Fishing

With a guide..

Our professional fishing guides help you to uncover the secrets of the underwater world by steering the boat to the fishing grounds that long experience has proved to be the best in the area. Excellent equipment, varied fishing waters abounding in fish, and the reliable people we work with make sure that you will have a fishing trip to remember.

 ..or on your own

From us you can buy fishing licenses, lures, bait, maps and get hints about fishing in Linnansaari National Park and Joutenvesi. We also rent for example rain clothes, row boats and small motor boats. From the village shop you can also buy ice and we can prepare the fish that you have caught (fillets, smoking, vacuum packages).

Burbot  20.1. - 28.2.
Pike perch 10.6. - 15.9.
Pike 13.5. - 30.11.
Perch 1.6. - 30.11.
Salmon 10.5. - 31.5. and 1.9. - 30.11.

Note: Trout and lake salmon with adipose fin are protected all year round.

See catch sizes and protection periods.

Trolling

Beneteau Antares 780 (+ Yamaha 200hp). This trolling boat is equipped with high quality fishing gear: down riggers that follow the bottom profile automatically, up to 16 rods, remote steering, 3D fish finder, ice boxes for fish... you name it  -we have it! The boat also has a heated cabin, toilet and beds for 2 persons.

You need no license for angling and ice fishing (winter jigging).

If you are between 18 and 69 years of age and want to practise fishing other than angling or ice fishing you need to purchase the Fisheries Management Fee (kalastonhoitomaksu). The exception is fishers who have turned 65 by 31 December 2023: they do not have to pay the fee.

Fishing license = Fisheries Management fee

The fisheries management fee is valid for almost all waters of Finland (exept special fishing places, rivers etc.). License is for one rod/ person. Around Oravi and Linnansaari National Park you can fish with the Fisheries Management fee.

You can read more about the Fisheries Management Fee and purchase it without any transaction fees from the Goverments webshop. The fee is also sold as extra service with our online products and in the reception in Oravi.

Fishing license is personal and it must be paid before fishing has started. The fisher must have proof of the payment and, if requested, present this to an authority or other person who supervises fishing. The proof may be a receipt, fishing card or bank statement. Fishing license need not be paid for assisting persons (such as rowers) who do not handle the fishing gear during fishing.