Kalliojoki 5575

The Kalliojoki waterway in Kuhmo originates near the Finnish-Russian border and finally runs into Lake Lentua. Along its path are around a dozen lakes that are separated by short rapids sections. Kalliojoki River was the most important spawning ground for Lentua's brown trout before it was cleared for the purposes of log driving. The rapids of the waterway have since been restored to be more hospitable to salmonids. The restoration efforts were completed in 2011.

The Kalliojoki recreational fishing permit grants the right to fish in the rapids sections of the waterway. The waterway's total length is 40 km with 27 rapids. The most common catch in the area's rapids is grayling, but trout is also fairly prevalent. In addition to these, one might also chance upon a bright-sided brown trout.

Kalliojoki is a joint permit area formed from the river sections owned by Metsähallitus and the Lentua joint ownership associations (3, 5 and Viiksimo). The total length of the rapids is 4 km and most of them are easily accessible.

Kalliojoki

Fishing licenses Recreational fishing (angling)

Fishing period Calendar year; trout is protected in running waters and rapids between 1.9.–30.11. and grayling is protected between 1.4.–31.5.

Recommended forms of fishing Casting, Fly fishing

Target species Grayling, Trout, Pike, Perch, Whitefish

Level of service Campfire site, Lean-to shelter

Permit area map

Location Pohjanmaa and Kainuu, Kuhmo

Purchasing a permit

Prices:

€10 / day
€25 / week
€50 / year

All persons under 18 years of age receive a 50% discount on the permits and persons under 15 years of age are allowed to share the same fishing quota, with permission from their parent or legal guardian.

Buy licence from web store
Catch reports
Service number: 020 69 2424

Where to purchase A permit

Online store

You can pay licences using the most common payment methods in the online store (verkkokauppa.eraluvat.fi).

Service number for fishing and hunting permits: +358 20 69 2424

Metsähallitus' fishing permits may also be purchased by phone. The service is open on
weekdays from 9 AM to 4 PM.

Eräluvat mobile app

With the Eräluvat app, you can purchase angling permits easily and quickly. You can pay with a debit or credit card. Read the instructions for using the app.

Mobile permit

As of 1 January 2020, mobile permits are no longer available. This is due to mobile network operator’s decision not to provide the current service anymore.

Permit vendors

Kuhmo: Pääkkönen & Piirainen (hunting and fishing store)
Suomussalmi: TB Turjanhovi (service station)

Licensens remaining / free days

Several remaining
Less than 5 left
Out of stock

Permit terms

Permit terms for the area

Fishing period: Calendar year; trout is protected in running waters and rapids between 1.9.–30.11. and grayling is protected between 1.4.–31.5.

Wading in the river is prohibited between 1.9.–31.5.
Each angler may use one rod or line when fishing from the shore or the ice, and the rod or line must remain within the angler's reach at all times.
Korpikoski Rapids have been added to the permit area in 2017. The rapids are accessible from the forest lorry road on the north side of the rapids. Fishing from the south bank requires permission from the landowner.
In the river section between lakes Kalliojärvi and Jokijärvi, fishing is only permitted with fly fishing tackle.
The highest rapids of the route are protected spawning areas. These are separately marked on the permit area map.
In order to fish in the rapids of Kalliojoki, you need this specific permit. The right to fish in Kalliojoki is not included in the Metsähallitus Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu (5411) angling permit, the national fisheries management fee or everyman's fishing rights (the rights to hook and line fishing and ice fishing).

Catch quotas and catch reports

Day	3 grayling or 1 trout

Once you have finished fishing, you must submit a catch report at www.tuikki.fi. All caught and released fish must also be reported.

Catch sizes and protection periods

The following catch sizes and protection periods for fish species are in effect for this permit area:

Fish species	Catch Size	Protection period
Trout with adipose fin	At least 60 cm	In rapids and running waters 1.9.–30.11.
Trout without adipose fin	At least 50 cm	In rapids and running waters 1.9.–30.11.
Grayling	At least 35 cm, between Lakes Kalliojärvi and Jokijärvi at least 45 cm	1.4.–31.5.

Fishers must observe the catch sizes and protection periods mandated in the Fishing Decree for other fish species.

Further information

Tips

The best times to fish in the Kalliojoki River are early and late summer when the rapids are full of water and the surface waters are not too warm. If you mean to go after grayling specifically, then late summer/fall is the season for you.

You should seek out rapids with low fishing pressure. Most rapids in Kalliojoki are easily accessible and you can move from one section to another with relatively little effort. If you see that a rapids section is being heavily fished, move to somewhere else entirely.

Passive and cautious fish are extremely difficult to fool. When the fish are acting in this way, you would do well to switch your lures and flies to slightly smaller ones. This is especially effective when using flies to catch grayling.

The "final slide" of some rapids may surprise you. The Kalliojoki water system has several rapids that run directly into a lake. These final sections are every now and then visited by large trout from the open lake who like to feed on small fish, so lures and flies that mimic vendace, for example, can be really effective.