Salmon catches 2022 – Preliminary figures
The total number of caught salmon in 2022 was about 45,300, which is about a 24.2% (8800 salmon) increase from 2021 and about 8.5% above the average catch of the
November 15, 2022
Salmon
Total salmon fishing each rod/per day
The best way to evaluate the best angling each summer is the number of fish caught on each rod/per day. This is calculated by dividing the number of rods in
October 8, 2022
The salmon fishing season
The salmon fishing season is well underway and now the time has come when the big male fish start to get restless. It is often the case that the biggest
September 3, 2022
Popular flies
Despite considerable development in fly design and the use of new models, the good old ones seem to hold their place on the list of the most used in Iceland.
August 25, 2022
The salmon fishing does not live up to expectations
Many hoped that the fishing summer of 2022 would be a good year for grilse. It is now becoming clear that those expectations are not being met. Although there are
August 5, 2022
Better start in river Hofsá
The salmon rivers in Vopnafjörður are doing well. Especially, river Hofsá has been giving good catches and significantly more than last summer. The last group of anglers that fished the
July 19, 2022
Giant salmon from river Hrútafjarðará
A 102 cm salmon was caught yesterday in river Hrútafjarðará. The angler, Oddur Rúnar, landed this beautiful male fish at the fishing spot Rétterstrengur. It was his second one, but
July 18, 2022
A great fishing trip
Group of women, who call themselves “‘Óðflugur”, did really good fishing in Straumar. Only 10 salmon had been caught when they arrived at the fishing beat. Óðflugur managed to land
July 13, 2022
A decent start in the northeast
In a cold weather and difficult conditions, few well-known salmon rivers were opened last week in the northeast part of Iceland. Six salmon were caught in river Selá and four in
June 28, 2022