Vaikkijoki
northern lowland river · 68°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vaikkijoki is a northern 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 Vaikkijoki
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Forsbergtrout33 cm
- 2Wolfgang Nyströmtrout30 cm
- 3Anna Wagnertrout29 cm
- 4Oskar Vogelgrayling24 cm
- 5Andreas Petterssongrayling24 cm
- 6Per Hägggrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmAnna Wagner
grayling24 cmOskar Vogel
The same water, for real