Pieteskaitejåkåtj
lowland river · 66°N
flow 38 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Pieteskaitejåkåtj is a 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 Pieteskaitejåkåtj
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Holmpike54 cm
- 2Stefan Ekpike51 cm
- 3Ole Sandströmpike50 cm
- 4Fredrik Erikssontrout28 cm
- 5Elin Hansentrout28 cm
- 6Nils Erikssongrayling24 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmOle Sandström
trout28 cmFredrik Eriksson
grayling24 cmNils Eriksson
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