Leppäjoki
southern steep trout brook · 67°N
flow 3 m³/sgradient 3.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Leppäjoki is a southern steep trout brook. 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 Leppäjoki
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Nyströmtrout37 cm
- 2Jonas Wagnertrout30 cm
- 3Karin Schmidtgrayling26 cm
- 4Heike Wikströmhavsoring-baltic21 cm
- 5Henrik Ekperch18 cm
- 6Anna Häggroach15 cm
Species records here
trout30 cmJonas Wagner
grayling26 cmKarin Schmidt
havsoring-baltic21 cmHeike Wikström
perch18 cmHenrik Ek
roach15 cmAnna Hägg
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