Vahtsajoki
lowland river · 69°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vahtsajoki 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vahtsajoki
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Andreas HäggArctic char34 cm
- 2Tomas ÅströmArctic char33 cm
- 3Lars NilssonArctic char29 cm
- 4Axel PetterssonArctic char29 cm
- 5Klaus OlofssonArctic char28 cm
- 6Hanna LindqvistArctic char28 cm
The same water, for real
