Olkioja
southern lowland river · 67°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Olkioja 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 Olkioja
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Lehmanntrout33 cm
- 2Andreas Häggtrout33 cm
- 3Axel Forsbergtrout29 cm
- 4Emil Webertrout28 cm
- 5Tomas Webertrout28 cm
- 6Oskar Vogeltrout28 cm
The same water, for real