Fishing season
Baits allowed
Fishing limits
Guidance
Accessibility
Price range for fishing rods
Description
Haukadalsvatn is 3.28 km², 41 m deep and 37 m above sea level. There is a good population of Arctic char in the lake and sometimes salmon are also caught, as the salmon river Haukadalsá flows through it. The size of the char caught is 1-2 pounds, mostly caught on worms, flies, or spinners. The best fishing is usually where streams flow into the lake. Haukadalsvatn is a late summer lake and therefore the best fishing time is from mid-July until the end of September.
Accommodation & Facilities
Camping
Holders of the Fishing Card can camp free of charge by the lake in consultation with the landowner and at their own risk.
Fishing rules
It is strictly forbidden to leave rubbish and to drive off-road. Cardholders should register with the landowner, Sigurður Jökulsson at Vatni, and show the Fishing Card and identity card. Children under the age of 14 fish for free accompanied by a cardholder.
Directions
Drive Bröttubrekka and from there up highway 587, just before reaching Haukadalsá Holders of the Fishing Card are allowed to fish in Vatns land. Fishing is not allowed within 100 meters of the estuary. The fishing area extends from there all the way to the gorge.
Services nearby
Nearest cities
Búðardalur: 15 km, Borgarnes: 73 km, Reykjavík: um 145 km and Akureyri: 283 km
Attractions
The Viking house at Eiríksstaðir: 2 km, Erpstaðir: 12 km.
About the fishing license
Haukadalsvatn is a part of the Fishing Card
Fishing Guard: Sigurður Jökulsson from Vatni t: +354 434-1350
The tourism service at Stóra Vatnshorn, tel: 00-354-4341342, offers guests to fish on their land free of charge.
Schedule
It is possible to fish for 12 hours, from the morning to the evening
Location
Latest news at Haukadalsvatn
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