If you obtain the relevant permits, you can fish both in the open lake areas and the esker ponds in Oulujärvi Hiking Area. You can catch many species of fish in Lake Oulujärvi, which is particularly famous for its large pike. The lake also produces sizeable pike-perches.

• More than ten small lakes in Manamansalo recreational fishing area
• Natural fish populations and stocked ponds of Manamansalo
• Ice fishing as an option in winter

For lure fishing in Lake Oulujärvi, you will need to pay the fisherien management fee, if you are aged between 18 and 69 and intend to fish with a single rod. Information about fishing permits (eraluvat.fi).

If you fish with a traps or catch crayfish, you need a fisheries management fee in addition to an appropriate permit from the owner of the water area (eraluvat.fi).

For the stocked ponds in the Oulujärvi Hiking Area in Manamansalo, you need a fisheries management fee in addition to a fishing permit for the angling permit area (eraluvat.fi).