Hraun at Skagaheiði

Hraun is the northernmost farm in a settlement on Skagaheiði and is close to highway 745. Residents there own the fishing rights and sell fishing licenses in five lakes closest to the farm. The lakes are as follows; Hraunsvatn, Djúpavatn, Kolluvatn, Neðstavatn and Steinatjörn. They also sell licenses in Ölvesvatn, Aravatn, Kelduvíkurvatn, Nesvatn and Hörtnárvatn. Only the former, which are closest to Hraun, will be discussed here, but the others are well introduced elsewhere on the web.

All these lakes have both Arctic char and brown trout. A common size is one pound, but some fish can weigh up to two to three pounds. Since the lakes are all rather shallow, they tend to be turbid in the wind and then become unfishable. Anglers are allowed fish all five lakes.