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Articles in Salmon

Fish Partners

Fishing in Iceland with Fish Partners In the last few decades Iceland has... more

Angling Mall Iceland

Most visitors to Iceland have the common denominator of wanting to enjoy the... more

Urridafoss Thjorsa salmon fishing

In order to get to the waterfall Urridafoss you follow the signs and take a... more

PRESTBAKKAA

A small river fished with two rods with a self catering hut  It flows into... more

KROSSA

KROSSA - HROFA These neighbouring rivers are not prolific but do produce a... more

HROFA

HROFA-KROSSA These neighbouring rivers are not prolific but do produce a few... more

SELA

This river is the one with the greatest volume and one of the longest in the... more

LANGADALSA

This is the region's second  salmon river of some note It is fished with two... more

LAUGARDALSA

This is a small volume river, starting in an inland lake, strolling on through... more

LAXA in NES

This beautifully situated river is fished by two rods and registered fishing... more

SELA in ALFTAFJORDUR

Sela is a small river situated on the east coast, lying between Laxa i Nesjum... more

Breiddalsa

This river is the only notable salmon river in the Eastfiords of Iceland It has... more

FOGRUHLIDAROS – KALDA – JOKLA

River Fogruhlidara and its estuary, Fogruhlidaros, are at the easternmost foot... more

HOFSA VOPNAFJORDUR

A large river in the Vopnafiord region, fished with 6 to 8 rods per day It is... more

VESTURDALSA

A small river in the Vopnafjordur district Fished with three daily rods, the... more

SELA

This is one of Iceland’s largest clear water rivers and one its best salmon... more

MIDFJARDARA

A little known salmon river in the Bakkafiord area Fished with two to three... more

HROLLEIFSDALSA

This is a prolific, three rod sea char river with some brown trout and 10-20... more

HAFRALONSA

The Hafralonsa is a large volume river fished with six rods It is the longest... more

HOLKNA

The least known of the rivers of Thistilfjordur It produces the fewest salmon... more

SANDA

A large volume river, fished with three rods per day, and exclusively leased by... more

Svalbardsa

The westernmost viver of the Thistilfjordur area is a medium sized spring fed... more

Ormarsa

Much the same applies to the Ormarsa that is already said of the Deildara They... more

DEILDARA

A Northeast river on the Melrakkaslétta, fished with two to three rods and... more

MYRARKVISL

A small two rod river that flows into the Laxa in Adaldalur Valley A normal... more

REYKJADALSA – EYVINDARLAEKUR

Technically the same river The former flows into the lake Vestmannsvatn and the... more

LAXA i ADALDAL

This is one of Iceland’s major salmon rivers and in many quarters simply... more

Skjalfandafljot fishing

Fishing Skjalfandafljot The Skjalfandafljot River is 178 kilometres (111 mi)... more

FNJOSKA

This is rather a large run off and spring fed river, which discharges into the... more

FLJOTAA

Is a high Northland river Rather big by Icelandic standards and at one point... more

FLOKADALSA

This is a neighbouring river of the Fljotaa and much of the same can be said of... more

HUSEYJARKVISL Angling

This river is located just east of the hamlet Varmahlid in the Skagafiord... more

SAEMUNDARA

This is a small volume two rod river, flowing into a large lake, Miklavatn The... more

LAXA in SKEFILSTADAHREPPUR

This river spills into the Skagafjordur bay almost directly east of the river... more

LAXA in REFASVEIT

This is a rather small volume river fished with two rods It has some... more

SVARTA

This is an average volume river, a tributary to the Blanda The Svarta is a... more

BLANDA II

River Blanda is divided into four angling areas Area one stretches from the... more

Blanda

This is a large, partially a glacial river A dam linking to a power plant in... more

LAXA a ASUM

This is a small volume two rod river It has a small self catering lodge It is... more

MIDFJARDARA

One of the top rivers in Iceland and in fact a river system consisting of three... more

HRUTAFJARDARA – SIKA

This is a fine salmon river, fished with three rods and has one of the best... more

SVINADALSA

This is a run off river with its sources in the mountains of the district... more

Hvolsa – Stadarholsa

These rivers used to be pretty good salmon rivers That was then, this is now A... more

Krossa in Skardsstrond

Krossa in Skardstrond a two rod river and we are still in the Dalir region... more

BUDARDALSA

A two rod river and we are still in the Dalir region This river has a good self... more

FLEKKUDALSA

A three rod river and a very popular one indeed It is of medium volume and... more

FASKRUD

A two rod river producing 200 to 350 salmons in during the season It has a... more

LAXA in DALIR

One of the better rivers in Iceland, fished with 7-8 rods it usually exceeds a... more

