Kalajärvgraven
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 8 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kalajärvgraven is a southern 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 Kalajärvgraven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Lars Korhonenpike53 cm
- 2Magnus Johansenpike49 cm
- 3Jukka Sandströmtrout29 cm
- 4Sabine Schmidttrout28 cm
- 5Stefan Strandroach15 cm
- 6Jonas Häggstensimpa7 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmLars Korhonen
trout28 cmSabine Schmidt
roach15 cmStefan Strand
stensimpa7 cmJonas Hägg
The same water, for real
