FISHING FINLAND HOME
FISHING FINLAND HOME
Natural catch speices are brown trout, grayling, ide, perch and pike. Stocked catch speices are grayling and brown trout.
Allowed fishing methods are fly fishing, spinning and trolling. Available services are launching place for boats, lean-to and fireplace.
The rapid Tarvaalankoski is the last rapid of the Rautalampi water way. Lake Kuusvesi empties into bay Koivulahti via the rapid Tarvaalankoski. Bay Koivulahti is in connection with lake Saravesi. The rapid flows quite slowly. Along the east shore of the rapid it is possible to drive with a motor boat. The west shore is quite shallow. The rapid will be restored in a couple of years. The scenery of the rapid Tarvaalankoski is historical worthy. On the rapid there has been fishermen’s and travellers from the Stone Age. In the area there is as a sight an old graveyard and old lands of church of Hartikka. The famous rock paintings of Saarakallio are only a couple of kilometres away. The fishing ground begins bellow the bridge. The fishing area is marked with signs. The rapid is quite wide and on the shores there are a plenty of vegetation. Therefore the best way to fish on the rapid is to use a boat. Also wadding is possible. The rapid is suitable for dry fly fishing. The catch are mostly grayling and lake trout which belong to the population of Rautalampi water way. The most wanted catch is lake trout which breeding is successful in the river. There is stocked only a little lake trout in the river. In the river there are mostly grayling which is successful naturalized in the rapid in the beginning of 1990’s. The biggest grayling are weighing over 1 kg. Also grayling is breeding in the river. Above the rapid there is a launching place for boats. To the rapid Tarvaalankoski it is possible to come via the canal from lake Päijänne. If you need a boat you can rent it. In the village of Laukaanvirta you can go shopping or enjoy refreshment in the baars of the village.
Lenght 540 m ()
Lenght 1400 m (Virta-alue)
Area 3 ha ()
Area 30.35 ha (Virta-alue)
Width 80 m (-250 m)
Mean discharge 75 m3/s ()
| Price | Duration / Catch quota | |
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| licensegroup: Fishing Method: All All | ||
| 15 € | 24 h / 3 salmonid Lupa alkaa kl 18:00 | |
| licensegroup: Fishing Method: All Group | ||
| 200 € | 24 h / 3 salmonid max 20 hlöä | |
| licensegroup: Fishing Method: All Under 18 y. | ||
| 10 € | 24 h / 3 salmonid | |
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Lupa-aika alkaa klo 18:00. Alamitat: rasvaeväleikattu Taimen ja harjus 60 cm, rasvaevällinen Taimen vapautettava. Kosken veneväylässä kalastaminen kielletty uistelemalla. Kahlaaminen kielletty talvella koko koskessa, sekä poikastuotantoalueella koko vuodeLupa-aika alkaa klo 18:00. Alamitat: rasvaeväleikattu taimen 60 cm ja harjus 40 cm, rasvaevällinen taimen vapautettava. Kosken veneväylässä kalastaminen kielletty uistelemalla. Kahlaaminen kielletty talvella, sekä poikastuotantoalueella koko vuoden.
Fly fishing, spinning and trolling (yksi vapa).
and Closed Seasons 
It is prohibited to take a fish that is smaller than the minimum size and bigger than the maximum size. A fish that does not meet the limits for the catch size must be immediately released back to water.
| Brown Trout | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| With adipose fin South of 64º00N latitude | Totally Protected
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| With adipose fin 64º00N - 67º00N välissä olevissa sisävesissä | 60 cm
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| Without adipose fin North of 67º00N latitude | 50 cm |
| Without adipose fin | 50 cm |
| River and Brook 1.8. - 30.11. |
Totally Protected |
| Grayling | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| South of 67º00N Latitude | 35 cm
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| North of 67º00N Latitude | 30 cm |
| Sea | Totally Protected |
| South of 67º00N 1.4.-31.5. | Totally Protected |
| Freshwater Salmon | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| 60 cm | |
| Vuoksi and Hiitolanjoki drainage system | Totally Protected |
| Rivers and brooks 1.8. - 30.11.. | Totally Protected |
| Salmon | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| 60 cm | |
| North of 63º30 N Latitude Bay of Bothnia | 50 cm
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| River and Brook 1.8. - 30.11.. | totally protected |
| Pike Perch | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| Finland | 42 cm |
| Char | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| Lake Inarinjärvi | 45 cm |
| Vuoksi drainage area | 60 cm |
| Lake Kuolimo and Saimaa between Puumalansalmi and Vuoksenniska and Vuoksi drainage system area 1.9. - 30.11.. | Totally protected |
| Whitefish | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| River and brook that empties to sea 1.9.-31.11. | Totally protected |
| Lamprey | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| 1.4.-30.11. | Totally protected |
| Crayfish | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| Jokirapu, täplärapu ja kapeasaksirapu (Astacus leptodactylus) 1.11.-21.07. klo 12 | Totally protected |
| Rainbow Trout and other Fish Speices | Minimum Lenght cm |
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| No Minimum Catch Sizes or Closed Seasons |
grayling and brown trout.
Pike perch, Brown trout, Grayling, Whitefish (Coregonus l. pallasi) and Pike.
Pike perch, Freshwater Salmon, Brown trout, Whitefish, Whitefish (Coregonus l. pallasi), Whitefish(Coregonus l.nilssoni) and Pike.
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Fishing Guides | |||||||||||||
Medi Fish Oy / Timo Koikkalainen
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| Cottage Hankasalmi Niemisjärvi Tarvaalan koskikalastus Revontuli Golf Häkärinteet | ||
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Aurinkoranta 7 henk 102m2 alk. 700€ /week/cottage 25 km 
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| Cottage Konnevesi Konnevesi Siikakoski Revontuli Golf Häkärinteet | ||
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Metso 9 henk 110m2 alk. 590-865€ /week/cottage 36 km
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| Cottage Konnevesi Konnevesi Siikakoski Revontuli Golf Häkärinteet | ||
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Kaivantosaari 5 henk 40m2 alk. 400-515€ /week/cottage 36 km 
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| Cottage Konnevesi Konnevesi Siikakoski Revontuli Golf Häkärinteet | ||
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Karhu 9 henk 110m2 alk. 590-865€ /week/cottage 36 km
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