Majavaoja
salmon river · 68°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Majavaoja 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 Majavaoja
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Fredrik Boströmsalmon71 cm
- 2Tomas Wikströmsalmon62 cm
- 3Astrid Holmsalmon60 cm
- 4Björn Norénsalmon58 cm
- 5Anders Blomtrout29 cm
- 6Henrik Bergtrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon62 cmTomas Wikström
trout29 cmAnders Blom
The same water, for real
