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Winter fishing for Arctic Char in Utsjoki wilderness

Fishing Activity in Utsjoki, Lapland

Duration: 6 hours 2 Slots ✓ Food included ✓ Drinks included: other ✓ Transport included ✓ Bookout possible

Arctic waters have a unique catch! Fish in the famous, preeminent Teno River Valley with local guides. We offer a wide range of guided and self-guided fishing holidays to different types of water areas and catch, from day trips to multi-day programs, year-round.

This ice-fishing full day trip includes pick-up from max 10 km from Utsjoki village, snowmobile-sleighride to a wilderness lake, local fishing guide for full day, license to enter the wilderness area and fishing permits, helmets, winter clothing, winter boots, ice-fishing equipment and bates, wilderness lunch and hot drinks. The tour price is for 2 guests, and more guests up to 6 can be added for additional cost of 117 euros/person. The tour is usually about 6 hours in duration.

On this ice-fishing tour, we aim to catch Arctic Char, but we can also aim for pike, perch or trout. Your reward is not only the catch, but the silent landscapes of the mesmerizing arctic highlands. The region of Utsjoki is truly unique, as most land area is protected nature reserve and indigenous reindeer herding land. On an ice-fishing tour, you are likely to meet reindeer, willow ptarmigan, fox and other arctic birds and wildlife. Your guides are locals with excellent knowledge on sustainable travel, reindeer herding and fishing, so you can be sure your travel is respectful for the nature and for local culture.

The best season for ice-fishing is March and April, when the highlands are still covered in snow, but temperatures are much more comfortable than in mid-winter. How ever, if you are really into the "big catch", then you might want to consider booking an ice-fishing holiday already in January.

If you are traveling with small children, we recommend to travel in March or April and to book our family ice-fishing tour.

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What you need to bring

Food & Drinks

✓ Food included: Wilderness lunch is included (soup, sausage, sandwich, snacks, coffee). We take allergies and special diets in consideration on all tours.

✓ Drinks included: other

Coffee/tea

from 740/ Flat rate

Lars
Ulrike
Sabine

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Everything else you need to know

Destination Point Information

For our tours, we pick you up from your accommodation within 10 km from Utsjoki village, so you don´t need to worry about navigating to our wilderness tours.

✓ Bookout possible

When you book out the guide will not take any other bookings for that timeslot, and you can enjoy the activity exclusively.

Transportation

Transportation Surcharge: For our tours, we pick you up from your accommodation within 10 km from Utsjoki village. With additional payment also from further locations.

All the Details

Meeting Point

CityUtsjoki
StreetTenontie 114
ZIP Code99980
ProvinceLapland
CountrySuomi

Activity Details

Duration6
Group Size2
✓ Bookout possible

Fishing Permits & Restrictions

Information about fishing permits for route fishing in the region. Please verify that the linked site contains the most up-to-date information and actually covers the area where you want to fish.

1301-Paistunturi

The extensive angling permit area of Paistunturi is located in the Paistunturi wilderness area around Kevo Strict Nature Reserve and in the northern parts of the Muotkatunturi wilderness. The permit area includes lake, pond and river waters. Local fellside birch forests and open fells hide a large number of fishing waters where the most coveted fish species are the Arctic char, trout and grayling. The waters of the area also contain whitefish, pike and perch.

Responsible Authority: Metsähallitus, Wildlife Service Finland, northern area

Pricing

Adults
Daily Price15€ / DaySeasonal Price100€ / Season
Minors
Daily Price7.5€ / DaySeasonal Price50€ / Season
Restrictions
  • Fishing restriction on the Kaamas and Kiellajoki rivers

    Economic Development Centres decision on restricting fishing (1.6 - 30.11)

    I.All fishing is prohibited in the Kiel River and its tributaries upstream of the Karigasniemi road bridge on the Stuorraäytsijoki. II. Fishing of all kinds is prohibited except for rod and lure fishing in the Kaamasjoki above the mouth of the Syysjoki and in the Kieljoki downstream of the Karigasniemi road bridge from 1 June to 30 November. III. Fishing with gillnets is prohibited in the area below the mouth of the river Syysjoki from 1 July to 30 November. IV. In the River Kaamas and Lakes Muddus and Vastus, 200 m closer to the mouth or mouth of the river and in the waters between Lakes Muddus and Vastus, nets of a maximum height of 2 m and a maximum single-strand monofilament net of 0,15 mm may be used. The net shall not be deployed in the rapids or closer than 200 m to the mouth or mouth of the rapids. V. During the closed season, fishing is permitted from under the ice with baited hooks and pots. Note ! According to Chapter 3, Article 12 of the Fisheries Decree of 26.11.2015/1360, fishing with a net is prohibited in a river belonging to a migratory fishing area from 15 August to the end of 30 November.
  • Fishing in the Teno river (border river)

    Fishing in border rivers (1.1 - 31.12)

    The local fishing rules of the Norwegian-Finnish border river agreement are in force in the area. Check the ELY Centre's website for the fishing regulations and annual amendments https://www.ely-keskus.fi/kalastus-tenojoella
  • Fishing on the Teno river (branches)

    Fishing in border rivers (1.1 - 31.12)

    The local fishing rules of the Norwegian-Finnish border river agreement are in force in the area. Check the ELY Centre's website for the fishing regulations and annual amendments https://www.ely-keskus.fi/kalastus-tenojoella
  • Fishing restriction on the Kiellajoki and Stuorraäytsijoki rivers

    Economic Development Centres decision on restricting fishing (1.1 - 31.12)

    All fishing is prohibited in the Kiell River and its tributaries upstream of the Karigasniemi road bridge and in the Stuorraäytsijoki.
  • The Paatsjoki river basin

    Migratory fish waters (1.1 - 31.12)

  • Teno river basin

    Migratory fish waters (1.1 - 31.12)

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