There are 40 species of fish living in the waters of the Tampere Region and about a dozen of these are pursued by recreational anglers. The most common game species are pike, zander and perch. The open-water season lasts from when the ice melts in early May to the end of November, or even well into December on the largest lakes. The ice-fishing season lasts from December to early April.
Setting sights on big zander and pike
The major lakes are the region’s jewels, ranking among the elite of Finland’s zander waters. Lakes such as Längelmävesi, Rautavesi, Pyhäjärvi and Ruovesi are renowned for big zander. The Tampere Region really is a veritable Zanderland! The best season for zander is during the warmest period in the middle of summer.
Anglers’ basic game species are pike and perch – these are fish that you can go after in all waters. You can rest assured that there is a constant threat of big pike in open lake areas! Pike strike lures throughout the open-water season, while the season for perch extends from late June to September.
Salmonoids from lakes and rapids
The red-fleshed predatory fish, brown trout and landlocked salmon, are eager to snatch your lure on Lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi and on many other large lakes. Salmonoids favour cold water, which means that their best trolling seasons are in spring and late autumn. You can catch these fish in summer too by attaching a diver to the end of your line.
The game fish pursued on rapids by fly-fishing and spinning enthusiasts are brown trout, rainbow trout, grayling and ide. Examples of magnificent rapids sites include the Kotalan Kosket Rapids in Virrat, the Vilppulankoski Rapids in Vilppula and River Aurejoki in Ikaalinen. Among other species on the Siuronkoski Rapids in Nokia and the Kuokkalankoski Rapids in Lempäälä, the lines of anglers are whizzed by asp, cyprinids that grow to be large. You can also pursue them on the torrents of Lakes Kulovesi and Rautavesi and in the Toutonen area of Lake Pyhäjärvi.
Total results: 13
Asp
Asp fight like salmon The regional fish of the Tampere […]
Bream
Brown trout
Brown trout from lakes and rapids The best waters for […]
Crayfish
In hundreds of Finnish lakes there are either noble or […]
Cyprinids
Measuring more than 10,000 km, the shorelines of the Tampere […]
Grayling
Ide
Landlocked salmon
Landlocked salmon from Lake Näsijärvi On the waters of the […]
Perch
The humpbacked perch strikes a jig The national fish of […]
Pike
Giant pike from lakes Pike can be found in all […]
Roach
Whitefish
Zander
Hot summers are ideal for zander anglers The fishing season […]
Game fish species in the Tampere Region
| Fish Species | Generally smallest permitted size (cm) | Closed season | Best season (Lakes) | Best season (Rapids) | Typical size (kg) | Likely size (kg) | Jackpot size (kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zander | | 42 | 10.6.-31.8 | 0-2 | 2-6 | 6-11 | ||
| Pike | | 20.5.-15.11 | 0.5-3 | 3-10 | 10-16 | |||
| Perch | | 15.6.-30.9. 1.3.-15.4. ice-fishing | 0.02-0.5 | 0.5-1 | 1-2,5 | |||
| Landlocked salmon | | 50 cm* | 1.9.-30.11. rivers and brooks | 1.5.-30.6. 1.10.-15.12 | 15.5.-30.6. 15.8.-10.9. 16.11.-30.11 | 0.7-2 | 2-4 | 4-10 |
| Brown trout | | 60 cm | 1.8.-30.11. rivers and brooks | 1.5.-30.6. 1.10.-15.12 | 0.7-2 | 2-5 | 5-10 | |
| Grayling | | 35 cm | 1.5.-30.6. 15.8.-10.9. | 0.3-0.6 | 0.6-1 | 1-2 | ||
| Whitefish | | 20.6.-10.7. 15.3.-15.4. ice-fishing | 10.6.-15.7. 1.10.-31.12. 1.10.-15.12. Tammerkoski | 0.2-0.7 | 0.7-2 | 2-5 | ||
| Rainbow trout |  | 1.5.-30.10 mostly ‘plant and fish’ lakes | 1.5.-15.7. 15.8.-30.9. | 1-2 | 2-4 | 4-6 | ||
| Asp | | 1.6.-15.9. | 20.5.-31.7. | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-7 | ||
| Ide | | 15.6-31.8. | 15.6.-31.7. | 0.2-0.6 | 0.6-6 | 2-3 | ||
| Roach | | 15.6.-31.8. | 0.05-0.2 | 0.2-0,5 | 0.5-1 | |||
| Bream | | 15.6.-31.8. | 0.1-1.2 | 1.2-3 | 3-5 | |||
| Burbot |  | 15.1.-28.2. ice-fishing | 0,3-1,5 | 1,5-3 | 3-6 | |||
| Crayfish | | Local regulations may exist. | 1.11.-21.7. (at 12.00 noon) | 1.8.-30.9. | ||||
* Adipose fin-clipped brown trout. Brown trout is totally protected in the inland waters south of 64.00º north latitude except adipose fin-clipped brown trout.