Mika Lappalainen | Friday, 13 February 2026
I'm in situation where I have to check day from Calender. I have no idea when was my last day off, like truly. I would probably say mid December when we visit our friends in Sweden. Similar days, day after day, same stories 3-4 times a day. Shortly busy times.
I have to find new things to amuse myself, which means new "jokes" or you can say fun facts. Others like those and some not so much. Those are not insulting but you do need to be able to laugh to yourself in some cases.
Weather is still winter here, nights around - 25 celsius and daytime - 20 celsius. So actual casting practise is still on pause. I spent a lot of time thinking about fishing and I'm dropping now and then in rabbit holes. Watching casting videos etc. I think I need to start reading more board also as it has been in pause for me also, don't really know why. There is always great discussions.
Both of our trainees has arrived and their working looks good, so they are helping a lot. We got again ice fishing booking for end of season, this time it will be 3-day completion. I just hope we have ice as it is later than ever before, as first weekend in May.
So outside training is off, I have been doing some movement training with my hand and some imagenery casting training. Shortly casting training inside without rod or anything in my hand. I just try to keep some kind of muscle memory alive so when it is decent weather again, my muscles would have some kind of idea what to do. Of course it is not same as real casting practise, yet it is best what I can have now.
This is most difficult winter after I started winter sessions 3 years ago, it is also coldest winter since starting so there is kind of reason behind. For next 21 days forecast doesn't promise anything warmer than - 15 celsius. So it might be long winter which ends fast. Time will show.
As long it stays like that I have to stick with imagenery training.
Have a nice weekend
Mika
Ps Fun fact about Berlin, Berlin has about 4 million people. Berlin is same size as lake areas in Kuusamo, so if you want to get rid of Berliners, just dump them in lakes in Kuusamo. Problem solved.
POD it says... even you believe to yourself, you can still be shit (in what you do)