 2017</h3><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oyV73gq5ssfEMu72csAAsTXhz_VirgOpJsgppRSNAHoni1zixaqS_KvRj4tZi9phF4bU0Qf-6fc1AeEqBwf15spHax7wdbtIRwbQacErmkKveJLrngMm0eu1US_jB7A1-rsCc0FGH9k/s373/pic2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oyV73gq5ssfEMu72csAAsTXhz_VirgOpJsgppRSNAHoni1zixaqS_KvRj4tZi9phF4bU0Qf-6fc1AeEqBwf15spHax7wdbtIRwbQacErmkKveJLrngMm0eu1US_jB7A1-rsCc0FGH9k/s320/pic2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One happy perch fisherman and 40 cm of perch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">During first week of October 2017 we welcomed a group of six fishermen from
the Czech Republic back to our cottage. They caught good daily numbers of pikes and perches during their fishing holiday of one week. Weight of pikes caught by spinning was varying from 1 to 8 kg. Their biggest perch weighted almost 1 kg. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHHv_2toYrrV_Ke3AcGVV34wOJIYIh7Ld2ZDODAYerweqTG75Cx3f8S_lndw98RJ9d204F9qG1yyNUAWYrqk-fO8xEp7Igmq8c9goGUBJo1vYOgApEHNObQWKRwS7tCEqJFhBTJId-7E/s497/pic5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHHv_2toYrrV_Ke3AcGVV34wOJIYIh7Ld2ZDODAYerweqTG75Cx3f8S_lndw98RJ9d204F9qG1yyNUAWYrqk-fO8xEp7Igmq8c9goGUBJo1vYOgApEHNObQWKRwS7tCEqJFhBTJId-7E/s320/pic5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pikes caught 2 October 2017 by our Czech visitors.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In mid-October 2017 we welcomed a group of six pike fishermen from Latvia in to our fishing cottage for 5 day fishing holiday. They caught great pikes during their 3 full fishing days in near by area of our cottage. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsR9Xj6e2xUZfdcyDA9zv_uiG_6lnRwoJ4gLs-u8N_6YyJvnxRYq1rylwV5tMEYHpfu4jhQx8ohEb4NrwGJQWUbFLqF52VlF_YBza1_n7L2vXMAicd9S_O58Vu9fLn7RpKaTFXoko88zo/s780/Pctober+fishing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsR9Xj6e2xUZfdcyDA9zv_uiG_6lnRwoJ4gLs-u8N_6YyJvnxRYq1rylwV5tMEYHpfu4jhQx8ohEb4NrwGJQWUbFLqF52VlF_YBza1_n7L2vXMAicd9S_O58Vu9fLn7RpKaTFXoko88zo/s320/Pctober+fishing.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike caught 13 October 2017.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /></div><h3> </h3><h3>Our Swizerland friends catching pikes and perches on Lake Saimaa - October 2019</h3><h3> </h3><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0vdMJ6fo7RAKp284OrXcdjt5n0KbJoxCRYwv7EGZNsKUUNfhPVX6cjgGYhqFKa9_UCYOvf9T1do6uXB-CXKiMPK5CXu664kmNLFH_wSz8PdGcTiLsmVdS1k7j4w-ayBgVa5DhUHbwIM/s1280/eric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1280" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0vdMJ6fo7RAKp284OrXcdjt5n0KbJoxCRYwv7EGZNsKUUNfhPVX6cjgGYhqFKa9_UCYOvf9T1do6uXB-CXKiMPK5CXu664kmNLFH_wSz8PdGcTiLsmVdS1k7j4w-ayBgVa5DhUHbwIM/w400-h194/eric.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We welcomed our Swiss family back to lake Saimaa in October 2019 for a 2 weeks fishing holiday. They started by pike fishing at 7 th october in calm and warm weather. Biggest pike of the day was caught by trolling and was over 70 cm long. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZmWq97c6OLpga4QGiHPTlJPcac6uYVcZ1p0IQ8-eYkZm3uh8ZufaGkoM04hakjarctCfg6TtCkKvq2TcygsZSZd8f0xvfzW00ECWuvwyKdCegRfpzg0BLOfDpS6GIupXjZ9i6ZK1Ma0/s1280/pic7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1280" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZmWq97c6OLpga4QGiHPTlJPcac6uYVcZ1p0IQ8-eYkZm3uh8ZufaGkoM04hakjarctCfg6TtCkKvq2TcygsZSZd8f0xvfzW00ECWuvwyKdCegRfpzg0BLOfDpS6GIupXjZ9i6ZK1Ma0/s320/pic7.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biggest pike of first fishing day was over 70 cm long.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Our Swiss group caught good size pikes and perches all they vacation by using trolling, spinning and ice fishing from boat. They were also lucky to see and take some pictures of Ringed Seal of Saimaa during their visit near our cottage. This year we had luck by weather, there was no hard wind and big vawes in almost 2 week time of their visit. They also had couple snow flakes falling down one of their fishing days, weather was close to zero then.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCaRlsJHrNiAoBC4yBskUhJiLU4Rqw88AVOzv9uL9VrdeUNNAwfcdXWPOwxmLAYiFHBdb2Czp6glMGBlB1PkttnAq3HMz8yVKMJ6-tEvItPzrzSLfOuDt5wI7nSczBcM31siSa8R9UgU/s1488/october+perch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCaRlsJHrNiAoBC4yBskUhJiLU4Rqw88AVOzv9uL9VrdeUNNAwfcdXWPOwxmLAYiFHBdb2Czp6glMGBlB1PkttnAq3HMz8yVKMJ6-tEvItPzrzSLfOuDt5wI7nSczBcM31siSa8R9UgU/s320/october+perch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our young fishermen did fishing every day of their holiday and every day they did also catching. I was was pretty proud of their entghusiasm and skills. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl0fH4K06eWCC3Gd6chy6w0FBvXhuLQRLdwQD1IQDlGAcr1VjpIE_kNVTozPVF-2XpZQPevoIAh1Y2YJMlsFHFQdqTiKmMOKTLVfvFJWODlkfPJb-Jp0IzijnG0RqilnT5KUmN2MRrVE/s1317/max.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl0fH4K06eWCC3Gd6chy6w0FBvXhuLQRLdwQD1IQDlGAcr1VjpIE_kNVTozPVF-2XpZQPevoIAh1Y2YJMlsFHFQdqTiKmMOKTLVfvFJWODlkfPJb-Jp0IzijnG0RqilnT5KUmN2MRrVE/w274-h400/max.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Biggest pike of 94 cm long was caught by father Max. They caught and released over 15 pikes longer than 70 cm and quite a punch of smaller ones. 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<div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"> Third visit to Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi for our Czech pike fisherman - October 2021</h4><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkYiPF56OaPpYSTBmKRzWWsI6S-w_pMnv4KEjkwn9uHU1TdYcq8hQun9U-66o4-oR_0y2pMOWGQnz7U38GaqVLuLXOJyJct9PEANoMClGBK27MWZ0T10luvRoysoWxkeuqb5r356uoHxkgfAaEkBJrGPAB78sgGM09V--qsvftze9OicSLCMKDDo46=s1080" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkYiPF56OaPpYSTBmKRzWWsI6S-w_pMnv4KEjkwn9uHU1TdYcq8hQun9U-66o4-oR_0y2pMOWGQnz7U38GaqVLuLXOJyJct9PEANoMClGBK27MWZ0T10luvRoysoWxkeuqb5r356uoHxkgfAaEkBJrGPAB78sgGM09V--qsvftze9OicSLCMKDDo46=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch 39 cm <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div> </div><div>In
10–17 October 2021 Jiri and his friends stayed at our cottage for the
third time, having previously visited us in 2016 and 2017. Originally we
had planned a fishing holiday for them for the year 2020, but due to
the Covid-19 travel ban it had to be cancelled.</div><div> </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjITv_xcWJjanZCiBXMg8-jxsKfNc-m7ctxZKmRdBvFY7ywO5y9Ka_LBPM1f6Wtqf-MEZfjcR3arAQ4zwob_hKhwMs_GwKVrJVBoEgC-MoL60itOzmEgdq8ukC9n12xXTYaF-5TPecpYNLilz7FtbOfWZzklGBPQuFSL3r2br6t0ea7rqBggUYox9Bj=s793" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="793" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjITv_xcWJjanZCiBXMg8-jxsKfNc-m7ctxZKmRdBvFY7ywO5y9Ka_LBPM1f6Wtqf-MEZfjcR3arAQ4zwob_hKhwMs_GwKVrJVBoEgC-MoL60itOzmEgdq8ukC9n12xXTYaF-5TPecpYNLilz7FtbOfWZzklGBPQuFSL3r2br6t0ea7rqBggUYox9Bj=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike + 100 cm <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><br />Their
previous visits had taken place a week or two earlier in autumn, and
they had had a lot of action with smaller pikes. Because this time the
water was colder and the water level was lower, they now made most of
their fishing on deeper water areas than before.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI-DI_8EFxM4dRjaTFYhnFLCfFkAwUZwNw46Cri5TL1wra1Uyw1A4YpttHXBG4kO9mwuayz70M5Se2EJ61Yh2AgA7xa3jf9lZM-XUWZKGKaQMdxj9ne8Kvf_xdiC6GJyJcMVckq2NMDk1sWY5mr1xGAKmvGJf-wew_amrMiDjkUeWmPf34rfjtaE__=s896" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="896" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI-DI_8EFxM4dRjaTFYhnFLCfFkAwUZwNw46Cri5TL1wra1Uyw1A4YpttHXBG4kO9mwuayz70M5Se2EJ61Yh2AgA7xa3jf9lZM-XUWZKGKaQMdxj9ne8Kvf_xdiC6GJyJcMVckq2NMDk1sWY5mr1xGAKmvGJf-wew_amrMiDjkUeWmPf34rfjtaE__=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch + 35 cm <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> They told me that there
was less fish action, but the fish they caught were bigger, which made
them very happy. Average pike caught was 70 - 90 cm long, perch 30 - 40 cm long. Biggest pike was over 1 meter long. The first three weeks of October are always a good
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The minimum landing length of Landlocked salmon and Brown trout on Lake
Saimaa area is 60 cm. Due Finnish law from he year 2016, it is forbidden to kill any wild
landlocked salmon or brown trout species with adipose fin on Lake Saimaa area.<br />
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<b>Fishing rules for landlocked salmon: </b><br />
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It is totally forbidden to fish any landlocked salmon during period 1 June - 31 August on Lake Saimaa area.<br />
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Fish quota is 1 landlocked salmon or brown trout with removed adipose fin / day / 1 fisherman.</div><div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"> </div><div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">By finnish fishing law it is forbidden to kill any landlocked salmon, brown trout, grayling or lake trout with adipose fin on Lake Saimaa area. Specie with adipose fin must be released immediately back to the water, dead or alive. </div><div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"> </div><div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">If you keep any endangered salmon specie with adipose fin, you can be judged to pay a fee aworth of almost 9 000 euros.<br /></div><div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"></div><div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"></div><div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"></div><div lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
Good fishing season extends from May to beginning of June before the waters really
warm up. The best season for catching both landlocked salmon and brown trout that have removed adipose fin`s do last from October to November, when the water temperature has
fallen to 10 degrees and below. At that time, lanclocked salmon most
often bite at the surface or max 6 meters deep from the surface. </div>
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• Landlocked salmon and Brown trout of 60 cm long are weighted from 2 to 2,4 kg`s.<br />
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• Average size of Salmon caught on Lake Saimaa is from 2 to 5 kg`s.
Salmon of over 6 kg are concidered big. On Lake Saimaa the max size of
Salmon can be 10 - 12 kg`s.<br />
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• Average size of Brown Trout caught on Lake Saimaa is from 2 to 5 kg.
Brown Trout of over 5 kg are concidered big. On Lake Saimaa the max size
of Brown Trout can be 9 - 11 kg`s.
