Lapland Ice Fishing Experience from Rovaniemi

Mixed feeling

Feeling is quite mixed. I would go through some of the tour parts: 1). The tour check-in was terrible. I had been waiting 15 mins before the designated time and waited further 15 mins. Still my name wasn’t called. The office was chaotic. Everyone on different tours were all packed inside. The guide would just yell names to see if they get someone on their list. In my case, fortunately I am cautious enough to ask. The tour guide was checking in wrong names, so then I was able to catch up. If i have not been asking I missed the tour. 2). Ice fishing part - fun at first, but you have to endure the -20 degrees. Besides, the chance of getting a fish is so low. The experience is more like getting a picture of you doing the fishing more than getting a real fish. So this part doesn’t last long and i guess our guide knows it and he’s kind enough to guide us to the meal. 3). Memorable part - Salmon cooked in fire. That’s a real delicacy. And the smoked mashmallow was a bonus. If you haven’t done ice fishing before i would recommend it. But in January don’t place your expectation high. Chill and relax, just as our guide said. Overall, i hated the part they checked in guests. That chaos should not have happened. That’s how i rated.

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Great Experience

The guide picked us up at our hotel, and stopped by the office in the city centre to change into thermal suits and picked up the snow shoes. We then went to a lake 30 minutes away for the ice fishing and snow shoeing. It was the first time snow shoeing for us, and it was fun, mainly it helped us to walk easier as that day the snow was quite thick, without the snow shoes, it could go up to our knees. The guide taught us how to ice fish, from drilling holes to using a rod. And we were really lucky that day, we managed to catch a fish! Afterwards, we had grilled salmon and marshmallow in a tent, the salmon was quite good, just that 1 salmon out of the 6 we got was burnt and could not really be eaten. Still, we were satisfied with this trip :)

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Something fun to do !

Activity combining icefishing and a 20 minutes snowshoe walk in the woods, lunch by the fire with salmon/bread and marshmallows. Informative training on how to drill the ice and fish. Nice staffs. From my understanding, it's rather rare to catch fish. More like a fun try. Duration a bit long though.

Response from the operator: Dear sandrinew549, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the combination of ice fishing, the snowshoe walk, and lunch by the fire. It’s always wonderful to know our guests appreciate the efforts of our team and the unique activities we offer. You’re right that catching a fish can be rare—it does depend a bit on luck! That said, there are certainly times when our guests succeed, and we hope you still enjoyed learning the process and giving it a try. We also appreciate your comment about the duration and will review this aspect to ensure the experience remains enjoyable for everyone. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us, and it helps us improve every day. We hope to welcome you back for more adventures in the future! Warm regards,

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Great day of activities. ...

Great day of activities. Not only about the fishing. Lisa ( from Austria) was a great guide. Thanks for good day

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Ice fishing with Ryan D

We had Ryan D as our guide for the ice fishing tour. He was very attentive and explained all that needed to be done. We were on a lake in a winter wonderland! We did not manage to catch any fish but Ryan treated us to a very good lunch of salmon Cooked over an open fire

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