Trap permit area
5006 Oulujärvi and surroundings
Oulujärvi and surroundings trap permit covers state-owned public water areas in Ärjänselkä and Niskanselkä (approximately 31,500 hectares) and other state-owned water areas in Niskanselkä (approximately 9,500 hectares). In addition to this, many other smaller state-owned water areas around Lake Oulujärvi belong to this permit area.
Basic details of the area
- Municipality
- Kajaani, Paltamo, Vaala
- Region
- Kainuu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
- Fishing period
1 January – 31 December
- Permitted traps
- Bait hook (10 pcs), bow, fyke net or fish trap (height up to 1.5 m), gig, harpoon, long line (up to 100 hooks), net (length up to 31 m), trap (3 pcs)
- Required permits and fees
- Fisheries management fee, trap permit
- Trap permits for the area
- Permit for the whole calendar year
- Targeted catch
- Burbot, perch, pike, pike-perch, trout, vendace, whitefish
- Special features of the area
- The latitude line 64°00’N passes through the permit area - fishers must take this into account.
- Restrictions
- Check the restrictions carefully in the permit terms and water area directory.
Permits needed for fishing
Trap fishing in this permit area always requires a trap permit. 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.
Waters and area-specific restrictions in the permit area
The trap permit for this area only entitles you to fish waters specified in the water area directory and marked in the map window on this page. Always check water area-specific trapping restrictions, protected areas and any other instructions in the water area directory/PDF-map. You can find the water area directory/PDF-map under Map files and brochures.
Further information
Fisheries management
The trap permit area consists of regulated waters that the power company stocks with whitefish, trout, pike-perch and grayling to compensate for the negative impacts of regulation.
Metsähallitus also stocks the waters outside the regulation area with one-summer old whitefish fry.
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Trap permit
Sales will start on 10.12.2024 09:00.
Price list
Season
Permit user 12,00 €
Trap permit 2004
Permits are sold for the period:
1.1.–31.12.2024Price list
Season
Permit user 12,00 €