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To learn more about sustainable fishing
of these species on Lake Saimaa, you can visit the website:<br />
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<a href="http://www.jarvilohi.fi/en/frontpage/" target="_blank">The Lake Saimaa Salmonidae Project</a><br />
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4 kg, caught by trolling. Landlocked Salmon and Brown Trout are both
endangered species on Lake Saimaa. This is why Jari quit catching salmon
and trout with the adipose fins still intact in the year 2012 both in
personal fishing and on our company events. We only keep the fish that
have had their adipose fins cut out (they are planted for sports fishing
purposes) and
release all landlocked salmon and brown trout that still have the
adipose fin (as they are wild fish). From the beginning of the year
2016 it will be officially forbidden to take any landlocked salmon or
browntrout with the adipose fin by Finnish fishing law. Minimum landing
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First half of September was the best for catching big ones in
nearby waters of our cottage this year. After extremely hot summer air
and water temperature get colder and we had great catches both for our
cottage vistors and clients taking part to my guided fishig trips. I do
proudly present fishing heroes of our cottage vistors of September 2018.<br />
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<i>I come to the cottage Jokiniemi for the second time and if You really like fishing,this is the right place to be. All
You have to do,is to come to the small town of Savonranta,in the heart
of the lake region of Finland,just 140 km from the border.</i></div>
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<i>Highly skilled fishing owner,Mr.Jari Kayhko helped me with fishing experience: at my disposal I had</i></div>
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<i>-cute and lovely fishing cottage with all staff for day routine and wonderful sauna</i></div>
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<i>-two boats with sonar for endless fishing activity</i></div>
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<i>Actually,I
started my experience in a small lake near the cottage.It is not so
deep,but right in the morning I got one perch and two small pikes,which I
released,as the most thrilling thing for me is to notice that someone
is on the other end of spinning.</i></div>
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<i>Through the small сhannel
nearby the cottage,I went to big Saima with endless lakes and
islands.Using sonar on a boat,one can see the perfect place for
jigging.Numerous bays can allow me to try my best with spinning
fortune.And I got a few pikes a little bigger size and wonderful colour
(released as well).The depth here is good for trolling and I went to
some special places,which Jari showed me beforehand.Once,close to the
shore line I hooked nice ide,but the only thing I was able to do-just
look how it went away from my spoon bait near the boat.Bad luck ))</i></div>
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second day of my journey was highlighted with pike struggle.It happened
after morning cofe,just when I reached the middle of the small lake by
the boat.The weather was perfect and after the second casting,I realized
several pulls.It was quite strong,I believed,that something big is
under water.During fighting,my spinning bent,like a wheel and two times
the reel was unwounding into opposite direction.Soon,I saw a fish.Very
nice,strong pike was exhausted and slowly moving along the boat.</i></div>
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can admire this picture for a long time.When I put it insidet,I
realized that the spoon was very lightly hit the pike.One,two hits more
and I would have to say the fish "bye-bye".Actually,I did it,when I
released pike by myself.She was struggling tight and won a
freedom.So,guys,she is still in a small lake and everyone has a chance
for thrilling minutes.</i></div>
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<i>I would like to say Jari great THANK YOU for his wise consultations and for the wonderful two days of fishing.</i></div>
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do believe,when I get enough practice in fishing tricks,I will come to
this cottage once again for zander searching on a big Saima area.</i><br />
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<i>With Best Regards, Andrey </i><br />
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<i>Yesterday (Sept. 27) I was able to do some softbat spinning alone
in our cottage bay. I did catch 12 pikes, 20 to 25 perches and one
zander by softbait spinning during a 5 hour time. I also lost another
zander appr. the same size as in this picture. My only and biggest
zander landed had length of 59,5 cm and it weighed 1.8 kg.<br /><br />The
season of fall colours starts about mid-September and ends mid-October.
During this period it is also possible to catch very big perches up to 1
to 1.5 kg on our area of Lake Saimaa. Small fish like ciscos are
forming big flocks and they are also starting their spawning period in
shallower water areas of 6 to 8 meters deep. Because of that predators
like perches are hunting them in those areas, which makes fishing very
effective.<br /><br />For summertime fishing, generally the best weeks are
the last week of July and the first week of August. Normally those weeks
are either very warm or hot, which means that if there are rainy days,
they are also warm. During the last 3 to 4 years and summers those weeks
have been the best in terms of the number of caught fishes. This period
has also been very good for catching zanders near our cottage. Zander
prefers warm or hot weather, which make catching easy.<br /><br /><br />With Best Regards, Jari</i><br />
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<i>Contact: jari@oldschooltrolling.fi </i><br />
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<b> </b>The weather is still warm in late August and early September, making it
great for picking berries and mushrooms near our cottage as well as
fishing for perch and pike. The beginning of the season of fall colours,
from mid-September to the beginning of October, is excellent for
catching big pikes close to our fishing cottage. The season of fall
colours will last until mid-October. From the beginning of October
bigger perches start forming flocks in the deeper water areas of Lake
Saimaa. Bigger pikes are also moving to deeper water areas to hunt
vendace, which have their spawning season from mid-October to
mid-November.
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-35819916722467386992016-08-27T23:04:00.002-07:002020-02-09T00:44:16.070-08:00Fishing on Lake Saimaa, August 2015 - 2018<h3>
August 2018 </h3>
During first 2 week of August we had a fishing family from
Switzerland visiting our cottage on Lake Saimaa. In the beginning of
their holiday we had a boat trip with picnic and a tutorial fishing trip
together to get familiar with best fishing spots and methods for
fishing on Lake Saimaa.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picnic by campfire on Lake Saimaa, August 2018.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Swiss vistors caught perches and pikes during their tutorial fishing trip on Lake Saimaa in August 2018.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simons very first pike caught on Lake Saimaa.</td></tr>
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Couple days before end of their holiday on Lake Saimaa I got this wonderful message from our Swiss visitors.: </div>
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Hi Jari, Another great day in
fishing. Here you can find a picture of Eric with his new record
pike of 90cm. After taking measurement we released the beauty. Regards, Max and Eric</div>
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the end part of August we had visitors from St. Petersburg. Vitaly did
great catching in pike fishing during their family vacation.<br />
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August 2017</h3>
In the year 2017 our fishing cottage on Lake Saimaa was booked full for August months earlier. We had visitors coming from Israeli, France and Russia. In this link below you can find a holiday report of our Israeli fishermea group.<br />
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami, Ron, Or &Tomer had been planning a fishing vacation to Finland for a long time. They had get known each other in Israeli fishing forum years before. When I was contact by them I started to understand how big differrence there was in fishing methods used in Israeli and Finland. This is why I recommended them to purchase a tutorial fishing trip and also a longer distance fishing trip on Lake Saimaa. When they arrived I learned that Ben became seasick easily and we were forced to find as calm days as possible for fishing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">During our tutorial day we did fishing in operational area of our smaller cottage boats. We learned most recommended fishing spots, biting times and basics of trolling and softbait spinning. Group did very well in fishing by number of fishes caught daily and they had same fishing philosophy as me and my company has. They tooked and cooked mount of fish they were able to eat and released the rest.</span></span><br />
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During our fishing trip to open waters of Lake Saimaa I had also another booking for guidance. First I had a daytime gig starting from midday and ending after 16.00. Weather was sunny, warm and we had only small waves. I picked a fishing couple from small harbour in distance of 35 km`s from our cottage.They had been fishing in smaller lake near the cottage they were using and wanted to do some fishing on open water and catch bigger fishes.<br />
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We started our fishing trip by trolling and I was pretty much sure that we will catch some zanders that we saw in our sonar. Unfortunately zanders and other fish decited to have a little siesta and first 2 hours of our half day trip were terrible. We caught only few small fish and my visitors started to believe there are no fish at all on Lake Saimaa. I kept my head calm and declared the good bite will start sooner or later, and it started. Last hour of our fishing trip was great for softbait spinning. For the beginning we reached biting flock of bigger perches by side of underwater bank and had great time catching them. Our biggest perch caught was weighted over 600 gramm`s by Tatiana. We did also catch some smaller zanders that did not reach minimum landing lenght. Climax of our trip was big pike caught in the end of our fishing trip. Alexey had long, exiting fight with this strong pike and finally we were able to land it.<br />
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After landing to the small harbour I did call to my Israeli fishermen and asked if they wanted to have evening fishing with me. They drove to this small harbour and we were able to start our evening fishing trip by using softbaits. In our first spot we caught pikes from 2 to 4 kilogramms. After catching some they wanted to do spinning for perch and I drove them to our next spot. Next 3 hours were absolutely great for catching. every spot I choosed gave us good size perches from 200 gramms up to 700 gramms and my group was exited. We had some bad luck as well. Memory card of my camera went broken and I did loose all pictures taken during this great event. This is why I do not have any to share with you. In the time of sunset we finalized our fishing trip by catching zanders, but abolutely climax of this trip was great perch fishing.<br />
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<b> </b>If possible, release the fish
by using pliers while the fish is still outside the boat, near the surface of
the water.<br />
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If you are planning to take a picture or measurements of the fish, lift it into a container filled with fresh water. Remove
the hook using pliers while the fish is in the container of water. <br />
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Wet your hands or use wet gloves when touching the fish. Never hang the
fish from its tail or head, as this can cause internal injuries or stretch the
spine. Hold
the fish horizontally and take the photograph quickly to minimise the time the
fish is out of the water.<br />
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If you wish to weigh a fish
that will be released, use a weighing bag. You can also weigh a fish while it
is in a net made of rubber-coated knotless netting. <br />
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Release the fish back into the
water gently. An exhausted fish may need to be resuscitated before release.
Resuscitate the fish by holding it against the stream or by moving it back and
forth in the water to make water flow through the gills. When the fish is ready
to swim on its own, you may release it.<br />
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In the second week of August we wellcomed a fishing family from France in to our cottage for 7 day vacation. Young couple Clemence and Alexander had visited our cottage last fall and returned with their parents in-law. They did fishing by themselves in the beginning of their holiday and we finalized their fishing vacation with a guidance during their second last day of holiday.<br />
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We had cloudy and warm day for their evening time fishing trip, but using wind proof clothing was very good idea because of wind chilly wind. My French visitors wanted to use softbait spinning all their fishing trip and catch some perches and zanders. They had been catching many pikes by themselves for cooking French Cuisine earlier same week, which made me very happy.<br />
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We had very good fishing evening with a lot of action with perches and zander, but cold north wind made our number of fishes caught little bit smaller than we had couple weeks earlier with Israeli group. All members of our fishing group caught both perches and zanders during our fishing trip. I am very happy with fishing results because wind from north makes it much more difficult to catch fish, luckily it is not as horrible during summer season as it is in fall.<br />
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This time we caught couple fishes from spot and were forced to change spots faster to find more eating fish. there was also some periods in which bite totally died. Luckily we were able to get our fishing trip done before thunder storm, heavy wind and big waves after sunset. Luckily my visitors had driven to harbour by their rental car and they were not forced to travel almost 40 km`s of heavy seas back to our cottage in dark and rainy weather conditions. When I got my boat back to our home harbour in our cottage they came to see me and said I am little bit crazy. Luckily my boat is very stable and safe, so there is no reason to worry about me. Most important is to have good time and to be able to get familiar with new fishing locations on Lake Saimaa as well.<br />
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In the third week of August we welcomed a fishing family from Moscow in to our cottage. Area near our cottage was familiar for them and they did great with fishing by themselves. Faina, Pavel and Daniel were able to catch good size perches, zanders, breams and pikes during their 2 week fishing holiday.<br />
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We had a guided fishing day together in area of open waters of Lake Saimaa. When we started travelling in to our fishing area weather was pretty calm, but started to change windy. Waves got bigger and bigger when we reached our target area. We had problems staying still because anchor was not getting grip in such a windy conditions. It was also little bit uncomfortable to do spinning in middle of rough waves, but Faina was able to cach this beautiful big pike with softbait. <br />
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After long and exiting fight we were able to land it. As you can see
Faina was very happy and guys, well little bit jealous for her.
