Diary 2002-2003

Mars 2003

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Our Fishermen and Fishing Ladies send their
reports to the Diary

Team SFM: Kari Aaltonen, Tawny ja Pete Ahokas, Marko Alila, Markku S.S. Autio, Petrus Gottberg, Bude Ehrlund, Katja Eriksson, Nikolai Holttinen, Hannu Hupli, Jarkko Karvinen, Hannu Kesonen, Pasi Kettunen, Petteri Kojonen, Jyrki Kovanen, Pentti Laiho, Johannes Lehkola, Tomi Lehtinen, Juha Lindberg, Harri Matikainen, Jyri Mäntysalo, Iiro Ojala, Jani Ollikainen, Mikko Pajunen, Kari Palmunen, Hannu Ropponen, Markku Ruuskanen and Jouni Vyyryläinen.

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KariA, Teijo and Harri

11 hours of icefishing. We took perches up and released so much, that we could choose which ones to take with. 200 - 500g perches about 20 kg/ man.

                 
                  Kari's catch of the day. Photo KariA

Askainen 22.3.
ktl, Pena, Jorma, Antero and Ville

A nice and all-around icefishing day. We caught zanders, whitefishes, pikes and perches. Pena had a zander 1,0 kg with vertical jig Pyry, ktl 820 g with parrot colored Nils Masters balance jig. Ville took with small Rapala balance jig a whitefish 1,5 kg, ktl with Nils Master Jigging Shad 1,07 kg  whitefish. Perches 100-300 g we had some tens of fishes. Pikes were caught over ten pcs, the biggest one had Pena (4,9 kg). Pikes there were even too many, and they hit on everything, that was moving.

              
       Pena and 4,9 kg pike. The fight was on over half an hour. Hole 6 inches and the
       monoline 0,25 mm, no leader!                

              
               820 grams of zander took a parrot colored Nils Master with a piece of baitfish

              
                        Ktl's lifepoint. The first whitefish from the sea with a balance jig.

Parainen, Garsböle 21.3.
ktl and Petrus

Eveningfishing on the old hot spots from three to six o'clock. Very quiet. Petrus lost a minor zander and ktl a nicer one. Some small perches and two bigger about 250 g perches.

Hoytiainen 19.3.
HarriM

Three kilos perch fileés from the northern end of the Lake Hoytiainen. Green Nils Master balance jig was the hit machine. Over 200 small perches, the biggest one 499 g. In the evening no hits.

Merikarvia 16.3.
Iiro and Tommi

In shallow, about one meters water with mormuskas bags full of perches in nice size. The biggest ones near half a kilo.

Velkua 15.3.
ktl, Kari and Harri

We were on the ice at 08.00, which was a bit late, because the morning hit was to end. We had the minimum to take fishes in 250 g. These fishes Kari and Harri had over 15 kg and ktl 12 kg. Smaller fishes we released at least four time so much. Ktl's best hole gave over one hundred perches, but only about ten were to take with. There was no evening session  even, if we fished up to half past seven. Harri had one legal and one minor zander, too. Balance jigs were hot machines.

            
             Ktl's first hole and results of the first half an hour.

Nauvo, Kirjainen 14.3.
Ktl, Pena and Antero

Checking, if the whitefishes already are in the bay of Kirjainen. Result pure zero. Some tens of small (50-150g) perches to each of us.

Velkua 8.3.
KariA, Teijo and Harri

The perches were in the crazy hitting mood.  Mostly we caught small ones, which we released. About every fifth we took, still we had about 30 kilos fishes per man to take home.

                   
                    The biggest one of the day 840g. Photo KariA

Peimari 6.3.
ktl, Seppo, Kari, Petrus and Antero

Our projectfish was zander. Not a real hit on, mostly small ones were active. Everyone caught a legal size zander except Antero, who had only perches and roaches.. Kari 44cm/880g/ 9 smallies, ktl 40 cm/ 3,  Petrus 38 cm/ 3 and Seppo 37,2 cm (=his first icefished zander). About thirty perches, the biggest ones over 300 g.

                  
                         The biggest one 880 g Kari had to lift with hook. Photo PeGot

Kemio 2.3.
MarkkuR+co

Me and six students went zanderfishing in the afternoon. Because we were first time near Stromma channel it was difficult to find the hot spots. Once again we found how hard zanderfishing can be, we had very few happenings. In all the afternoon only one legal size fish was caught. Hits and contacts even first-timers had, and some minors came up to the ice. After 5 pm there was more action. I got my first legal size zander with Nils Masters balance jig. The next two 45 cm fishes I got at 18.15, when the day was darkening. Nils Masters balance jig in green back and yellow sides, colored roe-hook and some artificial maggots  combination has been good in darkness earlier, too.

Sweden, the Dal-joki 2.3.
KTL, Jari and Harri

The second day of the season. Jari took the biggest one of the season till now 4,2 kg, 78 cm and four seatrouts under the mininum 45 cm. Harri rowed with Ola ( local guide) and caught a nice searun, silvery 3,2 kg seatrout and 1,5 kg fish plus five small ones. Ktl still NF, but had a nice hit on Pingo's Tobis fly.

                                
   Jari's 78 cm dark winterling is bigger, but Harri's 68 cm seatrout is more beautiful Photo ktl

Merikarvia, Koortila 2.3.
Iiro and Tero

Icefishing by the deep sea on the places, where summertime the big perches live.Now poor hit and only small ones up. With balance jigs totally nothing. Ice is 80 cm!

Sweden, the Dal-river 1.3.
KTL, Jari and Harri

We three Finns and 197 Swedish fishermen in the opening of Dal-river. Harri was rowing and caught 7 seatrouts, one 47 cm, the others under the minimum 45 cm. Jari caught 4 trouts, one 47 cm, one 1,5 kg winterly salmon, others under limit. Ktl some hits but nf. Shorefishing spoons and wobblers were ok. Total catch of teh opening day 46 seatrouts, the biggest 3,0 kg.

               
               Harri's 47 cm seatrout took the lipstick colored Haku-wobbler. Photo ktl