Orjasjoki
flowing forest stream · 66°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 1.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Orjasjoki is a flowing forest stream. 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 Orjasjoki
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Olofssonburbot45 cm
- 2Petra Brandtburbot36 cm
- 3Lars Webertrout30 cm
- 4Kjell Dahlstensimpa8 cm
- 5Tomas Lehmannstensimpa6 cm
- 6Jukka Schmidtstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
burbot45 cmRickard Olofsson
trout30 cmLars Weber
stensimpa8 cmKjell Dahl
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