Unfortunately we were forced to leave this spot and find cover of wind.
Our next spot gave us good size perches and some more pikes, but all the
time growing waves forced us to start slow drive back to near by water areas of our cottage. We finalized our fishing trip there and caught some beautiful zanders. Our fishing family picked a lot of mushrooms and berries during their holiday.<br />
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Picnic by campfire with Catherine & Paul, August 2016</td></tr>
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In second week of August 2016 we welcomed a couple from Britain. They used our boats to catch pikes and
perches in near by waters of our fishing cottage. We also had a very relaxing boating and C&R fishing trips together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fried Cisco ~ "Muikku" is a tradiotional finnish dish.</td></tr>
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<i>There are very many providers of fishing trips around Europe and
Scandinavia, which makes it tricky to know which one to choose when
searching the internet. But on finding Jari at Old School Trolling, I
knew we had found the perfect place for our first fishing trip to
Finland. Having grown up around the waters of Lake Saimaa, much of it
spent trolling upon them, Jari has the same attitude to fishing, and to
life, that we have. That it’s not just about the numbers, or the sizes,
or the varieties, of the fish that you can catch (which are plenty, of
course), or about watching the clock and moving on from one fish to the
other without much thought to the last ; it’s about living, pure and
simple, within the world, and taking the time to appreciate everything
about it, and how to protect it for the future; about meeting new
people, from different places and hearing their stories, enjoying fresh
food over an open fire together, watching sunsets and casting out into
the deep indigo midnight. Jari was a thoughtful, attentive and generous
host and we were pleased to have met him. He knew the waters around
his cottage well and his only thought was to help us to catch fish. He
was adaptable according to the weather conditions, which were not always
kind to us, and his passion for fishing and the outdoors, and to the
lakelands around his cottage, was evident, meaning that our trip was not
part of a soulless, commercial venture, but more of a personal,
tailor-made trip with a friend. The cottage is great; comfortable, well
looked-after, with every convenience you need, in a perfect setting
and, of course, with a beautiful sauna (one of the nicest we stayed in
during our trip). We really hope we can return soon, and will
definitely keep in touch with Jari. </i></div>
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<i> Catherine & Paul</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul fishing in ner by our cottage.</td></tr>
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In third week of August 2016 we welcomed a Latvian fisherman group visiting our cottage. Our visitors had great pike fishing, number of fishes caught was varying from 10 to 30 pcs. Many thanks for using selective fishing method, taking some pieces for a food and releasing the rest.<br />
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In mid-August I
went trolling and spinning for pike, perch, zander and landlocked salmon on Lake
Saimaa with two Russian families I knew from previous engagements. We started our
first fishing day after 16 pm. with softbait spinning and picnic by campfire. Our expectations were
high, as the weather was perfect for
spinning: it was calm and warm, with a slight wind blowing
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We started our
second fishing day after 9 am. with softbait spinning. Perches were passive, but we were able to get several pikes while
enjoying the beauty of the Finnish nature. The best bite was
waiting for us after midday. In a period of less than two hours we
were able to land and also release a lot of pikes as well as several
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Every time you see something yellow peeking out from the moss on the
forest floor, it is worth taking a closer look and making a mental note
of the exact spot, as chantarelles tend to grow in groups and in the
same place from one year to the next. And better still, chanterelles
never accommodate maggots, unlike many of the other delicious types of
mushroom. Chantarelles grow in southern and central Finland, and are
used to make sauces and soups.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Chantarelle (<i>Cantharellus cibarius</i>)</b></td></tr>
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In the end of August 2016 we welcomed a Russian fisherman group from Israel. They
have been catching pikes, perches, breams, rudds and roaches by
spinning, angling and trolling.....They have also been picking a lot of mushrooms and
berries from the nearby areas of our cottage during their fishing holiday 23 August - 2 September .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cep (<i>Boletus edulis</i>) and pine cep (<i>Boletus pinophilus</i>)</b>.</td></tr>
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In Finland, the use of mushrooms, ceps in particular, spread from across
the eastern border. They are not nearly as highly valued in western as
in eastern Finland. Finnish mushroom dishes are very Russian in style.
Often salted and eaten as a salad, mushrooms are also used to make
creamy soups, sauces and casseroles.<br />
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<a href="http://www.arktisetaromit.fi/en/mushrooms/wild+mushrooms/" target="_blank">Learn more about Finnish wild mushrooms & berries</a><br />
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August 2015</h3>
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<span lang="en-GB">The
weather in August varied from beautiful sunny days to cloudy and
rainy. First we had a family staying at our cottage for two weeks and
they did independent fishing on the waters near our cottage, catching
good size pikes, perches and zanders. During their stay they really
got into jigging, using the boats of our cottage a lot. We also had
guided fishing trips on beautiful and warm summer days, catching lots
of pikes, perches of over half a kilo and evening-active zanders.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Softbait spinning for zander on Lake Saimaa August 2015</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">During one guided fishing day
we stopped without hurry for a nice break on land. We took our time
relaxing, cooking coffee and food on an open fire. The lady of the
family took the opportunity to pick mushrooms and blueberries.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picnic by campfire on Lake Saimaa</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">During one guided fishing day
we stopped without hurry for a nice break on land. We took our time
relaxing, cooking coffee and food on an open fire. The lady of the
family took the opportunity to pick mushrooms and blueberries.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing Guide Jari Kahko and released zander 47 cm ~ 1 kg.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">In mid-August we had three
sunny and hot fishing days with my fFinnish friend. The warm surface waters
made zanders and pikes really eager to bite. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike 3 kg`s catched by softbait spinning.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">My friend really appreciated
pike for food and we did catch pikes a lot on each of our fishing
days. We did release most of our catches. We only chose to keep pikes of 60 cm or more, and picked 2 pikes
of about 1,5-3 kg for daily food. Back on land the pikes were filleted and
there was even enough to put into the freezer for my friend to take
back home with him. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander +50 cm catched by softbait spinning.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">Our visitor</span><span lang="en-GB"> h</span><span lang="en-GB">ad never fished zander
before and the definite high point for us was catching a zander of
over half a meter by softbait spinning. We also landed in the boat a handsome
and feisty ide, which we filleted and smoked. </span><span lang="en-GB">Thanks for good company and having
a great mini holiday with us on Lake Saimaa!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ide +50 cm catched by trolling.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">In the end of August the
weather was still hot and zanders as well as pikes and perches were
active to bite throughout the day. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch appr. 300 grams catched by softbait spinning.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">We had a visit by a very
experienced spin fisherman and it was simply a pleasure to observe
his work, jigging for zander from our boat.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander 44 cm, catched by softbait spinning, released.</td></tr>
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<b>Tip from our fishing guide and company owner Mr. Jari Kayhko:</b><br />
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<b> </b>In Finland July and August are the best months for fishing on Lake
Saimaa due to warm waters and often very warm or even hot weathers.
There are plenty of fish about and you can fish around the clock if you
wish, thanks to our light summer nights. Big perches normally move to
the shallow waters in mid-July and they can be caught there in the
daytime during a period of a couple of weeks. If you do late evening /
early morning or night time fishing near our cottage, you will be able
to catch zanders and pikes from the shallow waters as well. The best
season for night-time fishing on Lake Saimaa continues from Midsummer
until the end of August.
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-1115838364640590882016-07-03T07:58:00.007-07:002022-01-23T01:38:30.923-08:00Fisihing on Lake Saimaa, June 2016 - 2018<p><b> </b></p><h3>
June 2018</h3>
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During midsummer week we have a fisherman group from
Romania visiting our cottage on Lake Saimaa. This group has a great
mentality for fishing. They use a selective fishing method, meaning they
release the fish that are either small or big. For example in pike
fishing they only aim for ones that are from 1 to 3 kilos in size and
they only keep the amount of fish they need for cooking a dinner. I am
very pleased to have this responsibly thinking group visiting us.<br />
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<b>Instructions
for handling and releasing fish</b></h2>
<b> </b>If possible, release the fish
by using pliers while the fish is still outside the boat, near the surface of
the water.<br />
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If you are planning to take a picture or measurements of the fish, lift it into a container filled with fresh water. Remove
the hook using pliers while the fish is in the container of water. <br />
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Wet your hands or use wet gloves when touching the fish. Never hang the
fish from its tail or head, as this can cause internal injuries or stretch the
spine. Hold
the fish horizontally and take the photograph quickly to minimise the time the
fish is out of the water.<br />
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If you wish to weigh a fish
that will be released, use a weighing bag. You can also weigh a fish while it
is in a net made of rubber-coated knotless netting. <br />
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Release the fish back into the
water gently. An exhausted fish may need to be resuscitated before release.
Resuscitate the fish by holding it against the stream or by moving it back and
forth in the water to make water flow through the gills. When the fish is ready
to swim on its own, you may release it.<br />
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<b> </b>The first week of June was exceptionally hot and summery this year, and
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Saimaa, as well as to go fly-fishing for brown trout on the rapids in
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Pikes were particularly eager to bite in the evening time,
making it easy for our guests to cook delicious pike dishes at our
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<i><b> </b>All aboard. Riga-Tallinn-Helsinki, plus 5 hours drive to The Fishing
Cottage Jokiniemi. Everything is clear - thanks Jari for detailed instructions.
Our group had an opportunity to fish local Lake Saimaa and also went for
fly-fishing trout in near-by area streams. Each evening we had a
gourmet fishing meals accompanied with a splash of wine (vodka, whisky,
etc.). Accommodation environment positively surprised us- there was much
MORE than we expected from "country cabin". Using 2 boats was smart
idea- we split into 2 groups and had twice more opportunities to learn
waters. It paid back. Each day there were 10-12 good size pikes cached
and same amount released. Two nice pikes were lost because one broke our
landing net and another broke brided cord ( we estimated size of pikes
in 8-10kg each). During evening gatherings Jari was giving us valuable advice, in
exchange - we share own observations and established plan for next day
challenge. Even weather conditions were difficult (too hot) we managed
get fish each day, enjoy calm nature and comfort of accommodation.</i>
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<i>Ervīns, on a behalf of Northproject team (Latvia)</i><br />
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In February 2017 this group made a new reservation for our fishing cottage for the summer 2017.<br />
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The first week of June was very cold and rainy this year. It brought us another group of fishermen from Latvia. <br />
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In June 2016 we welcomed a family of four from St. Petersburg. The
father, mother and their 2 daughters used our boats to catch pikes and
perches in near by waters of our fishing cottage on Lake Saimaa.<br />
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roaches. Biggest perch was caught by daughter of the family and it
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-36376535593941494292016-03-08T02:22:00.004-08:002021-04-18T08:55:01.782-07:00Springtime Fishing on Lake Saimaa, May 2014 - 2019: Spinning for Pike, Perch and Zander<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.5cm;">
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the year 2019 Lake Saimaa was free from ice on April 27th. Our
cottage was booked full early in advance for the month of May. The
weather was first hot and sunny but then turned cold and rainy, but
all in all, May was a great month for the pike fishermen who came to
visit our cottage again. Water temperature in the beginning of May was appr. 3 degrees of celsius and in the end of May 15 degrees of celsius.</span></span></div><div lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></div><div lang="en-US" style="line-height: 150%;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">During early years of our sport fishing company the best months (May, September & October) for catching big pikes in shallow water or close by bay areas were not so popular among our visitors. Weather conditions both in early May late October can be unpredictable. If we reach warm air from south to west as well as high pressure, we reach very good fishing. North wind and low pressure do make it very challenging during cold water periods of less than 8 degrees of celsius. In the other hand reward can be fabulous. Biggest pikes caught inside distance of 3 km from our cottage have weighted 10 to 13 kg. It is very important to release these giants back to water unharmed and select smaller, less than 1 meter long species for cooking.<br /></span></span></div>
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Water areas near our fishing cottage are free from ice usually around
the 1st of May. The waters right in front of our cottage are only max.
