Vakkejåkka
southern salmon river · 68°N
flow 43 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vakkejåkka 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vakkejåkka
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Fredrik Sundinstensimpa7 cm
- 2Mats Åbergstensimpa7 cm
- 3Bjørn Bakkestensimpa7 cm
- 4Stefan Ekstensimpa6 cm
- 5Petra Brandtstensimpa6 cm
- 6Wolfgang Korhonenstensimpa6 cm
The same water, for real
