Vääräjoki
southern salmon river · 67°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vääräjoki is a southern 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 Vääräjoki
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Lundpike56 cm
- 2Jürgen Falkid34 cm
- 3Björn Boströmid32 cm
- 4Torbjörn Lundtrout28 cm
- 5Sabine Vogeltrout28 cm
- 6Astrid Hedlundgrayling23 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmRickard Lund
id34 cmJürgen Falk
trout28 cmTorbjörn Lund
grayling23 cmAstrid Hedlund
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