Ice fishing
Winter Fishing Luck
While they may be hunting for the biggest Namaycush possible, for many it is primarily about the experience. About spending a few pleasant hours in good company somewhere on Lake Sils on a beautiful day.
The day permit can be ordered online - only 30 permits are awarded per day. If required, fishing equipment (without an ice auger) can be rented from the Murtaröl restaurant in Plaun da Lej. The aim of winter fishing is to specifically reduce the population of the Canadian lake trout (Namaycush). Arctic char, grayling and trout should be spared as much as possible.
Please read the information sheet on how to distinguish the animals, as the young fish look very similar to Arctic char. And another tip: The fish you are after is usually not found in the 80m deep middle of the lake, but preferably on the bottom near the shore.
Information on ice fishing
If you decide to give ice fishing a try, there are a few rules you should follow. To avoid affecting the cross-country trails and winter hiking trails that run across the lake, it is important that you only drill holes for fishing in the ice 50 metres away from them.
Further regulations can be found here: ice fishing
- warm and windproof clothing
- warm footwear
- sunglasses, sun cream
- snowshoes
- sled or hock
- Ice auger
- Ice fishing rod/reel
- Ice cream dipper (to remove ice from the auger hole)
- Shovel
- bait
- rubber fish
- jig heads (5g-12g)
- jigger (zocker)
- vertical jigs
- natural bait (dead minnow, gizzard)
Available for hire at the Dadoura shop in St. Moritz:
- Fishing equipment
- Ice drill