2,5 metres deep. This means that the waters warm up quite fast in
spring, which attracts small fish to do their eating and spawning there
in May, which in its turn attracts bigger carnivorous fish to turn up
and eat the small fish. The most effective methods for catching fish in
the beginning of May are trolling, spinning, worm angling and fresh bait angling (by using a dead bait fish).<br />
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Fishing Holidays on Lake Saimaa – May 2019</h4>
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first fisherman group of five persons arrived at our cottage on May
Day for a 10-day fishing holiday. The beginning of their holiday was
very warm, but a couple days after their arrival we got suddenly hit
with 20 cm of snow! Luckily the snow melted in two days and the group
was able to enjoy the rest of their fishing holiday in warm weather.</span></span></div>
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Russian visitors did very well in fishing for pike, perch, ide and
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during the 3 rd week of May. Pike fishing was the best for their
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They caught very good size pikes, perches and ides
during their visit: their biggest pike weighed over 8 kg.</span></span><br />
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visitors took also longer distance trips that included a picnic by
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wish I was fishing.....What a weather to do pike fishing on Lake Saimaa!</td></tr>
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fourth group of six fisherman from Romania arrived our at our cottage
for the 5 th week of May. They did fishing both in shallow and deep
water by spinning, trolling and coarse fishing. </span></span></div>
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perches, pikes, breams and ides during their visit. To be honest
their group was able to catch biggest ides of the season so far. </span></span></div>
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usual, our visitors mostly just kept the fish they were going to use
for dinner during their fishing holiday, took some fish with them to
their home countries, and released the rest back to water. Common
sense and respect for nature are priceless in fishing. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://pikecaster.com/simple-healthy-pike-recipes/" target="_blank">Here you can find 10 super simple & heathy pike recipes</a> </span></span><br />
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Boating and Fishing on Lake Saimaa – May 2019 </h3>
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In the end of May
2019 we had combined boat & fishing trip including a picnic by
campfire with group of 4 persons from Macao. We started our event by
boat sightseeing of 20 km`s on Lake Saimaa to reach our camp. Weather
was sunny and warm, after relatively cold beginning of May we were
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When landed we
started preparing fire for cooking and making coffee & tea. Some
members of our group did spinning and coarse fishing from shore line,
some helped me in cooking vendeaces and pancakes. Pure and quiet
nature was unforgetable experinece for our visitors when wandering
around our camp site.</div>
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Before sunset we did
couple of hours spinning andt rolling for pike and perch from my
guidance boat. Trolling was completely unfamiliar fishing method for
our visitors and they were exited to learn basics for it. After
relaxing and warm day I returned 2 happy couples in to their cottage
for sauna, dinner and some more exiting fishing days in Finland.</div>
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Pike Fishing on Lake Saimaa - May 2016 </h3>
This year our area of Lake Saimaa freed itself from ice on the last
weekend of April. After that a wave of very warm and sunny weather
reached our country, having a very positive effect on the bite of the
fish. At the time of writing this, we have two Fnnish families staying
in our cottage for a one week long fishing holiday. They sent me a
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<i>"We
started our fishing already on the evening of our arrival and were able
to catch two pikes of 1 to 2 kg from the cottage pond by spinning. There
is a lot of smaller fish in this shallow and warm water area for worm
angling also. Next morning we drove to a shallow bay area near the
cottage and did spinning for pikes. Our result was three pikes and the
biggest of them was 3 kg - that's prettty good fishing considering the
lake just got free of ice. This evening we are going to do more fishing
to catch perches and zanders from deeper water areas. We will send
pictures of our catches later..... Jari, thank you for the fishing tips
you gave us!"</i><br />
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<b>The Weather in May 2016</b></h4>
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The first week of May was extra ordinary hot and sunny, perfect for fishing and
recreation. Daily max. temperatures were between 18 and 23 degrees
Celsius.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing Guide Jari Kayhko - Softbait spinning trip for Zander - End of May 2016.<br />
Last two weeks of May were the best for catching zanders during spring season.The best season for catching zander is from mid-July to mid-September.</td></tr>
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The second week of May started rainy, but ended sunny
and warm, between 16 and 21 degrees. During this week we had a Finnish
group at our cottage. They caught pikes, perches and breams by spinning,
trolling as well as bubble and hook angling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing & Cooking, perfect way to have a fishing holiday on Lake Saimaa</td></tr>
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During the third week of May we welcomed a Russian fisherman group from
Moscow. The temperatures were pretty similar with the previous week, and
the week started dry and sunny but ended with rain. Our visitors caught
pikes, perches, roaches, rudds, breams and zanders by spinning,
trolling and angling. Their most unusual catch was a carp caught from
Lake Saimaa. Their daily number of pike`s caught were varying from 10 to 20 pcs.Unfortunately we do not have any pictures of their holiday available.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening time fishing on Lake Saimaa - May 2016</td></tr>
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The fourth week of May started rainy and cold, but on Friday the weather changed to
sunny for our Latvian fisherman group of four. This sunny, beautiful and
exceptionally hot weather lasted until the beginning of June. The max.
temperatures reached 27 degrees. Unforunately we do not have any pictures of their adventures available neither.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander spinning on Lake Saimaa, 29 May 2016</td></tr>
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During the last weekend of May we had a Russian fisherman group from St.
Petersburg fishing with us for two days. We went fishing from morning
to evening in sunny and warm weather. Mornings and afternoons were best
for catching pikes and perhes, evening time for catching zanders.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch spinning on Lake Saimaa, 28 May 2016</td></tr>
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<i>Our capacity of accommodation for May 2016 was sold out appr. 2
months before May day. We had 5 great groups of fishermen from Finland,
Russia and Latvia visiting our cottage. All our groups were very
successful in fishing during May 2016, which makes´s me very happy and
proud of them. Many thanks for all of you. </i><br />
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<i> Jari</i><br />
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Fishing Multible Species on Lake Saimaa - May 2015</h4>
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In the beginning of
May 2015 we started our open water season by soft bait spinning for
pikes and perches. Because at that time the water is still cold (less
than 6 degrees Celsius), fishing can be challenging. The fish are
interested in baits that imitate natural bait fish such as vendace
(European cisco), perch, bream or roach. Shock colours will also work
well in the beginning of the season.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Softbait Spinning for pike`s on Lake Saimaa, 1st May 2015. Pike + 3 kg`s.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Our rental cottage is located by a
shallow pond (max 2,5 meters deep), which is connected with a narrow
50-meter waterway to Lake Saimaa. This area of shallow water gets
warmer earlier than the deeper areas of Lake Saimaa. Thanks to this
we can catch roach-related fishes, perches and pikes from the
shoreline of our cottage already from the very beginning of May. The
best season for springtime angling for pike is from beginning of May to mid-June.</div>
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Sunny weather and high pressure have a
positive effect on fishing. In the end of May, early mornings and
late evenings are very good times for catching fish. Nights are still chilly, which makes fishes more active evening time. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rudd caught from Cottage Jokiniemi in the end of May 2015. We were also able to catch Ides up to 2 kg`s.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jari and ide +55 cm caught by coarse fishing in 8th May 2015</td></tr>
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We also use natural
baits for bubble and hook angling. First we catch small fish for bait
and then we use them for angling of pikes and big perches. Naturally
we kill the bait fish before using them as bait. This way we can
catch pikes up to 5 kg and perches up to 500 grams near our cottage.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch caught by softbait spinning from deep water area of Lake Saimaa in May 2015</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Cottage Jokiniemi is a very good place
for fishing and it is easy to catch fish for dinner daily. This is
why we release the fish we are not going to use for food. In our
cottage we have all you need for smoking, frying and cooking
delicious fish dinners. If you want, we can also teach you how to
bone the fish you catch.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander +50 cm caught by softbait spinning in the end of May 2015. </td></tr>
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Coarse Fishing on Lake Saimaa - May 2014</h4>
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In 2014, the month of May was extremely
hot in Finland. In the end of the month the water surface temperature
was already over 20 degrees of Celsius, which is good for coarse
fishing for roach-related fishes. So, in the end of May we did coarse
fishing for roach, bream and rudd. The catch was good especially in
the evenings, right before dusk. We released the fish we were not
going to eat, but still kept plenty of rudd and bream, which we
smoked and in addition to this we cooked up a tasty fish soup.</div>
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The Saimaa Ringed Seal</h3>
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The only existing population of these seals is found in Lake Saimaa,
Finland
(hence the name). They have lived in complete isolation from other
ringed seal species for around 9,500 years and have diverged into a
morphologically and ecologically different subspecies of ringed seal.
The population is descended from ringed seals that were separated from
the rest when the land rose after the last ice age. This seal, along
with the Ladoga seal and the Baikal seal, is one of the few living
freshwater seals.
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<h3> </h3><h3> </h3><h3>Welcome to our Cosy Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi on Lake Saimaa!</h3><p>
The Fishing Cottage of Old School Trolling is best suited and especially
equipped for sports fishermen groups of max 6 people, families or
couples. The pond and river waters right next to the cottage are good
for independent angling and spinning and the actual Lake Saimaa areas
near the cottage are great for spinning and trolling.<br />
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Our peaceful cottage is located close to all services fishermen need.
Guests can use small motorboats of our cottage and fishing equipment
that can be found in our fishing storage for free. For the use of
cottage renters we have 4,2 meter boats that are
equipped with 4 hp outboard engines, sonars,
GPS plotters, oars, anchor and rope, life vests, landing net, 6
sets of rods and reels for trolling and 6 sets of reels and rods for
spinning.In the storage you can also find a freezer and equipment for
handling fish. In the storage you can also find angling rods, worms,
mash, hooks etc you need for angling in Cottage Jokiniemi.<br />
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We don’t allow our customers to use fishing nets or traps. Cottage Jokiniemi is for angling, spinning and trolling only.<br />
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Contact:<br />
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jari@oldschooltrolling.fi<br />
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Read more about us:<br />
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<b>January 2016 </b><br />
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We began our winter fishing season of 2016 with ice fishing of rainbow
trout with a Russian group. We started to set up rods for active and tip-up fishing in the
morning even before sunrise at a truly wintery temperature of -15
degrees Celsius. The rainbow trout kept biting evenly throughout the
day, with the afternoon hours being the most active time. Naturally the
day's schedule included a relaxing coffee and lunch break by a lovely
open fire. Our biggest catch was a rainbow trout
of 2,4 kilos. In the end of our fishing day, temperature was -22 degrees of Celsius. Hot sauna finalized this cold fishing day.<br />
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The end of January is burbot-catching time in the area of our fishing
cottage. In the beginning of burbot season the fish can be found from
waters deeper than 10 metres. When the spawning season starts, the
burbots come to the shallow water areas, to depths less than 1,5 metres.
We catch burbot by using large spoons or ice-fishing jigs with fresh
bait.<br />
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The first part of January is also good for catching pikes
by active ice-fishing and “ismete” fishing methods. In “ismete”
ice-fishing we use fresh baits for catching pikes. By Finnish fishing
law active ice-fishing is free of any charges and licenses (with the
only exception being special license areas for rainbow trout fishing,
for which you must buy a license). For using the “ismete” method you
need to purchase a license by paying the fisheries management fee of the
Finnish state for one rod and lure. By regulations you must also stay
near your “ismete” gear on ice while it is in water, not leaving it
alone and not letting it out of your sight while fishing. Combining
“ismete” and active ice-fishing methods is a very interesting way to
winter-time fishing for pike.<br />
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<b>March 2016 </b><br />
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<b> </b>Around mid-March the fish start moving back to shallow water. I did some test
fishing on March 18th near our Fishing Cottage and the results were
pretty good. Although the best possible bite hadn't yet started, I was able to
catch fish all day long in a sunny, warm weather. Our springtime
ice fishing season will only get better and and better in the next 2 to 3
weeks from now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">active ice fishing on Lake Saimaa</td></tr>
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On March 21st, we had a nice ice fishing day for rainbow trout at Enonkoski with a Russian father and son.<br />
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On
the day before there had been a big ice fishing competition for rainbow
trout, namely the Finnish Championships with over 560 competitors.
