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GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
Iceland is an island in the North Atlantic,
approximately 103,000 km² ( 38,000 square miles)
in size. With a population of just over a
quarter of a million inhabitants it is the most
sparsely populated country in Europe. Two-thirds
of the population live in and around the
capital, Reykjavík, and the rest of the country
is little coastal communities, mountains and
claciers, plains and valleys, lava fields and
hot springs, and plenty of choice for salmon and
trout fishing.
Regular
frequent international flights are operated by
several carrier´s to most major airports in
Europe and North America , many of them daily.
We recommend low fair airliner Iceland Express
at web-side
www.icelandexpress.com.
Most international flights arrive at and
depart from Keflavík in the soutwest, 45 minutes
drive from Reykjavík. Domnestic air services
operate several times a day to various parts of
the country. All rivers are accessable along
local roads linked to the main road which runs
right around Iceland.
Clothing/weather: The Icelandic summer is
generally mild but since the weather can be very
changeable, anglers should bring warm,
waterproof and windproof clothes with them. The
are no mosquitoes in Iceland.
Disinfection: Iceland has always been free
of UDN and other freshwater diseases, and
maintains a strict disinfection policy towards
tackle brought by visiting anglers. Visitors can
have their tackle disinfected by local vets, and
obtain a certificate to prove the fact, before
leaving for Iceland, or have their equipment
disinfected by officials on arriving at Keflavík
airport.
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Taking fish back
home:
Anglers are offered the option to trade
their fresh fish for smoked or pickled
salmon (graflax) since it is convinient
for the travel back home. We are also
pleased to arrange for catches to be
smoked, frozen or packed fresh and will
ship it to anglers who do not want to
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Insurance/responsibility:
Please be sure to
take out personal/travel insurance
before travelling to Iceland. Angling
Service Strengir can not accept any
responsibility for damages of any kind,
loss of personal belongings, injury or
death, e.g. in vehicles, in or around
the lodge, or due to bad health or
accident at the rivers. Nor are Angling
Service Strengir responsible for the
actions and liabilities of their agents,
airlines, hotels, ground transportation
companies or other services, other than
those expressly stated in their
descriptive material.
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Guides:
The skilled team
of guides provide all transport in
comfortable 4wd cars, and are always
there to assist you when needed.
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Looking for original Icelandic
fly pattterns?
Contact Mr. Thordur Petursson, a famous
guide on Big Laxa and is the designer of
many well-known Icelandic flies. His
latest creation is called "Breiddæla"
(shown here), the latest killing pattern
on the river of the same name. Don´t
leave home without some!
Contact Thordur for flies, or let him
design your own fly by e-mail:
doddifly@visir.is |
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Another well known fly-tyer is Mr. Jónas
Jónasson. Anglers will not regret a
visit to his website
www.frances.is. |
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