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
6550 Kotala Rapids
Kotala Rapids contain two separate areas, Kituskoski and Vehmas-Koskelankoski. Kituskoski Rapids are reserved for fly fishing only and will give you a taste of the wilderness in the shade of an old-growth forest. Here you can enjoy nature and visit the native forests of Martti Kitunen, a famous bear hunter, on the banks of magnificent, free-flowing rapids.
A skilled fisher can catch a trout or a grayling in the eddies of the rapids. If you feel like taking a break from fishing, you can brew coffee over an open fire in the hut or walk the nature trail in the nearby old-growth forest.
You can check the real-time temperature of the water in Kituskoski during the snow-free season in the SensorMonitor service (map.sensormonitor.fi).
Basic details of the area
- Municipality
- Virrat
- Region
- Pirkanmaa
- Fishing period
1 December–31 August. Wading is prohibited between 1 December and 15 May.
- Permitted fishing methods
- Casting (fishing with spinning rod), fly fishing, hook and line fishing, ice fishing, trolling
- Required permits and fees
- Angling permit, fisheries management fee. Always check "Permits needed for fishing".
- Hook and line fishing and ice fishing
- Prohibited in running waters
- Angling permits for the area
- 12 hours, 24 hours, 6 hours, reservation for the entire rapids, youth permit
- Targeted catch
- Trout
- Fisheries management
- Fry stocking of natural fish stocks
- Area characteristics
- Fly fishers favourite
- Special features of the area
- Kotala rapids contain two separate areas, one of which is reserved for fly fishing only.
- Restrictions
- Only traditional fly fishing is allowed at Kituskoski. Check the 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 number of anglers is restricted. No more than ten persons may fish simultaneously at Kituskoski Rapids and ten at Vehmas-Koskelankoski Rapids.
Permits for these two rapids are sold separately. Please check in advance whether permits are available for the desired time period.
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.
Please note that the Kotala Rapids angling permit area practically comprises of flowing water only.
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.
Kotala Rapids permit area contains two separate areas: Kituskoski and Vehmas-Koskelankoski. Permits for these two areas are sold separately. Only fly fishing is allowed at Kituskoski Rapids.
Services in the area
Kotala Rapids has campfire sites and lean-to shelters available for anglers and hikers.
Kotala General Store is located at Vironkoskentie 72, 42870 Kotala.
Further information
Fisheries management
The rapids are mainly stocked with spawn or fry of trout. Development of the fish stock is monitored using electric pulse fishing.
Discharge information
Up-to-date information on the water level and flow situation in Lake Kitusjärvi is available at www.ymparisto.fi (in Finnish).
Impact of water temperature on fishing
You can monitor the real-time temperature of the water in Kituskoski during the snow-free season 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. On this site you can also find information on possible suspensions of permit sales as temperatures rise.
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 (Western and Central Finland, sea areas between Hanko and Kokkola)
Veijo Honkanen
Jyväskylä
Game and Fisheries Warden (Western and Central Finland)
Heikki Taipale
Orivesi
Kituskoski
Permits are sold for the period:7.1.–31.8.2025, 1.12.–31.12.2025
Price list
6 hours
Adult 25,00 €, Aged under 18 12,50 €
12 hours
Adult 30,00 €, Aged under 18 15,00 €
1 day
Adult 40,00 €, Aged under 18 20,00 €
Vehmas-Koskelankoski
Permits are sold for the period:7.1.–31.8.2025, 1.12.–31.12.2025
Price list
6 hours
Adult 25,00 €, Aged under 18 12,50 €
12 hours
Adult 30,00 €, Aged under 18 15,00 €
1 day
Adult 40,00 €, Aged under 18 20,00 €