Burbot - Lota lota.

[Sharp]

We went to shoot today to my favorit lake Valkiajärvi Burot fishes. I
I was lucky that I was changed wintertires to my car, because we got first snow last night.

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Burbot%20-%20Lota%20lota/slides/parking_place.jpg

Here is my buddy Henry going to water.

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Burbot%20-%20Lota%20lota/slides/henry_is_going_to_the_water.jpg

Here is living One very big Burbot (lat. Lota lota), but it wasn´t home today.

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Burbot%20-%20Lota%20lota/slides/henry_and_empty_home_of_matikka.jpg

There is home of one little Burbot. They are normally living in depth of 15 meter/45feet.

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Burbot%20-%20Lota%20lota/slides/burbot_lota_lota8.jpg

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Burbot%20-%20Lota%20lota/slides/burbot_lota_lota7.jpg

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Burbot%20-%20Lota%20lota/slides/burbot_lota_lota4.jpg

On the way home.

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Burbot%20-%20Lota%20lota/slides/reflection_henry.jpg

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Burbot%20-%20Lota%20lota/slides/reflection_henry4.jpg

[Jonathan Bird]

That water is clear! Is that some kind of spring or something?

[solisti]

Excellent shots Pasi!

Makes me want to do one more dive this year, but I have had the flue lately and it looks like the wetsuit season is soon over... :(

Jonathan: it's a very clear lake. Nothing like the mud puddles here in southern finland.

[Sharp]

That water is clear!* Is that some kind of spring or something?Yes, there is spings on that lake. The water is exceptionally clear comparing normal lakes here in Finland like solisti told. I am in love to that lake. In that day it was very cloudy day. Sun wasn´t shining at all.

Solisti, you definitelly need drysuit because water temperature was only 5 celsisus.

There is more info of Burot Lota lota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lota_lota)from wikipedia.

[PanHavranek]

Total extreme - visibility 3m. deep 9m. no lights used, time 1/15s. and 1/3s. :)

[Jonathan Bird]

Funky fish!

[Sharp]

Pan, I like especially the second one a lot.

Jonathan, I have ones tried to catch burbot with bare hand and it very slipy and strong fish. Almost impossible to keep the grip!

[PanHavranek]

:)
Sharp if look precisely - you can see termocline on second photo