Haukadalsa

This excellent salmon river is one of Iceland’s best It is a medium volume... more

MIDA

This river is located a short distance west of the village Budardalur It is on... more

Hordudalsa

This is an excellent 2-3 rod sea char river with some hope of an odd salmon... more

SETBERGSA

Setbergsa is a two rod, small river on Skogarstrond, which yields 150-200... more

LYSA CATCHMENT AREA

The following lakes belong to this area: Torfavatn, Reydarvatn, Hop and... more

STRAUMFJARDARA

A just under average volume river, fished with three daily rods Like most of... more

Haffjardara

The best salmon river of the Snaefell's Peninsula A rather large volume river... more

Hitara

A rather large volume river just west of the Alfta It is a pretty good river,... more

ALFTA

A small river, fished with two rods, just west of River Langa It offers an... more

LANGA

One of the island's major salmon rivers, annually boasting of 1200 to 2000 plus... more

Nordlingafljot

River Nordlingafljot is the discharge of several lakes in the moorland areas of... more

GLJUFURA

A small but delightful river, branching from the Langa and flowing into river... more

NORDURA

Nordura river has taken roots in the top three in recent years, the annual... more

THVERA – KJARRA

The same river The upper part is the Kjarra, the lower part the Thvera It even... more

HVITA: Brennan, Straumar, Svarthofdi, Skuggi

This is a glacial river and the main artery of the Borgarfiord region Most of... more

REYKJADALSA

This is not a major Salmon river but it occasionally reaches a catch of 100 or... more

FLOKADALSA

A small three rod river which flows into the glacial river Hvita A high quality... more

GRIMSA

This 10 rod river is one of the „big guns” in the country and rarely if... more

ANDAKILSA

An average volume, two rod river on the boundary of the prolific Borgarfiord... more

LEIRA in LEIRARSVEIT

Leira is a river in county Leirarsveit, a short distance from one of the best... more

ANGLING IN SOUTH ICELAND

The salmon runs upriver from May to October, mostly during the middle of the... more

Angling West Iceland

Most visitors to Iceland have the common denominator of wanting to enjoy the... more

BOTNSA

This is a privately owned river Small in volume and fished with two rods per... more

Brynjudalsa

A small river fished with two rods per day Near the estuary, two impassable... more

Laxa in Kjos – Bugda

Together, these rivers, the main river Laxa and the smaller tributary Bugda,... more

Leirvogsa, Angling

This small river is consistently Iceland’s second best river when the average... more

Ulvarsa angling

This is an ultra small river, hardly more than a creek, yet a fine salmon... more

Ellidara Angling, Salmon

A small volume river within the boundaries of the capital, Reykjavik Unique as... more

SOG RIVER

Iceland’s largest spring fed river and a famous salmon river It has been on a... more

OLFUSA – TANNASTADATANGI

This fishing spot in River Olfusa near the Laugarbakki spot and the confluence... more

Hvita – Langholt, Gislastadir – Snaefoksstadir

A glacial river of considerable volume It is fished mostly like the Olfusa... more

Bruara Hamrar

A large clear but cold river It is not a prolific salmon river yet the... more

Tungufljot in Biskupstungur

During the last few years, the proprietors of this river have been testing its... more

KALFA, angling

Kalfa his is a small spring fed river, a tributary of River Thjorsa, near the... more

Stora Laxa

A rather large volume river fished with ten rods It splits into three beats,... more

THVERA, Angling

A rather small river flowing into the East Ranga just above the junction of the... more

Skoga, Angling

Skoga is a growing salmon river Rock pools and habitats have been created very... more

Laxa in Leirarsveit

This is one of Iceland’s main rivers It is of medium volume and fished with... more

Vatnsa – Kerlingadalsa, Angling

A small, short three rod river in the middle of the Southland It originates in... more

Ranga west, Angling

The West Ranga is in many ways the same as the East Ranga, although much... more

Ida angling

Ida Hvita Not a river in itself, but the confluence of rivers Stora Laxa and... more

Holsa River

About Holsa River This spring fed river was called Djupa (The Deep River) in... more

Vididalsa, Fitja

About Vididalsa This is one of the top rivers, producing a thousand salmon in... more

Olfusa River

About River Olfusa Rivers Hvita and Sog change names after their confluence... more

Vatnsdalsa River – Westfjords

About Vatnsdalsa This river spills into the bay Vatnsfiord in the Northwest It... more

Vatnsdalsa River

About Vatnsdalsa The main section is a six rod fishery and the only river with... more

River Thjorsa

About River Thjorsa  The Book of Settlements explains the denomination of the... more