Fishing had not been good: only 56 competitors managed to catch any
fish, and the winner got three fish in total.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainbow trout ice fishing on Lake Saimaa</td></tr>
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This was not very
promising for us, but we had good feeling about fishing. And our
instincts proved right: we caught our first 2-kilo trout as we were only
starting to set our tip-up gears down to water. Our young client Dima
lifted the fish from the ice hole and our guide Jari helped him land it.
A great start for our relaxed, sunny fishing day!<br />
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Our next fish
was caught also with tip-up gear before midday. Sharp-eyed Dima noticed
the flag, which indicates bite, and soon the fish was landed.<br />
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We
took a break to have a nice picnic by campfire in the middle of day.
When we resumed fishing, we had our last trout action at about 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. This time the trout bit into one of Jari's special
ice fishing jigs, but the fish was too strong and broke free after a
10-minute battle.<br />
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The day was quite difficult for active ice
fishing, but still we were able to create action and contacts with the
fish. The final result of our sunny day on ice: two trouts and three
happy fishermen!<br />
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<b>Easter 2016 on Lake Saimaa</b><br />
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During Easter holidays 2016 we did ice fishing for perch and roach. In
the beginning we still had 5 to10 cm of snow on ice and a lot of small
perches and roaches up to 100 grams to catch near our Fishing Cottage.
Then the weather changed for warmer, melting the snow, and a couple of
days later we got clear ice.<br />
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Our Fishing Guide Jari Kayhko did
ice fishing in a radius of 3 km from our cottage by foot as well as in a
radius of 30 km by car. He went through traditional angling places,
known mainly to local ice fishing enthusiats. His catches were good
every day in the morning and evening time. The caught perches were
between 50 and 600 grams in size. As the weather was warm and sunny,
making it easy to walk on ice, the conditions were perfect for having an
enjoyable Easter time ice fishing holiday.<br />
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If you are planning
dates for a icefishing holiday for the year 2017, I would like to
recommend dates from 27 March to 9 April 2017. <br />
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At this time of the year snow has melted from the surface of the ice, it is easy to walk on ice and the fish are biting very
well. Spring time sun is warm and
sunny days are excellent for icefishing.<br />
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Near our cottage
there are very
good places for icefishing, which you can reach by
foot. There are also excellent icefishing
places in a radius of 30 km from our cottage, which you can easily reach
by car and which I can recommend to you. I have created maps /
introductions of icefishing targets
and spots for the use of renters of my cottage. This way you can try
catching very big perches as well as pikes by icefishing by yourself.<br />
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With best regards, Jari<br />
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<i> </i><i>In Finland, Santa might also be known as Joulupukki! (This really means
'Christmas Goat' as it was traditional in Finland that there was a Yule
Goat who was scary and asked people for presents - and certainly didn't
give any out! Over time the goat became the gift giver and then Santa
took over the gift giving duties but the name of the Christmas Goat was
still retained in Finland!) Joulupukki rides with reindeer leaves gifts
under the Christmas tree but if you have been naughty you could end up
with a bag of coal!</i><br />
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<i>Christmas Eve is very special and the most important day over Christmas.
It's traditional to eat rice porridge and plum fruit juice for
breakfast. Then the Christmas tree is
decorated. Most of finnish people like a relaxing sauna on Christmas Eve. </i><i>The main Christmas meal is eaten in the early evening. Lutefish (salt
fish) is the traditional starter, but is not so common nowadays. The
main meal is a leg of pork served with mashed potato traditionally baked
slowly in birch-bark boxes in the oven with similarly cooked mashed
swede. Casseroles containing different vegetables including, rutabaga,
carrot and potato are also common. Cured salmon is very popular and some
people also have turkey. Desert is baked rice pudding/porridge eaten
with spiced plum jam. One almond is hidden in the pudding. Whoever find
the almond will be lucky for the next year.</i><br />
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I did ice-fishing with my family and with my sister's Brazilian
friend Luiza, at our fishing cottage Jokiniemi at 23 December 2016. All the fisherwomen
caught plenty of fish, but Luiza and the smallest girl caught the
most..... So we had many happy fishing ladies here today. We did finalize our fishing day with a picnic by campfire.<br />
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the last day of the year 2016 I did some “ismete” ice-fishing for
pikes. First I caught some roaches and perches to be used as bait.
After that I hooked an “ismete” rig for catching pikes. An
“ismete” rig is formed of a metal leader and two pieces of single
or triple hooks. I adjusted the hooks into the mouths and sides of
the dead bait fish, and set a small line weight of 20 grams on to the
line, to a distance of 40 cm from the bait fish. By using removable
line weights I can freely adjust the free length between the weight
and the bait fish. Then I dropped my bait fish and line weight combo
through the hole to the bottom and attached the line to a bite
indicator. Now I was able to hear and see when the fish were moving
or eating my bait fish. It is important to adjust the break of the
“ismete” gear to be loose, otherwise the fish can feel friction,
become suspicious and spit the bait fish out of their mouth before
hooking. The basic idea in “ismete” fishing is to allow pike to
swallow the bait and then strike back to get it hooked, so you need
to wait for a while before you make the strike. Quite often pikes
turn the bait around in their mouth first, so if you strike back for
hooking too early, you will loose the fish.</span></span></div>
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started my fishing day after midday and continued it until dark.
Smaller fish were biting well after midday, but I needed to wait
until dark to get my first fish. It is normal that times of dusk in
the early morning and late evening are the best for “ismete”
fishing. If you start fishing early in the morning, it is a good idea
to set your gears down before sunrise. We have several “ismete”
sets available for the use of our cottage guests, if you are
interested in trying ice-fishing. You can get good advice and tips
for fishing spots from our cottage owner and fishing guide Mr Jari
Kayhko.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><br />In “ismete” fishing we can select the fish we want
to keep for cooking and release the rest, as we do in open water
fishing also. We lift the fish from the hole by line or by inserting
our fingers under the gill cover (lip lock move). We do not use a
landing hook in case we want to release our catch. When the fish is
landed, we put it into a water-filled vessel (a plastic sledge or
box) and use pliers to remove the hooks. If we want to release the
fish, we measure and weigh it before putting it back to the lake
(there are specific weighting bags for this in shops).<br /><br />Active
ice-fishing (regular ice-fishing in which you use ice-fishing jigs
and short rods which you hold in your hand) is free of any fees and
licences in most of parts of Finland. There are some specific fishing
areas in which you need a licence for using active ice-fishing gear
also.<br /><br />For “ismete” ice-fishing you need to purchase a
licence by paying the fisheries management fee of the Finnish state.
According to the law the rod must be at least 1 meter long (typical
“ismete” rod is 1.2 meter long). In the law there are no
specifications for the reel, so we are basically using bait caster
reels instead of pulling the fish up by grabbing the line with our
hands. With this licence you can use one “ismete” set per
fisherman.<br /><br />You must notice that for using tip-up ice-fishing
gear you need two licences. 1) the fisheries management fee of the
Finnish state and 2) the bait fish licence of the local water area
owner (“iskukoukkulupa”). Every single unit of tip-up gear needs
to have their own licence. It is often quite difficult to find
sellers for these local water area licenses, so I prefer “ismete”
fishing more. </span></span>
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-74124697686871148282015-11-10T03:14:00.001-08:002015-12-18T22:37:55.896-08:00Winter Fishing and Cottage Accommodation on Lake Saimaa, Finland Welcome to have winter fun at Lake Saimaa, Finland! We are offering you a
holiday in our well-equipped cottage in the best season of winter for
recreation and ice fishing, as well as fishing with our professional
fishing guide and company owner Jari Kayhko. The cottage is located
right next to a lake and offers very easy access to do fishing, skiing
or snowmobiling on the ice.
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Ice cover usually forms in mid-December on Lake Saimaa, but the best ice
fishing time starts from the beginning of January or so. The early ice
is very good for ice fishing of pike. The ice fishing season of rainbow
trout starts from the beginning of January and ends in April. We use
both active ice fishing and tip-up ice fishing methods for both pike and
rainbow trout. From mid-January to mid-February we do ice fishing for
burbot. From mid-March to mid-April it is the best season for ice
fishing of perch, roach and bream near our fishing cottage.
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Ice Fishing Holiday on Lake Saimaa </h2>
Our cosy and comfortable Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi is best suited and
especially equipped for groups of sports fishermen of 4 to 6 people. The
pond just 30 metres from the cottage is good for independent ice
fishing of pike, perch, bream and roach. The actual Lake Saimaa area
starts from a distance of 100 metres from the cottage. This area is
excellent for ice fishing of zander, pike, perch, burbot, roach and
bream.<br />
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Ice fishing trip for learning best spots for catching pike and perch in Cottage Jokiniemi</h2>
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Ice fishing trips to places where you can catch pikes and perches.
Participants must have warm clothes of their own. The price includes
rent of our fishing gear and guidance. Available: December - April.
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Fun and easy rainbow trout fishing trip</h2>
We arrange rainbow trout fishing trips at a privately owned lake, which
is located 35 km from the Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi. There is a small
shelter, fireplace and toilet at the area for your use. The distance
from the parking place to the shelter is 100 metres and to the ice is
only 30 metres. Excellent place for fishing with children.
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<b>Available: December – April</b><br />
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The rainbow trout in the lake are between 1 and 3 kg in size. You can catch and keep 3 trout / day / one license.
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Your fishing guide Jari Kayhko will teach you
the best spots and tricks, and he will actively assist you with fishing
rainbow trout. The price includes the necessary licenses and the use of
fishing gear. Also available tasty picnic by campfire for extra charge..
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You can use three fishing rods at same time in this place, so we will
use one rod for active ice fishing and two sets of tip-ups. We will use
small spoons, balanced jigs, leeches and ice fishing jigs for active ice
fishing and for the tip-ups we'll use fish eggs as bait.<br />
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Latvian fishermen catching pikes on Lake Saimaa - October 2015 </h3>
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We started October with trolling and jigging for pikes on Lake Saimaa with our
Latvian visitors of Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike of 3 kg caught by softbait spinning. Picture was taken 4th October 2015.</td></tr>
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The day began windy but turned sunny and calm towards
the evening, letting us enjoy the fall colors and quietness of the Lake
Saimaa nature.<br />
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The season of fall colors on Lake Saimaa lasts yearly
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Despite the very cold weather, our Latvian guests were able to catch 10
to 30 pikes on a daily basis. They selected some of the pikes for food
and released the most. They seemed to have really enjoyed their stay at
our fishing cottage, because just one week after their visit they made a
new reservation for us for June 2016.<br />
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I have been fishing for
over 30 years on these waters and I have learned that the period from the
beginning of June to Midsummer (which will be on June 25th in 2016) is
very good for pike fishing near our fishing cottage. This is due to the
coldness of the waters and the end of spawning period, which makes big
pikes hungry and ready for catching. There are also plenty of smaller
pikes hunting in shallow water, which makes fishing very active with
lots of biting and actual catches.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landlocked Salmon 4 kg, caught by trolling. Landlocked Salmon and Brown Trout are both endangered species on Lake Saimaa. This is why Jari quit catching salmon and trout with the adipose fins still intact in the year 2012 both in personal fishing and on our company events. We only keep the fish that have had their adipose fins cut out (they are planted for sports fishing purposes) and
release all landlocked salmon and brown trout that still have the
adipose fin (as they are wild fish). From the beginning of the year 2016 it will be officially forbidden to take any landlocked salmon or browntrout with the adipose fin by Finnish fishing law. Minimum landing size is 60
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picnic breaks by campfire are favourite moments during Jari`s fishing events. Picture was taken 3rd December 2011.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jari helped his mother catch a pike of +3 kg by
softbait spinning near our fishing cottage. Picture was taken 7th October
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this picture Jari has marked a landlocked salmon of less than 50 cm in length and one of our clients is releasing it back to Lake Saimaa. Picture was taken 2nd November 2013.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this picture we have perch +500 grams caught by softbait spinning. Picture was taken 12th October 2014.</td></tr>
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Zander fishing by trolling and spinning on Lake Saimaa</h3>
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We started our autumn fishing season with trolling and jigging for
zander with Russians. The day began rainy and windy but turned sunny towards the
evening, letting us enjoy a nicely warm and semi-cloudy fishing weather.
