28.4.2025
Fishing
Hunting
Off-road traffic
Huts
Exceptions to customer service hours in April-May
The Eräluvat customer service will be exceptionally open until 4 PM on April 30th. In May, the customer service will be closed on the 15th and 16th.
Angling permit area
5573 The middle course of River Iijoki
This permit covers the running and quiet waters and rapids of the middle course of River Iijoki from Ohtaoja to Ervasti Bridge. The total length of the permit area is 57 km.
The most common catches in the area are sizable grayling and trout. The most common catch in the quiet sections is pike. The rapids in the middle section of River Iijoki are great for fly fishing for grayling, for example. The river's fish stock is managed with fry plantings of trout and grayling. There are several lean-to shelters and campfire sites in the area and anglers may also catch a breather at Räpättävänkoski hut.
You can check the real-time temperature of the water in the Iijoki River during the snow-free season in the SensorMonitor service (map.sensormonitor.fi).
Basic details of the area
- Municipality
- Pudasjärvi, Taivalkoski
- Region
- Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
- Fishing period
1 June–31 October.
- Permitted fishing methods
- Casting (fishing with spinning rod), fly fishing
- Required permits and fees
- Angling permit, fisheries management fee. The need depends on the number of rods and lures or the water area. Always check "Permits needed for fishing".
- Hook and line fishing and ice fishing
- Permitted free of charge in still waters, prohibited in running waters
- Angling permits for the area
- 24 hours, 7 days, seasonal permit, youth permit
- Targeted catch
- Grayling, perch, pike, trout, whitefish
- Fisheries management
- Fry stocking of natural fish stocks
- Area characteristics
- Fly fishers favourite
- Special features of the area
- Wide permit area, with the total length of 57 km.
- Restrictions
- Fishing is prohibited in the competition area of the Finnish National Fly Fishing Championships from August 2 at 6:00 AM until August 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM. Check other restrictions carefully in the permit terms.
What's new
9.12.2024
Fishing
Deficiencies in the translations of fishing destinations
Not all information on angling permit areas has yet been translated into English and Swedish on the renewed Eräluvat.fi service. For this reason, not all angling permits can yet be purchased as a self-service. However, the permits can be purchased through Eräluvat customer service.
19.11.2024
Fishing
Hunting
Huts
Interested in aerial images, hiking trails or campfire sites? Make the most of Eräluvat.fi’s maps!
Every fishing and hunting area and hut has a page with a map window that shows the location of the destination. In case of permit areas, you can see the borders of the area. Did you know that you can choose what and how information is displayed on the map?
Keep in mind in this area
The Finnish National Fly Fishing Championships will be held on the Iijoki River in Taivalkoski on August 2–3, 2025. Fishing is prohibited in the competition area from August 2 at 6:00 AM until August 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM. You can view the location of the competition area on the map here (PDF, 1 Mb).
Permits needed for fishing
In this permit area, you will need an angling permit when lure fishing in sections with rapids and running water. You will also be required to pay the fisheries management fee, unless you are under 18 years of age, over 70 years of age, or are 65 years of age or older as of 31 December 2023.
If you are lure fishing with only one rod and lure in still waters, such as river pools, payment of the fisheries management fee is sufficient.
Hook and line fishing and ice fishing are fully prohibited in running and rapids sections of waters with migratory fish stocks (i.e. also this permit area). In still waters, hook and line fishing and ice fishing are permitted free of charge with one rod.
Waters and area-specific restrictions in the permit area
Always make sure to check the location of the permit area. Please see either the map window or the PDF map on this page. Enlarge the map window to view the location of the permit area more clearly.
The middle course of River Iijoki angling permit area covers the waters between Jurmu and Ervasti which belong to Metsähallitus, to the Jurmu II and Jurmu IV joint ownership associations and to the Lassinniemi, Kellolampi, Pintamo and Korentojärvi joint ownership associations.
At Jurmukoski rapids there is a 650 metres long private water area on the western bank that extends halfway across the river that is not a part of the permit area.
Furthermore, the following water areas are protected:
Lapinkoski-Honkakoski, about 300 m
Tipparinne, about 600 m
The permit area and protected areas are marked on the permit area map.
Further information
Fisheries management
Waters in the permit area are stocked with trout and grayling fry.
Impact of water temperature on fishing
You can monitor the real-time water temperatures in the Iijoki River in the SensorMonitor service (map.sensormonitor.fi). Read the Guidelines for responsible fishing to know more about how you can take high temperatures into account when fishing.
Contact details
Permit sale and information Mon–Fri 9 am–3 pm
+35820692424
Call cost €0.00/min + local network rate/mobile charge
Contact details
Senior Specialist, Fisheries (Koillismaa, Oulu region and the sea areas from Kalajoki to the north)
Eero Hartikainen
Pudasjärvi
Game and Fisheries Warden (Posio, Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Pudasjärvi)
Jani Suua
Taivalkoski
Angling permit
Permits are sold for the period:1.6.–31.10.2025
Price list
1 day
Adult 15,00 €, Aged under 18 7,50 €
1 week
Adult 30,00 €, Aged under 18 15,00 €
Angling permit, season 2025
Permits are sold for the period:1.6.–31.10.2025
Price list
Season
Adult 60,00 €, Aged under 18 30,00 €