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Hiienjoki

flowing forest stream · 68°N
Real watercoursereal shorelinesources & method
flow 0 m³/sgradient 1.0%oligotrophic

Character of the water

Hiienjoki is a flowing forest stream. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.

Permits & rules

  • Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Hiienjoki

trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Heike Fischertrout33 cm
  2. 2Wolfgang Nyströmtrout32 cm
  3. 3Uwe Nilssontrout31 cm
  4. 4Jonas Wikströmtrout29 cm
  5. 5Maria Webertrout28 cm
  6. 6Torbjörn Lundtrout28 cm
The same water, for real