
Northern Fishing Games
2025
TIME AND PLACE OF COMPETITION
- The 2025 competition will be held in Haukivesi, Lake Saimaa.
- Competition date 2.-4.10.2025
- The competition center is Saimaa Holiday Oravi.
- The competition area is the Haukivesi fishing permit area, which is demarcated as a single area.
COMPETITION METHOD
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All fish are released in the competition
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TUE-FRI competition teams must catch as long as possible 2 pike, 3 zander and 5 perch.
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After the first two competition days, the cents on the scorecard determine the point ranking for the Saturday final. All teams participate in the final. The ranking after Thursday and Friday is also the team’s score.
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The scoring is as follows: The winner of the Thursday and Friday one-card competition gets 1 point and from there the number of points corresponding to the position up to 19. Places 20 and above get 20 points. The same scoring in the final.
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Final: All teams qualify for the final. In the final, one (1) pike (minimum length 60 cm), two (2) zander (minimum length 45 cm) and three (3) perch (minimum length 30 cm) are fished as long as possible.
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The final scores are added to the Tue-Fri result and their total is the final score.
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All forms of active fishing that use a free line are permitted. One rod/angler may be used. In trolling, a rod in a stand with a lure in the water is counted as a rod in use.
THE FISH IN THE COMPETITION
- The fish which must be caught in the competition are pike, zander and perch.
- Minimum sizes of fish accepted to the competition:
- Pike 60 cm
- Zander 45 cm
- Perch 30 cm

PIKE
Minimum size 60 cm
TH-FRI 2 pike,
SAT 1 pike.

ZANDER
Minimum size 45 cm
TH-FRI 3 pike-perch,
SAT 2 pike-perch.

PERCH
Minimum size 30 cm
THURS-FRI 5 perches,
SAT 3 perches.