Coasts of 2 countries
What can you catch in the Gulf of Finland?
Gulf of Finland — coastal countries: Finland and Estonia. This page compares the coasts; fishing spots and local rules are on each coast’s own page.
01 / Discover the coast
Gulf of Finland coasts
The coast with the most fishing spots first. Each coast’s page lists its spots, local rules and its own calendar.
02 / Species
Gulf of Finland fish species
Sorted by how many countries’ coasts they are recorded on: the most widespread first.
Matching species:
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus · on 2 coasts
Common bream
Abramis brama · on 2 coasts
Viviparous eelpout
Zoarces viviparus · on 2 coasts
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss · on 2 coasts
Brown trout
Salmo trutta · on 2 coasts
Roach
Rutilus rutilus · on 2 coasts
Round goby
Neogobius melanostomus · on 2 coasts
European flounder
Platichthys flesus · on 2 coasts
Pikeperch
Sander lucioperca · on 2 coasts
European perch
Perca fluviatilis · on 2 coasts
Northern pike
Esox lucius · on 2 coasts
Shorthorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpius · on 2 coasts
Garfish
Belone belone · on 2 coasts
European sprat
Sprattus sprattus · on 2 coasts
Vimba bream
Vimba vimba · on 1 coasts
Burbot
Lota lota · on 1 coasts
No matching species. Try another name or see every species in the catalog.
In season · October
Gulf of Finland fishing calendar
Species with a productive season this month. Seasonal data is a guide, not a guarantee of a catch.
Species counts peak in the Gulf of Finland in Jun, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 4 Jan
- 4 Feb
- 7 Mar
- 9 Apr
- 11 May
- 13 Jun
- 9 Jul
- 9 Aug
- 9 Sep
- 13 Oct
- 11 Nov
- 5 Dec
The height of the strip is the number of productive species in that month; it is not a guarantee of a catch. The turquoise column is the current month.
What is caught in the Gulf of Finland month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- Burbot, Rainbow trout, Roach, Common bream
- Feb
- Burbot, Rainbow trout, Roach, Common bream
- Mar
- Shorthorn sculpin, Burbot, Brown trout, European flounder, Rainbow trout, Roach and 1 more species
- Apr
- Shorthorn sculpin, Atlantic herring, Brown trout, European perch, Northern pike, European flounder and 3 more species
- May
- Vimba bream, Atlantic herring, Viviparous eelpout, Brown trout, Pikeperch, European perch and 5 more species
- Jun
- Garfish, Round goby, Atlantic herring, Viviparous eelpout, Brown trout, European sprat and 7 more species
- Jul
- Garfish, Round goby, Viviparous eelpout, European sprat, Pikeperch, European perch and 3 more species
- Aug
- Garfish, Round goby, Viviparous eelpout, European sprat, Pikeperch, European perch and 3 more species
- Sep
- Round goby, Viviparous eelpout, European sprat, Pikeperch, European perch, Northern pike and 3 more species
- Oct
- Shorthorn sculpin, Round goby, Atlantic herring, Viviparous eelpout, Brown trout, European sprat and 7 more species
- Nov
- Shorthorn sculpin, Atlantic herring, Brown trout, European sprat, Pikeperch, European perch and 5 more species
Frequently asked
What can you catch in the Gulf of Finland?
16 species are on record in the Gulf of Finland: Atlantic herring, Common bream, Viviparous eelpout, Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Roach, Round goby, European flounder and others.
What can you catch in the Gulf of Finland in each month?
The month with the most species in season is June (13 species). By season: winter: Burbot and Rainbow trout; spring: Brown trout and Shorthorn sculpin; summer: Garfish and Round goby; autumn: European sprat and Viviparous eelpout.
Which coast has the most fishing spots in the Gulf of Finland?
Ranking: Finnish Gulf of Finland Coast (78), followed by Estonian Gulf of Finland Coast (28).
How many fishing grounds are there in the Gulf of Finland?
There are 106 fishing grounds on record in the Gulf of Finland; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
