To the north of Lake N\u00e4sij\u00e4rvi lies a diverse water route meandering through forest sceneries. Renowned for its big pike, Lake Ruovesi is also a great zander site and offers an alluring fishing environment for anglers.<\/p>\n
Lake Ruovesi starts at the Vilppulankoski Rapids, where waters flow from the rapids as a narrow meandering route towards the Paloselk\u00e4 area to the east. On the Vilppula side of the route, the waters are lush and fairly shallow; there are extensive areas where the water is just a few metres deep. The sounds in the area yield zander catches right from the start of the season in late May. Popular fishing grounds include the areas surrounding Poukansaari Island, Soilu Strait and the area around Nokia Island.<\/p>\n
The Paloselk\u00e4 area is one of the most famous big pike areas in Finland, which more or less yielded more over 10-kilo pike than all the other lakes combined back in the early 1990\u2019s. The fragmented and diverse area formed by Aittoselk\u00e4, Hongonselk\u00e4, Paloselk\u00e4 and Majaselk\u00e4 still provides good chances of catching big pike. The area is also a good zander fishing site.<\/p>\n
Potential pike spots include shoals, fast-flowing sounds, bays and pits lying between shallows. There are also 10\u201320 metre deeps in this area. There are campfire sites on Kaisansaari and Kasilansaari islands where you can land in the middle of your fishing trip.<\/p>\n
Hanhonvuolle Strait is a great spot for fishing pike, zander and perch alike. On the eastern side of the strait, the water route becomes gradually deeper. To the south of Syvinkisalmi Sound, which connects Lakes Tarjannevesi and Ruovesi, lies the Mustaselk\u00e4 area, a deep cauldron with big pike fattening themselves up on small fry in its depths.
\nOther pike spots worth trying include the areas surrounding Varisniemi Point in the eastern part of the area, as well as Korpulanvuolle Strait and Korpulanlahti Bay in the southern part. The waters of Mustaselk\u00e4 deeps are 30-40 metres deep and the area is also a potential site for trolling trout and zander.<\/p>\n
There are plenty of shallows and considerable depth variations in the Ruovesiselk\u00e4-P\u00f6yt\u00e4selk\u00e4 area off Ruovesi town centre. Sites worth going after pike by spinning and trolling include the waters close to Haapasaari Island, the area off Storminiemi Point, the V\u00e4\u00e4rinselk\u00e4 mid-lake area and the waters off the shores of Kalela, the wilderness studio of the famous painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The banks of shallows close to the boat route and Kauttu Strait are good spots for catching zander and perch.
\nFinland\u2019s last witch, Antti Lieroinen, was burnt on Lieransaari Island in Ruovesi in the 17th century. In memory of this event, the Witch Trials Festival is organised in Ruovesi town centre every summer, culminating in the election of the Witch of the Year.<\/p>\n
In the southern part of Lake Ruovesi, between Kauttu Strait and Murole Canal, open lake areas and narrow sounds alternate while depth variations increase. There may be 40\u201350 metres of water under the keel just off the tip of a point. Famous fishing grounds include the areas surrounding J\u00e4minginsaari and Palosaari islands in the J\u00e4minginselk\u00e4 area, J\u00e4minginvuolle Strait and Kirnusalmi Sound. In Kirnusalmi Sound, you can also admire prehistoric rock paintings while fishing.
\nThe Palovesi area has many islands with plenty of summer holiday homes. On arrival at the Ohrionselk\u00e4 area, anglers can feast their eyes on the majestic rocky shores. The area\u2019s game species include zander, pike, perch and \u2013 on a good day \u2013 brown trout, too.<\/p>\n
Typical game species on Lake Ruovesi include whitefish, burbot and bream \u2013 the last of which is proudly blazoned on the Ruovesi municipal coat of arms \u2013 as well as other cyprinids.<\/p>\n
Lake Keurusselk\u00e4, located to the north of M\u00e4ntt\u00e4, is a shallow lake dotted with islands and a great fishing lake.<\/p>\n
There is a new licence area on Lake Kuorevesi (starting from year 2016). Kuorevesi is a narrow lake located between M\u00e4ntt\u00e4 and Halli (pink colour on the map). Licences of Lake Kuorevesi are sold at www.kalapassi.fi.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":442,"template":"","region":[14],"destination_type":[52,53],"species":[],"class_list":["post-172","fishing_destination","type-fishing_destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","region-ruovesi","destination_type-ezeri","destination_type-lieli-ezeri"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zanderland.fi\/latviesu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fishing_destination\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zanderland.fi\/latviesu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fishing_destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zanderland.fi\/latviesu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fishing_destination"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zanderland.fi\/latviesu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zanderland.fi\/latviesu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zanderland.fi\/latviesu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=172"},{"taxonomy":"destination_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zanderland.fi\/latviesu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination_type?post=172"},{"taxonomy":"species","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zanderland.fi\/latviesu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/species?post=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}