Vaijajoki
flowing forest stream · 68°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 1.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vaijajoki is a flowing forest stream. 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 Vaijajoki
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Holmburbot39 cm
- 2Elin Hedlundtrout31 cm
- 3Bjørn Ektrout28 cm
- 4Lars Boströmgrayling24 cm
- 5Fredrik Boströmelritsa8 cm
- 6Stefan Ekstensimpa7 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmHeike Holm
trout28 cmBjørn Ek
grayling24 cmLars Boström
elritsa8 cmFredrik Boström
stensimpa7 cmStefan Ek
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