Fishing

[stewy]

Seeing as I have more than enough time on my hands this summer due to no work I'd like to go fishing. I spoke to some friends and there were conflicting opinions over when a permit is required. One said a rod with no reel does not need a licence. Another said if you use a rod with a reel and don't use a lure then you don't need a licence. I'm confused so a few questions... What is the rule? When do I need a licence? What can I do without a licence? Where can I get the licence from?

Also, since I don't know anything about fish in Finland is there a site showing what fish is what? I'd be doing my fishing in the Kymenlaakso region. And finally, are there limits on size and amount and where can I find those? Finnish links I can deal with, thanks

[easily-lost]

If I remember correctly, the first person is right, but I'm not sure about the second.

[Karhunkoski]

Also, since I don't know anything about fish in Finland is there a site showing what fish is what?

Stewy, meet google, google meet Stewy

http://www.google.fi/search?hl=en&clien ... tnG=Search



Sorry for the sarcasm, but I just couldn't believe you hadnt put "fishing licence finland" into a search engine. Would have been quicker for both of us.

[jo_bliss]

Have a look at this site:

http://www.fishinfinland.com/

Should answer most of your questions, I think.

[stewy]

Have a look at this site:

http://www.fishinfinland.com/

Should answer most of your questions, I think.

Awesome, thanks.

[Rosamunda]

Here's another one:

http://www.ahven.net/

And the rules for the permits: (are you over 18?)

http://www.ahven.net/english/index.php

[allan]

Realisitically unless you are fishing for salmonoides then you are never going to the asked for a permit. Well never say never but given the amount of water in this country it is unlikely.

[Karhunkoski]

Realisitically unless you are fishing for salmonoides then you are never going to the asked for a permit.

We have a guy locally who goes out on the lakes checking permits (albeit it less in the smaller ones).

But for me the reason I buy a permit isn't through fear of getting caught, it is because I know that most of the money goes back into the system. There are teams of people restocking lakes with fish. I realise that if nobody pays the licence, there may be few, if any, fish to catch.

[allan]

Normally l would agree and to be honest l ususally end up paying my licence eventually becuase you need it for salmon fishing. However there in Finland you can fish with nets and it seems many poeple do. I suspect a cheaper overall method would simply give everyone with netting rights x fish per year. Then you would save the hassle of transporting fish all over for them to be vacuumed up in nets in the first week.

[onkko]

Normally l would agree and to be honest l ususally end up paying my licence eventually becuase you need it for salmon fishing. However there in Finland you can fish with nets and it seems many poeple do. I suspect a cheaper overall method would simply give everyone with netting rights x fish per year. Then you would save the hassle of transporting fish all over for them to be vacuumed up in nets in the first week.

Sure fish are vacuumed in first week... there is stright restrictions of where, what kind of nets and how many nets you can have only for fun...

[Rosamunda]

Normally l would agree and to be honest l ususally end up paying my licence eventually becuase you need it for salmon fishing. However there in Finland you can fish with nets and it seems many poeple do. I suspect a cheaper overall method would simply give everyone with netting rights x fish per year. Then you would save the hassle of transporting fish all over for them to be vacuumed up in nets in the first week.

There is one rather effective cap which avoids the necessity to impose quotas... it's called Cesium 137. Some fish are OK, but personally I wouldn't want to eat salmanoides, pike, perch (or any other predatory fish) on a regular basis! And certainly chuck the big ones back into lake/sea as they are loaded. This old lady went back...

[mrjimsfc]

There is one rather effective cap which avoids the necessity to impose quotas... it's called Cesium 137. Some fish are OK, but personally I wouldn't want to eat salmanoides, pike, perch (or any other predatory fish) on a regular basis! And certainly chuck the big ones back into lake/sea as they are loaded. This old lady went back...

It appears that since 1998 (over ten years ago) Cesium 137 levels in fish have stabilized at an acceptable level. Even the one you put back in the lake was probably less than ten years old. Trout and salmon rarely live over ten years. Almost any fish you catch now can be safely eaten.

[interleukin]

Almost any fish you catch now can be safely eaten.

True, but you don´t want to eat very many of them in a short period.

[Rosamunda]

Even the one you put back in the lake was probably less than ten years old. Trout and salmon rarely live over ten years. Almost any fish you catch now can be safely eaten.

I wouldn't eat pike at all (which is OK because I don't like it much anyway). AFAIK the cesium levels in pike are not good and certainly not recommended for pregnant women and small children. That one weighed nearly 8 kilos. I have no idea how old it was. Our neighbour (who is over 80) netted two the year before last, over 12 kilos each. No idea how he managed to get them in his boat.

http://www.evira.fi/portal/en/food/diet ... nsumption/

[Frankie abbot]

Anybody caught any carp here?Not fished to much by the locals also not too big apparently..