Kalliojoki 5575 is a joint permit area formed from the river sections owned by Metsähallitus and the Lentua joint ownership associations. 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 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 total length of the rapids is 4 km and most of them are easily accessible.
The 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 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.
1 January–31 December. Wading in the river is prohibited between 1 September–31 May.
9.12.2024
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
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?
19.11.2024
The Eräluvat.fi website and the Eräluvat webshop have been merged and renewed. As a result of the update, old customer accounts are no longer be available. Paid permits continue to be valid.
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 Kalliojoki angling permit area practically comprises of flowing water only.
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 highest rapids of the Kalliojoki route are protected spawning areas. The protected areas are marked on the permit area map.
The Korpikoski 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.
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 the Kalliojoki River 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.
The Kalliojoki River waterway was restored in 2009–2010. During restoration, the diversity of the river, once cleared for timber floating, was restored to resemble more closely its natural state, with special attention paid to the living conditions of fish in the salmon family. Restoration efforts were continued in the 2010s by adding spawning gravel to rapids, thereby enabling the natural reproduction of fish.
The waters of Kalliojoki are managed with fry stocking of trout and grayling.
The mean discharges of the Kalliojoki route are 3.6 m3/s in the upper reaches and 5.5 m3/s in the lower sections.
Permits are sold for the period:1.1.–31.12.2025
Permits are sold for the period:1.1.–31.12.2025
