Hirvasjoki
salmon river · 68°N
flow 28 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Hirvasjoki is a salmon river. 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 Hirvasjoki
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Vogeltrout37 cm
- 2Klaus Karlssontrout28 cm
- 3Sören Häggwhitefish24 cm
- 4Nils Sandströmperch20 cm
- 5Elin Hedlundperch19 cm
- 6Karin Schmidtperch18 cm
Species records here
trout37 cmKjell Vogel
whitefish24 cmSören Hägg
perch19 cmElin Hedlund
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