Landlocked salmon from Lake Näsijärvi
On the waters of the Tampere Region, rods have been bent more and more frequently by landlocked salmon. Salmon catches are good on Lake Näsijärvi in particular. Lake ‘Nassy’ has provided trollers with several 4–8-kilo salmon in the last few years.
Landlocked salmon also snap eagerly in Lake Tarjannevesi, which has recently yielded several large specimens of this king of fish. Other waters where salmon may screech the brake of your reel include Lake Pyhäjärvi and Lake Ukonselkä in Kolho. Landlocked salmon have also been introduced to Lakes Kyrösjärvi and Pälkänevesi as well as to Lake Vehkajärvi in Kuhmalahti.
Trout and salmon bite early in the morning
The best lake fishing season for brown trout and salmon extends from May to July before the waters really warm up and from October to November, when the water temperature has fallen to 10 degrees and below. At that time, fish most often bite at the surface or close to the surface. In late summer and early autumn, salmonoids dive deeper to escape warm water, and they are sought at a depth of 5–15 m with divers and downriggers. In the summer, salmonoids bite best early in the morning around sunrise, which means that the early risers are often those who have the most success. As autumn sets in and as the amount of daylight shortens, salmonoids tend to feed more clearly around noon.
For trout and salmon trolling, people use smallish 7–13 cm long plugs. In most lakes, vendace coloured, blue-, red- and violet-backed and silver-flanked plugs and, in midsummer, even glaring red and smoked vendace coloured plugs are usually quite good. Especially when deep trolling, it is best to use flickering spoons, which are easily visible and audible in the depths, as well as baitfish rigs.
