Ylipääjoki
southern lowland river · 67°N
flow 56 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ylipääjoki is a southern 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 Ylipääjoki
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Brandttrout39 cm
- 2Gustav Åströmtrout34 cm
- 3Jürgen Hansentrout31 cm
- 4Lars Korhonentrout30 cm
- 5Jürgen Dahltrout30 cm
- 6Lars Strandtrout28 cm
The same water, for real