In addtion to zanders we also caught pikes and perches.<br />
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The first days of
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perfect for relaxing, picking mushrooms and berries and for fishing
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Our Russian guests started their fishing week by learning the very best fishing
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All our fishing groups from St. Petersburg were very successful in pike
fishing also on their own. They caught lots of pikes, released the most
of them and prepared food of the ones they kept. For pike catching they
used the methods of spinning, trolling and freshbait angling.<br />
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For catching perches, roaches and breams they used bubble
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<b> </b>The weather is still warm in late August and early September, making it
great for picking berries and mushrooms near our cottage as well as
fishing for perch and pike. The beginning of the season of fall colours,
from mid-September to the beginning of October, is excellent for
catching big pikes close to our fishing cottage. The season of fall
colours will last until mid-October. From the beginning of October
bigger perches start forming flocks in the deeper water areas of Lake
Saimaa. Bigger pikes are also moving to deeper water areas to hunt
vendace, which have their spawning season from mid-October to
mid-November.
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rainy. First we had a family staying at our cottage for two weeks and
they did independent fishing on the waters near our cottage, catching
good size pikes, perches and zanders. During their stay they really
got into jigging, using the boats of our cottage a lot. We also had
guided fishing trips on beautiful and warm summer days, catching lots
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relaxing, cooking coffee and food on an open fire. The lady of the
family took the opportunity to pick mushrooms and blueberries.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing Guide Jari Kahko and released zander 47 cm ~ 1 kg.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">In mid-August we had three
sunny and hot fishing days with my fFinnish friend. The warm surface waters
made zanders and pikes really eager to bite. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike 3 kg`s catched by softbait spinning.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">My friend really appreciated
pike for food and we did catch pikes a lot on each of our fishing
days. We did release most of our catches. We only chose to keep pikes of 60 cm or more, and picked 2 pikes
of about 1,5-3 kg for daily food. Back on land the pikes were filleted and
there was even enough to put into the freezer for my friend to take
back home with him. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander +50 cm catched by softbait spinning.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">Our visitor</span><span lang="en-GB"> h</span><span lang="en-GB">ad never fished zander
before and the definite high point for us was catching a zander of
over half a meter by softbait spinning. We also landed in the boat a handsome
and feisty ide, which we filleted and smoked. </span><span lang="en-GB">Thanks for good company and having
a great mini holiday with us on Lake Saimaa!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ide +50 cm catched by trolling.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">In the end of August the
weather was still hot and zanders as well as pikes and perches were
active to bite throughout the day. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch appr. 300 grams catched by softbait spinning.</td></tr>
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<span lang="en-GB">We had a visit by a very
experienced spin fisherman and it was simply a pleasure to observe
his work, jigging for zander from our boat.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander 44 cm, catched by softbait spinning, released.</td></tr>
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<b>Tip from our fishing guide and company owner Mr. Jari Kayhko:</b><br />
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<b> </b>In Finland July and August are the best months for fishing on Lake
Saimaa due to warm waters and often very warm or even hot weathers.
There are plenty of fish about and you can fish around the clock if you
wish, thanks to our light summer nights. Big perches normally move to
the shallow waters in mid-July and they can be caught there in the
daytime during a period of a couple of weeks. If you do late evening /
early morning or night time fishing near our cottage, you will be able
to catch zanders and pikes from the shallow waters as well. The best
season for night-time fishing on Lake Saimaa continues from Midsummer
until the end of August.
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-71296987669737498882015-08-04T11:12:00.005-07:002022-01-30T05:00:20.799-08:00Summer time fishing on Lake Saimaa - July 2014 - 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</h3><h3 class="western" style="text-align: left;">Third visit to Fishing Cottage Jokiniemi for our
Romanian fisherman - July 2021</h3>
<h3> </h3><h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjikqFR7C1oklJLio0Qve-h9QEebMPIgZBhIf6YJRE3-B5hVtJCRG3wTMsqmJrq_yFQiKDReiUI3JMcQAZ-OVBsg53YStx-yyOHVnywp24NGZ8GlakyYqDonAMsWqhQFT2xb3Otl8gT1ecKJ5DIVqeif8Z0MicgrJmwZxD3IFb_uP-qi6N4RwNwpxm2=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjikqFR7C1oklJLio0Qve-h9QEebMPIgZBhIf6YJRE3-B5hVtJCRG3wTMsqmJrq_yFQiKDReiUI3JMcQAZ-OVBsg53YStx-yyOHVnywp24NGZ8GlakyYqDonAMsWqhQFT2xb3Otl8gT1ecKJ5DIVqeif8Z0MicgrJmwZxD3IFb_uP-qi6N4RwNwpxm2=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Romanian visitors caught good size pikes by spinning in the end of July 2022.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </h3><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">In 25 July–1
August 2021 Gheorghe, his sons and their friends stayed at our
cottage for the third time, having previously visited us in 2018 and
2019. This time the weather was much hotter than the previous years,
which had a positive effect on the bite of the fish.</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAoS98CLwfD_I1biJIaykgP8aeH9if9Goi-toy5ZA7P8tHaJvZaDQMZ5KAOqj3_fbG8U-jH8G7F6obNrzkX6aiEDc-Mo6POzrNGZ7xHJ-C_dWjgFkPfv_SLfnuhy9UmwBufS5vyJjijzbt0eRPqu249K3coSZoAN1n1UolSgj_abBuGYxCVJ1Ztu46=s688" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="688" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAoS98CLwfD_I1biJIaykgP8aeH9if9Goi-toy5ZA7P8tHaJvZaDQMZ5KAOqj3_fbG8U-jH8G7F6obNrzkX6aiEDc-Mo6POzrNGZ7xHJ-C_dWjgFkPfv_SLfnuhy9UmwBufS5vyJjijzbt0eRPqu249K3coSZoAN1n1UolSgj_abBuGYxCVJ1Ztu46=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biggest perch weighted amost 1 kg.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
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</h3><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">They did most of
their spinning in relatively shallow waters of max 4–5 meters deep
by using soft baits and spoons. They told me that the best color for
catching changed daily, but day after day the best lure was a thin
Abu Garcia Toby. Natural colors such as perch and cisco worked the
best in soft bait spinning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP1ZScADhGR6SBkfUtvaTNj5mwUjO3MwMAfP3u7tOJZkiBUCYeeiLah4M5NP8EDwUPVotF3-53A42QZjd1gljrAk-SRmk4bUhFBkMiTGgcAKzXAH6zt_LdXX20HVlLhbeXhwJd2ggc9TwbfXHfY6Ds6TPxNcE2Y3MCxMb4x2Xgcoe_V_2aNu_bq2AV=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP1ZScADhGR6SBkfUtvaTNj5mwUjO3MwMAfP3u7tOJZkiBUCYeeiLah4M5NP8EDwUPVotF3-53A42QZjd1gljrAk-SRmk4bUhFBkMiTGgcAKzXAH6zt_LdXX20HVlLhbeXhwJd2ggc9TwbfXHfY6Ds6TPxNcE2Y3MCxMb4x2Xgcoe_V_2aNu_bq2AV=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This zander + 50 cm was released after fast photo shoot.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p>
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Their biggest perch
weighed almost 1 kg, biggest pikes were 70–80 cm and biggest
zanders 50–60 cm long. Most of the time the weather was sunny and
hot, but there were also a couple of rainy days. Rainy weather is
quite often good for catching both pikes and zanders. They did also
some trolling and caught all our most common predator species such as
pike, perch and zander. The end of July is a great period for
catching all kinds of fish near our fishing cottage. </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieo2pdiNeD7w2VGgEb9RBB3FcB3NhE5GFfBGeMuttheMuwLmAUHG6i53LS40bWSAr0bhicALOj4MTpnptsVb_-Zm61RTj1TcK5t9BZfTZdTQQh1LcF-jP5wiLIDBuh8sRsZlrYzN2Ao-oYJpFkq-jPlHG5F9WFnnqbr3WUasNFpPM1B5IMheruNXtG=s1824" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1824" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieo2pdiNeD7w2VGgEb9RBB3FcB3NhE5GFfBGeMuttheMuwLmAUHG6i53LS40bWSAr0bhicALOj4MTpnptsVb_-Zm61RTj1TcK5t9BZfTZdTQQh1LcF-jP5wiLIDBuh8sRsZlrYzN2Ao-oYJpFkq-jPlHG5F9WFnnqbr3WUasNFpPM1B5IMheruNXtG=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<h3> </h3><h3>Fishing on Lake Saimaa - July 2019</h3>
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First week of July was very warm and sunny due wind from south to east. Many of our early spring visitors had been complaining how difficult it was to catch zander. Most common mistake was to try catch them from shallow. Water temperature was varying all spring by effect of air temperature. When we had longer period of hot weather, zanders did come to shallow water of 4 - 6 meter deep, when weather turned colder we had to do catching in water depth area from 7 - 12 meter deep. Midsummer do start actual zander fishing season near our cottage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First fishing day was great for our Estonian visitors.</td></tr>
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In the beginning of second week of July 2019 we welcomed a fisherman group of 4 persons from Estonia in to our fishing cottage. Wind was changing to north, but it did not have influence for catching during first days of their visit. <br />
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They caught good daily numbers of pikes as well as big perches and breams in shallow water. Couple last days of their visit were colder due north wind which made fishes got passive and move to deep water areas. They tried to do catching for zander as well, but unfortunately they choosed little bit too shallow depth area for catching. Zanders had moved in to water areas of 9 - 10 meter deep.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooking & cooking is very important part of daily routinues of our fishing visitors.</td></tr>
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Raigo, who is excellent photographer visited Kolovesi National Park trekking trail and shooted some great pictures there. They enjoyed of fishing, sauna and tasty home made fish foods during their stay in our cottage.<br />
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Before arrival of our next fisherman group I did some fishing to located
zanders, pikes and perches with my mother, who is keen fishing woman.
