Kieppajoki
southern lowland river · 68°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kieppajoki is a southern lowland 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 Kieppajoki
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Stefan Korhonensalmon52 cm
- 2Rickard Lundgrayling24 cm
- 3Lars Boströmwhitefish24 cm
- 4Emil Petterssonperch19 cm
- 5Karin Månssonroach15 cm
- 6Stefan Falkroach14 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmStefan Korhonen
grayling24 cmRickard Lund
whitefish24 cmLars Boström
perch19 cmEmil Pettersson
roach14 cmStefan Falk
The same water, for real
