Tiipakkalahti
Character of the water
Tiipakkalahti lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.
The surroundings
The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Tiipakkalahti FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Tiipakkalahti
Fishing Tiipakkalahti
Tiipakkalahti holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Tiipakkalahti are alike.
The catch board
- 1Heike Nilssonpike51 cm
- 2Jürgen Häggpike51 cm
- 3Johan Viklundpike50 cm
- 4Gustav Blomperch24 cm
- 5Uwe Sundinruffe10 cm
- 6Linnea Björkruffe10 cm