After next month…

After next month…

Mika Lappalainen | Friday, 2 October 2026

It is December and Christmas, which means days are getting longer again. And so we are going towards summer soon. You have to find something positive on this time of the year...

I'm starting to have issues as no fishing, no casting. I had plan to make few cast this week now and then. Well that didn't work out well. I have been passing casting area few times per day. When going to build our own fences and going back home. If passing between it has been some urgent issues with reindeer so no stops there.

Laziness you could say. I don't deny or agree. My mind set is to get those building work done as we still have volunteers helping. We have done pretty much in few days as we had some outside things to do at same time.

There has been some great sunny days with low wind. I couldn't use those moments for reason and it sucks. Early evenings are calm also yet then it is no activity on lake. That sucks too. So no fishing.

I think today we get fence ready or close to that. Maybe some doors and gates need to be done yet. Fabien can finish those as I have taught him how to do it. He use to have terrace, swimming pool building company so he knows building. He said that with gates it is new world, you have to anticipate effect from snow and time etc.

So Saturday Fabien can finish doors and gates if we don’t get those ready today. As Saturday I will go to built another round up fence somewhere else. This was request from other herder, I assume that they need my tools and maybe my knowledge.

Next week we start reindeer round ups, so busy times coming ahead. I have hope to have fishing day soon if we get home fence ready. 

So after next month is December and Christmas, shortest day of the year and then days are getting longer. It is only 8 months for next summer fishing season. Maybe we have something in May already. I need put rod ready and do some casts... it could be also faster to get cast or two at our lake then. And start fly tying, maybe I will survive.

Have a nice weekend and go fishing

Mika from Darkness