Leipojoki
lowland river · 67°N
flow 38 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Leipojoki is a 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 Leipojoki
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Blomsalmon59 cm
- 2Tomas Wikströmpike50 cm
- 3Sören Häggwhitefish25 cm
- 4Magnus Johansenroach15 cm
- 5Eva Nyströmvendace13 cm
- 6Roland Olofssonstensimpa7 cm
Species records here
salmon59 cmJonas Blom
pike50 cmTomas Wikström
whitefish25 cmSören Hägg
roach15 cmMagnus Johansen
vendace13 cmEva Nyström
stensimpa7 cmRoland Olofsson
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