Haapaselkä-Tolvanselkä 7011

Permit terms for the area

Fishing period: Calendar year

What does the permit entitle the holder to

The trap permit entitles the holder to fish only in waters which are marked ‘Haapaselkä-Tolvanselkä trap permit area’ on the Excursionmap.fi service. 

Trap permits do not permit the holder to engage in commercial fishing. Commercial fishing permits are issued separately. More information about commercial fishing permits is provided by specialist Eetu Karhunen. His phone number is 040 611 7362 and email address eetu.karhunen@metsa.fi.

The Haapaselkä-Tolvanselkä trap permit area falls within the Saimaa ringed seal conservation area, which is why the following fishing gear is prohibited in the area all year round:

• nets
• traps or fyke nets, whose opening width is (or stretches to) over 150 millimetres.
• hook rig fishing with bait fish (including longlines, spring-loaded fish hooks and other hook rigs)
• closed-top fyke nets
• open-top fyke nets and other similar standing traps with a mesh size of over 55 mm.

• Please note that the current fishing restrictions in Lake Saimaa region are valid until 14 April 2021. The new restrictions come into effect on 15 April 2021.

Catch sizes and protection periods

The following catch sizes and protection periods for fish species are in effect for this permit area:

Fish species	Catch size	Protection period
Landlocked salmon with adipose fin	All sizes of fish must be released	Completely protected in the Vuoksi waterway
Landlocked salmon without adipose fin	At least 60 cm	1.6.–31.8.
Trout with adipose fin	All sizes of fish must be released	Completely protected
Trout without adipose fin	At least 50 cm	No protection period in this permit area
Pike-perch	At least 42 cm	No protection period
Grayling	At least 35 cm	1.4.–31.5.
Char	At least 60 cm	1.9.–30.11., completely protected south of Puumalansalmi

Fishers must observe the catch sizes and protection periods mandated in the Fishing Decree for other fish species.

Catch quotas

Fishers may only catch one landlocked salmon without an adipose fin within a 24-hour period. There is no fishing quota limit for other fish species for this permit area.

Permitted traps

A trap permit entitles the holder to use one of the following traps:

• 3 traps
• one gig (for gigging), harpoon or fishing bow.

In other words, one trap permit entitles the holder to use only one type of trap at a time.

Marking traps

Standing traps must be marked in accordance with the Fishing Decree (1360/2015). The fisherman's name and telephone number must also be entered on traps.

Decree 1360/2015 can be found on the Finlex website (finlex.fi) in Finnish and Swedish.

This Finnish brochure contains photographs and information on marking traps (PDF, 1Mb).

General permit conditions

The permit will not be valid until it has been paid. One must carry the permit and proof of payment when fishing and show them to a supervisor authorised by Metsähallitus, if the supervisor so requests.

The permit holder is the person whose name appears on the permit. The holder is responsible for any fishing done under the permit. One is obligated to establish the legality of the fishing activity.

Trap permits are specific to the fishing or boating party, and they are valid for a calendar year.

The permit entitles the holder to fish in the Metsähallitus waters specified on the water area directory of the permit area and/or on the permit area map. The water area directory is included with the map as a PDF file.

Metsähallitus may revoke the permit if the permit terms are violated.

In addition to the Metsähallitus permit fee, persons aged 18–69 must also pay the state fisheries management fee. Fishers who have reached the age of 65 or more by 31 December 2023 are an exception: they do not have to pay the fee.