It was great to relax and to do 3 - 4 hours fishing with her. Our next group made much more better with zander fishing when I was able to share some fresh fishing information.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mother and zander 47 cm caught by trolling 13 June 2019.</td></tr>
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Quite often our visitors want me to organize a tutorial fishing trip for the beginning of their holiday to quicken the process for getting better fishing results by learning spots, biting times and best colors for area near our cottage.<br />
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Many groups want to do all the fishing independently from the beginning to the end of their holiday. They have told me it takes 3 - 4 days to learn spots, colors etc before they start feeling comfortable with fishing in Finland. Quite often their second visit to our cottage is much more succesful by fishing results due experience they have gathered during their previous visit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooking and sharing a tasty meal of fish caught by themselves is a important part of fishing holiday for most of our visitors.</td></tr>
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When our our next fisherman group of 6 persons from Latvia arrived I gave them advices for fishing area, best depth area and colors, so they did pretty well with zander fishing. They caught good size zanders and pikes daily and their biggest zander caught was appr. 60 cm long and weighted 1.8 kg.<br />
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Beginning of their holiday was very hot, they used to have a siesta & sun bathing in the middle of day. They did most of fishing in time of early morning and late evening. Luckily some members of their group did catching in shallow water during daytime as well, and they were able to catch good size perches and ides as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ide caught by soft bait spinning in July 2019.</td></tr>
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Unfortunately no one rented our cottage for 4th week of July, because weather was perfectly hot and beautiful for vacation and for fishing. Couple last days of this week were the hottest of all summer, but dramatical change for unpredictable weather of summer 2019 was right behind the corner.<br />
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Our first ever Japanese fishin family arrived our cottage 27 July 2019. Day was extremely hot, closer to 30 degrees of celsius. Because their arrival was late, we had decited to organize a combined fishing & boating trip one day after their arrival.<br />
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We started our event by travelling 20 km sightseeing by boat for our camp site. Hole family helped me with cooking and did some fishing from shoreline. We started our actual boat fishing part near by 18.00 by softbait spinning and trolling. Trolling was completely new fishing method for our Japanese visitors and they were very interrested learning it. We caught both pikes, perches and zanders by softbait spinning and pikes when trolling with wobblers. We ended our fishing day for sunset and I returned our Japanese visitors back to our cottage for hot sauna and evening snacks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful pike caught by softbait spinning.</td></tr>
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Next day after our fishing event we learned how to use outboard engines and electronics of our cottage boats and did some fish handling together. After that it was time to say good bye and allow our visitors to start their independent fishing week.<br />
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Weather turned very cold for the season of summer in time of couple of days. I was totally horrified when seeing dily temps go down to 10 - 14 degrees of celsius. Desbite of cold north wind, worst enemy of fishermen in our area, our brave Japanese visitors did great with fishing. Father of the family did fishing alone early morning and with his daughters and wife after midday and evening time. They caught good size zanders up to 60 cm and pikes up to + 90 cm long. Daily numbers of fishes caught were very good. Many thanks for your visit, it was great to get such a lovely family visiting us.<br />
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I had a guided fishing trip with a German fisherman group on the second
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To be honest, beginning of our fishing day was quite challenging. It was easy to locate our target fishes, but much more difficult to reach crazy bite. Weather was calm and hot, fishes seemed to have siesta and we were catching individuals. In zander fishing finding correct color for catching is very important. When color puzzle is solved, we can do great for a while, until they find some other color more attractive and we must start again. In the other hand there are great fishing periods during July and August, in which we can do great fishing day after day for time of couple of weeks as we reached in the year 2014.<br />
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Challenging days make me humble, but do not worry. Finally we did great. I was expecting to reach very good evening fishing and I did. All of our visitors did catch zanders, pikes and perches, time to time I needed both of my landing nets to be able to take measurements and release fishes we did not want to take or which were too short. We started our evening fishing by softbait spinning and finalized it by trolling in time of very beautiful sunset near 22.00. Actually our visitors would have wanted to continue even longer, but our 8 hour day was full.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is very important to release fishes that do not exceed minimum landing lenght. We do lift the fish in to vessel poured with water, unhook and take measurements & memory pics and release the fish. It is highly recommended to be able to de all this in time of 2 - 3 minutes maximun.</td></tr>
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In the end of July 2016 I had a guided fishing trip with old customer of mine. We had 6 hour guidance starting from early evenig and ending for sunset. I had been training & finding fish right before this event, which made it much more easier for me to make results. We did both trolling and softbait spinning, but mainly spinning. During this 6 hour session we had 3 tops on bite, which is quite normal in perch and zander fishing this part of the year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful zander and perch caught in the end of July 2016.</td></tr>
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I do not favour pictures in which there are piles of fish to show how many fishes we have caught. I do select one or two fishes that were biggest or gave us great fight for picture taken. Biggest fish is not allwasy published, if there is a better pictures of smaller species available. By my opinion a picture of fish caught must respect the catch and indicate joy and success of fishing.<br />
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If we are hanging the fish vertically, it has been killed for cooking, other wise we do hold fish horizontally. Unfortunately there is still a lot to learn in taking beautiful pictures, but I do hope I am improving year by year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early evening on Lake Saimaa, July 2015</td></tr>
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The beginning of July 2015 gave us rain but also a couple of hot summer
days. It was also time for big pikes: on our nearby waters one fisherman
caught a pike over the magic weight of 10 kilos, and our cottage
customers were able to pull in pikes up to 7 or 8 kilos. We had a group
of Belarusian visitors staying at our cottage, and they told that in
their country the waters were more shallow and the pikes smaller. In
addition to pikes they also caught big perches and smallish but
full-grown zanders.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander 46 cm, catched by Softbait Spinning in early July 2015. Zander was released.</td></tr>
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In the middle of July we started to do evening-time trolling for zander
and day-time jigging on the big open waters of Lake Saimaa. The rapidly
changing weather conditions have been a bit tricky this summer, but
luckily true fishermen and fisherwomen aren’t made of sugar!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike fishing in the beginning of July 2015</td></tr>
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Also the eagerness of the fish to bite has varied a lot. When the time
and the conditions are right, you can pull in perches with every cast.
When the fish are lazier to bite, catching fish becomes more challenging
and requires good fishing techniques. You have to know how to use
vibrating movements and other tricks to force the fish to bite.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Softbait spinning for perch 12 July 2012</td></tr>
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When the fish are lazier to bite, it’s also more important to cast more
accurately and use baits of the right size, shape and colour. Baits can
be painted with marker pens to give them the desired colour and a
tempting scent. A group of our customers recently learned the importance
of colour. They used two identical softbaits for jigging, one was
painted with marker and the other wasn’t. The result was surprising:
they caught fish only with the painted one. Another group tried
different colours and to their surprise the most successful colour was
the one that they never could imagine working. When fish are lazy to
bite, you are forced to experiment and at the same time learn a lot.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening time fishing 22 July 2014</td></tr>
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Pikes, perches and zanders have been moving on more or less the same
areas this summer, which means shorter boat rides to catch fish. The
size of the fish is normal but catching them has required more work than
last summer. And when you work hard, it’s also more important to have
proper breaks and eat well during your fishing trip. The ideal way to
unwind is to seat yourself around an open fire, empty your mind of
fishing thoughts for a while, have a nice chat with a good meal, and
after a good break like this you are refreshed, filled with energy and
100 % ready for fishing again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late evening fishing in July 2015</td></tr>
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<b>Tip from our fishing guide and company owner Mr. Jari Kayhko:</b><br />
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<b> </b>The last week of June and the first two weeks of July are good for
catching zander near our fishing cottage. After mid-July zanders will
start to move towards the streaming water areas in the distance of 5 - 6
km from our cottage and also to the big lakes of the Great Saimaa lake
system, such as Paasselka, Orivesi, Savonselka and so on. Big pikes do
the same and both zanders and pikes will be more often caught from the
deeper areas or bank slopes of the big lakes of Saimaa in the daytime.
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In the beginning 0f July 2014 we welcomed a group of four fishermen from Lithuania to our
cottage in Savonranta. We started with a one-day guided fishing trip
during which I introduced them to the best lures and fishing spots of
the area. The week was quite cold and rainy, but the guys managed to
catch fish every day, by trolling as well as casting. Our guests were
pleased with the pikes, perches and zanders they caught, and prepared
tasty dishes out of them at our cottage. They also caught a nice fat
ide.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander fishing 5 July 2014</td></tr>
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In the middle of July we welcomed Gennady, Sergey and Aleksey from
Moscow. The weather was brilliant and very warm almost every day. We
fished together for five days, catching big pikes, zanders and perches,
which we naturally cooked and ate with delight. The guys went fishing
also on their own by using the two motorboats we have for our customers
to use, free of charge. In addition to sunbathing and having sauna they
also went for a bit of sight-seeing in Kerimäki and Savonlinna.<br />
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During the last
weeks in July we also headed for the bigger open waters of Lake
Saimaa to cast for larger perches. The sunny spring days made them
pleasantly active and hungry. I had daily guidances for over 2 week period with differrent groups enjoying of Finnish summer and great fishing with me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch fishing 14 July 2014</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">We spent a one-week
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have a fishing week at Lake Saimaa area and saw the proposal of Old School
Trolling. I wrote an email to the company owner Mr. Jari Kayhko and received a reply
with a detailed description of the cottage, boats and other equipment. All very
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We travelled 1200 km from Belarus to Finland by using route Minsk–Vilnius–Riga–Tallinn–<wbr></wbr>Helsinki–Savonranta.
The roads are excellent. On the way to Helsinki, we stopped for a night in Tallinn.
On our way back home, two drivers did it without any stops.</span></div>
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When we arrived at Cottage Jokiniemi, our host Jari Kayhko was waiting for us
and showed the cottage and house equipments for us. This fishing cottage is
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On the shore there were two boats filled with petrol and equipped with sonars,
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Cottage Jokiniemi in July–June is a great place for catching pike, walleye and perch. We managed
to catch a couple of trophy-size pikes up to 7 - 8 kg as well as perches up to 500 grammes and walleyes up to 2 kg`s.</span><br />
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Our host Jari showed us how to carve the fish into fillets. We cooked some of our
catch and put the rest into a freezer. The cottage has a separate 100-liter freezer
especially for fish, which we greatly appreciated. We brought some of the fish
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We also enjoyed the sauna. How nice it is after a day of fishing to have a good
steam, and then run out to the beach and a dip in the cool water of a northern
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Our host Jari helped us with everything. He bought us the necessary fishing
licenses, helped us with rainwear and told us how to smoke fish. He even prepared
a map for us with the target depth of the lake and the most promising fishing
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Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-19111898851265482392015-06-03T02:03:00.002-07:002019-11-30T03:17:26.318-08:00Fishing Trips and Cottage Accommodation on Lake Saimaa - June 2012 - 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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persons from Latvia</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> to our cottage on 5<sup>th</sup>
of June 2019 for a 8-day fishing holiday. The beginning of their holiday
was very hot and they decited to do most of their fishing early
morning and late evening. In this part of the year we do have
daylight for over 20 hours a day, which do make night fishing on boat
safe and effective. Warm and hot air as well a wind from south to
west makes fishes bite well. Cold north wind makes fishes passive.</span></span>
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Their fishing results were good, They had a lot of action with pikes when using softbaits, biggest one weighted 6 kg`s and was caught by jerk bait fishing method.<br />
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In the end of 2 nd week of June 2019 we welcomed a fisherman group of 2 older gentelemen from Moscow in to our fishing cottage. In the first day of their fishing holiday we had a guided fishing trip together. We caught perches and pikes by softbait spinning in deeper water area of 6 to 10 meter deep. These gentelemen were not so interrested in trolling or deep water fishing and they decited to do fishing by spinning and coarse fishing in shallow water near shorelines during their holiday.<br />
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They caught good daily numbers of pikes and roach related fishes in shallow water of less than 3 meter deep. The most memorable moment for them was a simultaneus catch of 2 pikes in our cottage pond. Finally there was 2 pikes in same landing net and third coming right after this picture below was taken. As you can see, shallow water fishing can offer plenty of action when you find correct place and time for catching.<br />
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These older gents were also great cook`s. They offered me the greatest 3 coarse meal I have ever tasted in our cottage. We did also have a long converstion of their lives and careers starting from Soviet years to former Russian Federation years and retirement. Thank you for sharing this part of your life experience with me.<br />
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As usual, midsummer started actual zander season in our location. Zander prefers warm water and start eating well when their spawning season is over. I was having a long week-end vacation in our cottage durig midsummer and did some trolling and soft bait spinning for zander. Evening time, from couple of hours before sunset to dark was the best for catching. Sun light warmed the water and zanders were active evening time. Water surface temperature and wind direction are also important for summer time zander fishing. Water surface temperature reached + 18 degrees and we had wind from east to west. Long term wind from North West to North East do bring cold air to our area and makes fish passive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Average size for zander caught in our area is varying from 40 to 60 cm. Minimum landing lenght is 45 cm and recommended daily fish quota is 2 zanders / 1 fisherman / 1 day.</td></tr>
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Guided fishing trip for catching zander in June 2012 </h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Softbait spinning for zander in 28 June 2012. This zander was released after photo shoot.</td></tr>
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During the last week
of June 2012 I worked as a guide for two Finnish fishermen. We did
softbait spinning in a semi-sunny and warm weather. Afternoon and
early evening were the best times for catching zanders which we were
looking for. One of our visitors caught his biggest ever zander
during this event.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zander +50 cm which our visitors prepared for a tasty meal.</td></tr>
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Hooking and cooking on Lake Saimaa!</h3>
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Fish soup for 4 - 5 persons</h3>
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<li>1 kg fish</li>
<li>1 liter water</li>
<li>1 teaspoon salt</li>
<li>1 onion</li>
<li>10 allspice (whole)</li>
<li>dill stems</li>
<li>1/2 leek</li>
<li>4 large potatoes</li>
<li>4 decilitre milk</li>
<li>1 tablespoon flour</li>
<li>dill and chives</li>
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Clean and fillet the fish. Boil the bones with coarsely chopped onion
and spices. Cook for about 20 minutes. Strain the liquid into another
saucepan. When the liquid comes to the boil, add the leek cut into rings
and the peeled, diced potatoes. Cook for about 15 minutes. Cut the fish
into chunks and add to the soup. Cook for another five minutes. Mix the
flour with milk and add to the soup. Let the soup simmer for a few more
minutes. Sprinkle plenty of chopped dill and chives on top of the soup.<br />
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Memorable midsummer fishing in 2014</h3>
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Midsummer is the period of time centered upon the summer solstice,
and more specifically the northern European celebrations that accompany
the actual solstice or take place on a day between June 19 and June 25
and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between different
cultures.<br />
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Lighting bonfires and bathing in saunas are two of the most typical
traditions in Midsummer celebrations. Barbecuing, fishing and boating
have later become standard Midsummer pastimes while enjoying cottage
life. In the olden days, Midsummer spells were cast, many of which had
to do with hopes of increasing fertility and finding a future spouse.
