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Angler’s calendar for the lakes of the Tampere Region |
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Winter |
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| Average monthly temperatures and daily ranges are provided from the 1971–2000 climate statistics measured at Tampere/Pirkkala weather station. Sunrise and sunset times are based on the 15th day of each month. | |
| December | |
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| Lake Näsijärvi | |
| Typical daily temperature: -10°C
– +2°C Average temperature: -4.6°C, max. 7.6°C, min. -33.0°C (1971-2000) Sunrise at 9:38, sunset at 15:03 (15 Dec.) |
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| Typical game species, fishing methods and catch depths: | |
| Ice-fishing: | Trolling: |
| Perch, roach (pike, zander) | Brown trout, landlocked salmon |
| 2–15 m | 1–5 m |
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| Lake Rautavesi | |
| If late autumn is mild, the
open-water season continues for a while on large lakes and trollers fish
for salmonoids on the surface. Lakes freeze over by the end of the month –
although Lake Näsijärvi may not see any ice cover until January.
The ice-fishing season for perch is in full swing. In the early season, there is not much snow on the ice as yet, and perch catches may be generous. You can also pursue other species using ice-fishing tackle. |
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| January | |
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| Typical daily temperature:
-15°C – 0°C Average temperature: -6.7°C, max. 7.6°C, min. -35.8°C (1971-2000) Sunrise at 9:26, sunset at 15:43 (15 Jan.) |
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| Typical game species, fishing methods and catch depths: | |
| Ice-fishing: | |
| Perch, roach 2–6 m, burbot 1–3 m. | |
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| Lake Pyhäjarvi | |
| This is perhaps the slowest
month of the year in fishing terms. Temperatures may even sink below minus
20 degrees during frosty spells and daylight only lasts 6 to 7 hours. Fish
mostly bite languidly and occasionally and the feeding period focuses on
the lightest time of the day either side of noon.
The burbot ice-fishing season starts in mid-January. People go ice-fishing for burbot at 1–3 metres in well-known spawning areas at twilight and after dark, using ice-jigging spoons especially designed for catching burbot. |
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| February | |
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| Typical daily temperature: -15°C
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0°C Average temperature: -7.0°C, max. 9.4°C, min. -31.2°C (1971-2000) Sunrise at 8:11, sunset at 17:09 (15 Feb.) |
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| Typical game species, fishing methods and catch depths: | |
| Ice-fishing: | |
| Perch, roach 2–6 m, burbot 1–3 m. | |
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| Lake Rautavesi | |
| The days lengthen fast and
the sun starts to warm the air nicely in the daytime. Waters may well be
covered by half a metre of ice, usually topped by a 20–30 cm layer of snow.
Indeed, making your way to the fishing grounds provides good exercise.
The best season for ice-fishing big perch with balanced jigging lures gets under way. Natural holes and cracks in the ice and snowless areas are potential hot spots, if the water depth on site is suitable. The burbot ice-fishing season continues. |
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