Fishing in Kuopio

[Rikkie43]

Dear readers of this forum.

I am living now a couple of months in Finland and i have started my old hobby again fishing.
I got some stuff from my home country the Netherlands and was wondering where in the neighbourhood of Kuopio is a good spot for fishing for bream or big roach.

I am a real white fish angler and i am fishing with a feeder or method feeder. And probably also in the next few weeks also with a long pole. 12,5 meter and a float rod.

Is there anybody who can give me advise where to go.

Thanks for the answers

[Mikko_-Procyon-]

In the middle of the city there is a average size pond called Valkeinen. It is perfect place for angling because of its large variety of species.

Large roach maybe hard to find, but perches from minimal to >1kg. Breams are also hard to locate but Tench (700-1500g), crucian carp (even 1-2kg), rainbow trout (about 1kg), whitefish (not easy catch from coast) etc etc... There have been caught >10kg pikes too and some rumours are about carps (5-7kg), but these are rare.

Let me know more about yourself (e.g. private message), if there is some extratime, I may have time to guide you.

There are several other places too that are worth of trying, but this Valkeinen is absolutely easiest location. Are you working at the university?

[Rikkie43]

Tx for the advise i will send you a private message. I have already been fishing in a lake called Savilahti nearby the hospital. Had a lot of bites there but because i am targeting bigger fish ( i am fishing with pellets and mini-boillies) there where a lot of false bite's. I think i had some 10 smaller roach that toke a 6 mm boilie. Didint think they would take that by the way if you see the mouth of those little ones.