Paittasjoki
salmon river · 68°N
flow 44 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Paittasjoki 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 Paittasjoki
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Nieminenpike56 cm
- 2Jürgen Hansenburbot41 cm
- 3Axel Boströmwhitefish25 cm
- 4Wolfgang Nyströmwhitefish24 cm
- 5Jürgen Schmidtwhitefish24 cm
- 6Heike Holmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmMats Nieminen
burbot41 cmJürgen Hansen
whitefish24 cmJürgen Schmidt
perch18 cmHeike Holm
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