Välivaaranoja
salmon river · 67°N
flow 49 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Välivaaranoja 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 Välivaaranoja
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
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Karin Sjöbergsalmon56 cm
- 2Elin Strandid32 cm
- 3Mats Hägghavsoring-baltic21 cm
- 4Wolfgang Korhonenhavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 5Heike Holmruda15 cm
- 6Andreas Häggroach14 cm
Species records here
salmon56 cmKarin Sjöberg
id32 cmElin Strand
havsoring-baltic21 cmMats Hägg
ruda15 cmHeike Holm
roach14 cmAndreas Hägg
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