Merasjoki
salmon river · 68°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Merasjoki 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 Merasjoki
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Olofssontrout33 cm
- 2Henrik Nyströmtrout32 cm
- 3Heike Sjöbergtrout32 cm
- 4Mikael Nieminentrout32 cm
- 5Rickard Åbergtrout30 cm
- 6Karin Sjöbergtrout28 cm
The same water, for real