The Jökla river system lies just to the north of Egilsstaðir town and runs a 100 km course from the eastern slopes of the Vatnajokull glacier to the sea. This glacier river’s waters once had the greatest density of silt of any river in the land, but now runs clear for most of the summer thanks to the hydroelectric dam…
The inception and life history of 186 Atlantic salmon got adrift inside Icelandic waters were examined utilising microsatellites to evaluate the starting point and scales and otoliths to survey freshwater and ocean age. A sum of 184 examples were matured utilising scales or otolithes or both. The vast majority of the examples were from people in their first year adrift…
The Fishing with a buddy season in Iceland keeps going from April first until October twentieth, yet inside that period you’ll confront numerous various conditions, species to focus on and fishing techniques hooked in to the month or week. So allow us to separate the season step by step April: April first is that the open day for a couple of trout waterways and lakes. Conditions are generally cold and wind to be…
Iceland offers some great sea trout and brown trout fishing. It’s also a premiere salmon fishing destination! June to September are prime salmon fishing months in Iceland. The trout season in Iceland starts in April. Most folks fish for sea trout size which average 3-4 pounds, but quite often anglers will get some 15-20 pounders. Local anglers most often use streamers…
Hello Friends and clients The season of 2020 is now recently over, the last rivers in Iceland were closed on the 20th of October. Only very few though are open so late, sea trout rivers and salmon rivers propped up by smolt releasing. Generally speaking, there was a marked recovery in the salmon fishing from the sad season of 2019,…
MinnivallalækurThis smallish, gin clear south Iceland inland 4 rod stream has been hailed as one of the best kept secrets in global angling. It is a technical river where stealth, among other attributes, is needed. Trout dry fly fishin big trout self catering. The quarry is native brown trout. Wild native trout, remnants of the old Ice age stocks that…
Breiðdalsá is our flagship operation. It is a beautiful medium-size river on the east coast, close to the small village of Breiðdalsvík. It is fished by 6 to 8 rods on the main salmon beats. Clients stay at what is arguably one of the most beautiful fishing lodge in the country. „Tinnudalsá“ river. Over the years a smolt releasing programme has…
If true new fishing adventures are to be found in Iceland, the Jökla fishery is definitely the place. We fish many kown pools but this river system is so big that there still are many places that have not been fished yet! The system consists of the main river Jökla and the tributaries Fossá, Laxá and Kaldá. Also the Fögruhlíðará…
There is no doubt that Iceland offers some of the best salmon fishing in the world! In the far east side of Iceland, we have some of the most unique and spectacular scenery. In the middle of this are two amazing salmon fisheries. If you want to experience the most aspects of salmon fishing, a combination of the Jökla and…
Trout fishing in Iceland: The price of salmon fishing is relatively high. So for those that visit Iceland on a budget, yet are keen on fly fishing, then trout fishing is ideal. Most lakes and rivers in the country have trout and arctic char. Price for fishing those species are much lower in price. Minnivallalaekur or Minni as we call…