Waters Β· Finland

Saimaa fishing report

Updated Monday, 24 August 2026 Β· refreshed several times daily

Finland's labyrinth of forty thousand islands. Zander own the stained open basins in summer; pike and perch fill every reed bay from ice-out to freeze-up.

Today's report: fair (54/100)

Zander is the most promising species on Saimaa today. Water temperature is around 12.5Β°C and barometric pressure is rising.

Best time to fish today

  • 19:00–21:00 local time β€” score 75/100
  • 22:00–00:00 local time β€” score 80/100
  • 10:00–12:00 local time β€” score 82/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSunday 23 AugMonday 24 AugTuesday 25 Aug
Northern Pike29 β€” poor47 β€” fair48 β€” fair
Zander54 β€” fair78 β€” good78 β€” good
European Perch47 β€” fair76 β€” good81 β€” excellent

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model β€” no black box. The strongest influences on today's Saimaa rating:

  • water temperature: helping (+1)
  • cloud cover: helping (+1)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • season: helping (+0.85)
  • pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
  • river flow: helping (+0.6)

Forecast computed Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:36 GMT Β· data: Open-Meteo Β· refreshed several times daily Β· see our published accuracy

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