Salmon
Salmon fishing statistics
The salmon fishing season in Iceland ended last month in the natural salmon rivers, but fishing is still ongoing in the East and West Rangá rivers. The final numbers from
Hogni Hardarson
October 6, 2024
News about fishing in Iceland
Arctic Char
Low catches of sea-running char a concern
The Arctic char population is in a concerning state, as indicated by the recent logging records, especially in the northern char rivers. The charr are retreating, but the number of
Hogni Hardarson
September 18, 2024
Salmon
Many of the smaller rivers are doing well
Fishing in many of the country’s smaller salmon rivers has been good this summer, with the best fishing reported in the Andakílsá and Hrútafjarðará rivers. Last week, River Hrútafjarðará yielded
Hogni Hardarson
September 16, 2024
Salmon
Best salmon fishing since 2018
Salmon fishing this summer has surpassed expectations in multiple rivers, with some rivers reporting a threefold increase in catches compared to last year. Many rivers have already yielded double catches,
Hogni Hardarson
September 5, 2024
Arctic Char
Sea-running Arctic char
Many of the best-known rivers in the country known for their Arctic charr runs had high water levels well into the summer. As a result, fishing season started late, and
Hogni Hardarson
August 18, 2024
Sea trout
Sea trout has arrived!
The sea trout has arrived, and most of the prime sea trout rivers opened for fishing in early August. Some days ago, Jón Hrafn, one of the tenants of river
Hogni Hardarson
August 6, 2024
Salmon
Amazing days in river Miðfjarðará!
Fishing in river Miðfjarðará at the end of July was fantastic. We have to go back to 2018 to find similar fishing numbers. The best day was Friday, July 26th,
Hogni Hardarson
August 4, 2024
Brown trout
The amazing brown trout areas in Laxá!
One of the most amazing brown trout areas in the world are in Laxá in Þingeyjarsýsla, including both the beats in Mývatnssveit and Laxárdalur. We must also mentioned the beats
Hogni Hardarson
July 26, 2024
Salmon
More salmon than in previous years
The salmon fishing season of 2024 has had a more promising beginning compared to previous years. Salmon fishing has been below average for the past five years, but anglers are
Hogni Hardarson
July 14, 2024