Fishing - Kalastus - Harrastus - Hobby

This article contains words related to the hobby of fishing – kalastus. It doesn’t, however, contain the names of the different kinds of fish, because those are in the article linked.

Finnish	English
avanto	hole in the ice
bambuvapa	bamboo rod
evä	fin
haavi	hand net
heittokalastus	cast fishing
hiilikuituvapa	carbon rod
hyönteistoukka	maggot / insect larva
isorysä	fyke net
kaarirysä	hoop net
kala	fish
kalalammikko	fish pond
kalastaja	fisherman
kalastuskausi	fishing season
kalastuskortti	fishing permit
kalastusvälineet	fishing gear
katiska	fish trap
kalaverkko	fish net
kidukset	gills
koho	bob, bobber
koukku	hook
kutuaika	spawning season
lasikuituvapa	glass rod
lippa	spinner

Finnish	English
mato	worm
merta	fish trap
mäti	spawn
nuotta	seine
onginta	polo fishing
onkiminen	hook and line fishing
onki	fishing rod
paino	sinker
perata	to gut
perho	fly
perhokalastus	fly-fishing
pilkkionginta	ice fishing
pitkäsiima	longline
pyrstö	tail
rauhoitusaika	closed season
ruoto	fish bone
rysä	fyke
saada kalaa	to catch fish
siima	line / twin
sumppu	fish hold, fish box
suomu	scale
suomustaa	to scale
syöttikala	bait fish
urheilukalastus	sport fishing
verkkokalastus	net fishing

Some sayings related to fishing

“Hän kalastaa sameassa vedessä.”
- Translation: He fishes in cloudy water.
- Explanation: He tries to get ahead through obscure means.
“Älä mene merta edemmäs kalaan.“
- Translation: Don’t go further than the sea to fish.
- Explanation: Don’t go looking for things further away than you have to.