Midsummer was also a popular time for weddings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening fishing 23 June 2014</td></tr>
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An important feature of the midsummer in Finland is the white night and the midnight sun. Because of Finland's location around the Arctic Circle
the nights near the midsummer day are short or non-existent. This gives
a great contrast to the darkness of the winter time. The temperature
can vary between 0 °C and +30 °C, with an average of about 20 °C in the
South.<br />
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Catching a crocodile during Midsummer 2014</h3>
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During midsummer
2014 I did spinning with soft baits and Rapala minnow spoons in
shallow water areas near our cottage. The weather was beautiful and
warm, perfect for recreational fishing. We caught this big pike from
a water area of 2 to 2,5 meters deep. The fish hit our lure from the
offshore side of the lake. Usually pikes are caught from the
shoreline, where they are hiding among plants or looking for cover
from stones or sunken logs. It is also a good idea to do spinning in
deeper water areas that have underwater humps, pools or banks to
catch bigger pikes in summertime.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great catch for Anatoly during midsummer 2014</td></tr>
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Catching pikes by using dead baitfish as bait in bubble and hook fishing in 2015</h3>
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We started June 2015
by angling of pikes. First we caught a small baitfish, which we used
as a bait for pike angling. The end of May and beginning of June are
good for catching pikes of 1 to 3 kg right along our shallow cottage
shoreline. Pikes of this size contain only low levels of mercury and
they are the most suitable size for cooking. Making a rig for pike
angling is a simple task. Attach a swivel to a leader line of 50 –
60 cm long. Thread a big fishing float in to the line and attach one
single or triple hook to the another end of the line. It is not
necessary to use any line weight in this rig.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pike, 2.9 kg caught in Cottage Jokiniemi June 2 nd 2015.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Smoked pike is a
very tasty meal. For smoking we use a gas burner, which makes
controlling the smoking process easy for everyone. You get a good
aroma of wood as well as a juicy and moist texture to your smoked
fish with this equipment. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoking fish in Cottage Jokiniemi.</td></tr>
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<b> If you have never smoked fish, here's a quick guide for smoking pike, zander and big perch: </b></div>
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Place the scaled and gutted fish onto a bed of coarse sea salt for a couple of hours. Sprinkle salt generously on the skin of the fish and
also apply some on the inside. Place some alder wood chips or sawdust on
the bottom of the fish smoker such that it is almost covered. Shake the
excess salt from the fish and place them onto the grill. Close the
smoker lid, light the fire and smoke on a highest flame for about 20 – 30 minutes and another 20 – 30 minutes on a lowish flame. The fish is ready when its skin is nicely golden-brown and
the scales come off easily when you pull them with your fingers.<br />
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and sunny summedays of June are perfect for catching big perches on
Lake Saimaa. Bite can be wild when you find a flock of perches eating
smaller fishes. Perch + 500 gramms caught 22 June 2015.</td></tr>
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Bread Crumbs-Coated Fried Perch</h3>
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Ingredients<br />
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<li>2 eggs</li>
<li>1/2 cup milk</li>
<li>2 cups bread crumbs</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon salt</li>
<li>1/4 teaspoon whitepepper</li>
<li> 1/4 teaspoon dried garlic</li>
<li>1 pound / 500 grammes lake perch fillets</li>
<li>Vegetable oil </li>
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In a shallow bowl, beat eggs and milk. In another shallow bowl,
combine bread crumbs, garlic, salt, and whitepepper. Dip
the perch in egg mixture, then coat with crumbs. Heat oil in a skillet
over medium heat. Fry fish for several minutes on each side or until it
flakes easily with a fork<br />
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<b>Tip from our fishing guide and company owner Mr. Jari Kayhko:</b><br />
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<b> </b>I have been fishing for over 30 years on these waters and I have learned
that the period from the beginning of June to Midsummer (which will be
on June 25th in 2016) is very good for big pike fishing near our fishing
cottage. This is due to the coldness of the waters and the end of
spawning period, which makes big pikes hungry and ready for catching.
There are also plenty of smaller pikes hunting in shallow water, which
makes fishing very active with lots of biting and actual catches.<br />
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Fishing Reports of June 2016</h3>
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<b> </b>The first week of June was exceptionally hot and summery this year, and
it brought us a group of five fishermen from Latvia.<br />
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They had fantastic
weather conditions to fish for pikes and perches by spinning and trolling on Lake
Saimaa, as well as to go fly-fishing for brown trout on the rapids in
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Pikes were particularly eager to bite in the evening time,
making it easy for our guests to cook delicious pike dishes at our
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<i><b> </b>All aboard. Riga-Tallinn-Helsinki, plus 5 hours drive to The Fishing
Cottage Jokiniemi. Everything is clear - thanks Jari for detailed instructions.
Our group had an opportunity to fish local Lake Saimaa and also went for
fly-fishing trout in near-by area streams. Each evening we had a
gourmet fishing meals accompanied with a splash of wine (vodka, whisky,
etc.). Accommodation environment positively surprised us- there was much
MORE than we expected from "country cabin". Using 2 boats was smart
idea- we split into 2 groups and had twice more opportunities to learn
waters. It paid back. Each day there were 10-12 good size pikes cached
and same amount released. Two nice pikes were lost because one broke our
landing net and another broke brided cord ( we estimated size of pikes
in 8-10kg each). During evening gatherings Jari was giving us valuable advice, in
exchange - we share own observations and established plan for next day
challenge. Even weather conditions were difficult (too hot) we managed
get fish each day, enjoy calm nature and comfort of accommodation.</i>
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<i>Ervīns, on a behalf of Northproject team (Latvia)</i><br />
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The second week of June was very cold and rainy this year due long term north wind. It brought us another group of fishermen from Latvia.Unfortunately they did not sent me report or pictures of their holiday catches to be published.<br />
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In June 2016 we welcomed a family of four from St. Petersburg. The
father, mother and their 2 daughters used our boats to catch pikes and
perches in near by waters of our fishing cottage on Lake Saimaa.<br />
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roaches. Biggest perch was caught by daughter of the family and it
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">In the beginning of May we started our open
water season by soft bait spinning for pikes and perches. Because the water is
still cold (less than 6 degrees Celsius), fishing can be challenging. The fish
are interested in baits that imitate natural bait fish such as vendace
(European cisco), perch, bream or roach. Shock colors are also working well in
the beginning of season.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Softbait Spinning for pike`s on Lake Saimaa, May 2015. Pike + 3 kg`s.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Our rental cottage is located
by a shallow pond (max 2,5 meters deep), which is connected with a
50-meter waterway to Lake Saimaa. This area of shallow water gets warmer
earlier than the deeper areas of Lake Saimaa. Thanks to this we can catch
roach-related fishes, perches and pikes from the shoreline of our cottage already
from the very beginning of May. The best season for spring time angling is from
mid-May to mid-June.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Sunny weather and high
pressure have positive effect on fishing. In the end of May, early mornings and
late evenings are very good times for catching fish. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rudd catched fron Cottage Jokiniemi in the end of May 2015. We were also able to catch Ides up to 2 kg`s.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">We also use natural baits for
bubble and hook angling. First we catch small fish for bait and then we use
them for angling of pikes and perches. Naturally we kill the bait fish before
using them as bait. This way we can catch pikes that weigh from 1 to 5 kg and
perches up to 500–600 grams.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perch catched by softbait spinning from deeper areas of Lake Saimaa in May 2015</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Cottage Jokiniemi is a very
good place for fishing and it is easy to catch fish for dinner daily. This is
why we release the fish we are not going to use for food. In our cottage we have
all you need for smoking, frying and cooking delicious fish dinners. If you
want, we can also teach you how to bone the fish you catch.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walley catched by softbait spinning in the end of May 2015. Zander + 50 cm.</td></tr>
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Water areas near our fishing cottage are free from ice usually around
the 1st of May. The waters right in front of our cottage are only max.
2,5 metres deep. This means that the waters warm up quite fast in
spring, which attracts small fish to do their eating and spawning there
in May, which in its turn attracts bigger carnivorous fish to turn up
and eat the small fish. The most effective methods for catching fish in
the beginning of May are spinning, worm angling and fresh bait angling.<br />
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<br />Old School Trolling - Cottage Accommodation and Fishing Trips on Lake Saimaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461547179956644200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361796197473462018.post-38379077547824262422015-03-31T07:23:00.001-07:002015-03-31T07:30:40.169-07:00St. Olaf's Castle and Savonlinna Opera Festival on Lake Saimaa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Olavinlinna , <i>St. Olaf's Castle</i> is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing. The fortress was founded by Erik Axelsson Tott in 1475 under the name
Sankt Olofsborg in an effort to profit from the political turmoil
following Ivan III's conquest of the Novgorod Republic. It was sited in
Savonia so as to lay claim to the Russian side of the border established
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One of Tott's letters from 1477 includes a passing mention of foreign builders invited to Olofsborg, probably from Reval, where the city fortifications were being extended. It was the first Swedish castle provided with a set of thickset circular towers that could withstand cannon fire. It is not by accident that a network of lakes and waterways forms the setting for the castle, for these would seriously impede a prospective Russian offensive.<br />
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Olofsborg withstood several sieges by the Russians during the First and Second Russian-Swedish wars. A brisk trade developed under the umbrella of the castle towards the end of the 16th century, giving birth to the town of Savonlinna, which was chartered in 1639.</div>
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On 28 July 1714, the garrison capitulated to the invading Russians, and it took them only two days to take the castle in 1743, in the events leading up to the Treaty of Åbo which awarded the entire region to Empress Elizabeth of Russia.<br />
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Currently, the castle hosts several small exhibitions, including the Castle Museum which displays artifacts found in the castle or related to it, and the Orthodox Museum which displays icons and other religious artifacts both from Finland and Russia. The castle forms a spectacular stage for the Savonlinna Opera Festival, held annually in the summer since 1912.</div>
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Savonlinna Opera Festival 3.7-2.8.2015</div>
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Distance from Cottage Jokiniemi 60 km`s</div>
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