News about fishing in Iceland

Salmon

Unwanted escapes!

Regrettably, media coverage of salmon fishing in Iceland mainly focuses on farmed fish found and caught in renowned rivers. There was extensive news coverage and preparedness in response to farmed

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Arctic Char

Fishing opportunities in East Iceland

Travelers heading to East Iceland and interested in fishing have a wide range of options to choose from. The region boasts numerous captivating rivers that provide opportunities for fishing Arctic

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Arctic Char

Arctic char fishing is fascinating!

Among all the rivers in Eyjaförður that flow into the sea, Svarfaðardalsá is likely the most successful for Arctic char fishing. The river’s fishing area spans approximately 35 km, divided

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Arctic Char

More exciting to chase trout & char

Currently, it appears that salmon fishing in most rivers across the country is not meeting the expectations of most anglers. Only a handful of rivers have reported satisfactory or improved

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Brown trout

Popular heaths!

The Icelandic heaths provide numerous enjoyable fishing opportunities with many good fishing lakes and rivers or streams flowing between them that hold fish. Accommodation is available at many of these

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Salmon

The 2025 salmon season starts well

One salmon fishing river after another is now being opened. The salmon fishing season is starting similarly to how it was in the summer of 2024. The fishing area of

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Brown trout

A good start

The initial days of fishing at Laxá in Mývatnssveit went well. The fish are in excellent condition, and the most catches were made using various nymphs such as Kibbi (Babbi),

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Sea trout

New exciting fishing opportunity

This spring, a new fishing area opened on the east bank of the Ölfusá River, in the land of Laugardælir and the golf course in Selfoss. Good trout fishing is

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