Enjoy Your Summerfishing   
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I want big fishes, fast and many, is often the main pursuit of many fishers. That is why pikefishers make their trips in springtime and autumntime. I have decided to avoid fishing pikes just before and during their spawning. Of course I have to fish them while working as fishing guide, but anyway I avoid fishing pikes as much as possible, when they have their weddings. You can enjoy pikefishing even in the middle of summer. Lighten your equipments in UL class or near it, then the fishing is fun. You can flyfish pikes in summertime with  4-6 class rods. When you open a summerpike, you find normally in its stomach a lot of small, one to two inches, silvery fishes. When you fish small flies like Super Tinsel in size 8-12, it is easy to cast and serve the fly correcly to the right places. With light equipments even a pike in two kilos size gives enjoyable tiring moments. The fishbiologists say, that pikes in sizes 2-8 kilos, are the best breeders, so they should be saved. In my opinion the best tasting pikes weight 1-2 kilos. Try boneless pikefiles in cream-horseraddish sauce!!!

The second fun thing to do in fishing in summertime is angling. Even looking a red and white float to move on the waves is relaxing like yoga. When you are fishing, forget all the haste. Genial summerfishing is baitfishing. First you have to catch the baits. You need a rod, a float 2-3 g and a small 16-20 size hook in the leader. With maggots or pieces of worms you can catch bleaks to fill  your baitfishbucket. Next step is to change these small products into bigger predators. Pikes, perches and zanders love living bleakbaits. You can serve the baits with either bottomangling with leadweights or with sliding floats to  middle waters.
Do not forget roaches and its relatives. Fried roachfile is a gourmee level delicacy, and in summer its easy to prepare them for instance in wokpan on open fire.

Appreciate your catch. Learn how to handle your fishes correctly. The climax of a fishing trip is a nice fishmeal on your plate made of your own catch!

Light Summer and Tight Lines!

Turku 8.6.2004

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Chief Editor/ SFM