Save fishing spots on your own map.

A fishing spot does not have to be a secret place where fish bite. It can also be a familiar shore or an area you want to remember for another trip.

1. Choose the location on the map. Open the fishing spots panel, choose the add-spot action and select a point on the map.
2. Give it a name you will recognise. A name and region are required. You can also add the waterbody and fish species.
3. Check who can see it. The private option saves the spot for your own use. A community suggestion is submitted for review before it becomes public.
4. Keep the trip’s observations too. Record the catch, lure and bite in your fishing log. The saved location and your notes help you plan another visit.

Depth contours help you examine underwater slopes and deeper areas on the map. In Uistio, you can switch on the depth layer alongside your fishing spots where the source data provides coverage.

How to read depth contours

A depth contour connects points of equal depth. Look at the depth values and the distance between the lines: for the same depth interval, closely spaced contours show a steeper change in the lakebed than widely spaced contours.

1. Turn on the depth layer. Find the waterbody on the map and zoom in to the area you want to explore.
2. Look for changes in the lakebed. Identify shallower and deeper areas and the slope between them. Contours show the shape of the bottom, not where fish are.
3. Return to your own observations. Compare the area with your saved spots and catch entries. Check the weather and fishing conditions before the trip too.

Depth data and its limits

Depth information is provided by the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). The data may have been processed, styled, generalised or combined for Uistio.

Coverage and detail vary. The map is intended to support fishing-trip planning, not navigation or the assessment of safe passage.

Private spots and community spots

Your own saved places and places shared by others can appear on the same map. Saving a place for yourself and sharing it with the community are separate choices.

Browse species such as perch, pike and zander, or filter the list by group and habitat. Species pages include an identification image, description and a quick guide for anglers.

The guide gives you context for the fish you are targeting. Once you record a catch, you can find that species again in your fishing log.