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Perttu`s record-breaking zander 14,9 kg
Zander season has started only a moment ago and now old records are already history. A keen angler, Perttu Haanpää, who is living in Karkkila, Southern Finland, got the heaviest bite of his life on May 13. A huge, one meter long plump zander...
(21.05.2019)
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New penalty values for endangered fish species
In the beginning of May the Finnish Fishing Act got an important addition. According to the paragraphs, an angler who is violating certain degrees of law by fishing with illegal methods, fishing in restricted areas, fishing during closed seasons or...
(21.05.2019)
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Seppo Pönni – the new world champion of coarse angling 2019
Finnish angler Seppo Pönni brought home the historical first gold medal from South Africa. Seppo won the Masters Coarse Angling Championship 2019 in River Vaal, Vereeniging. This kind of success if something unique and exceptional for Finland. In...
(13.03.2019)
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Angler, take care of your thumb!
Ice auger with a cordless drill has become popular tool for ice anglers in last few years. The purpose of using battery operated drilling machine with an auger is to make work easier. When there is 50 cm of ice, you need some strength to manage to...
(11.02.2019)
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Pikeseminar in Sastamala 15.11.2023 - 20.11.2023
Even tough pike is the most common fish in Finland together with perch, in certain areas the status of pike stocks is not so good as it could be.

Particularly on some regulated lakes reproduction...
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Ice Fishing And Skiing Finnish Championships in Pertunmaa on 4th March 2023 - 21.02.2023
Finland is a country of many strange contests. One of them is ”Pilkkihiihto”, a race that connects fishing and cross-country skiing. Ice fishing & skiing (Pilkkihiihto) is a competition that has...
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