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Written by Harpa
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 09:19 |
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I have lived with my man and colleague Stefán for 10 years and we just got married last weekend. I did not do any fishing before I started working for Lax-á 10 years ago. Back then I was a single and did not know the difference between a salmon or a trout. Today, fishing and hunting is a large part of my life..
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| Here I am with the first salmon I caught compleatly on my own. It does not look like much, but it is the most memorable fish I ever caught - Flokadalsá 2000 |
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| I like to go fishing a lot but having 3 children in 8 years and working in tourism when we are the most busy when it is prime time for fishing, has not encouraged my fishing career much. I though go fishing few times over the season. With Stefan it is different, he needs to go fishing and hunting in the same way I need to go for a walk or meet friends. |
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Me and Stefan just got married last weekend and we spent the first 2 nights of marrige by a lake where there is quite good trout fishing.
Then we are on our way to Scotland to fish Forest Birse beat on the Dee in May but this will be the first time I fish in Scotland and I am really looking forward to it.
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I like to fish the Rangá and Tungufljót rivers and it is very convenient for us to go there as the rivers are in about 1 hours drive from Reykjavik so we can fish there after work or just one morning session. THen I try to visit Blanda to catch a big salmon, but you do not bring the children there.
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| We take the children fishing quite a bit during the season, mainly for trout. It is nice for them to fish in lakes and our older son Matthias is getting quite capable to fish on his own and he usually catches a lot. He caught his first salmon 2 years ago and it was big, 17 lbs. He might have to wait a while for a bigger fish to bite. |
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| The younger one David cought his first trout last year, when he just turned 3 years old and still talks about it. He is even wondering now if he has any fishing gear to wear for the summer. |
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| In the excitement of David catching his first trout, his big brother Matthias was going to help him land the fish. He fell into the water but came up again holding the trout. |
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Our baby Steinunn just started walking so I guess she will wait one year before she catches her first one.
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We plan on renting a cottage for one week in July in South Iceland where there are many lakes and trout rivers we can fish in.
Then I really would like to go up to the Westfjords. I find that part of Iceland to be the most amazing one , the landscape there is so asthonishing, steep mountains rising from the sea and the most amazing valleys and fjords. We have few rivers there I would like to visit, Langadalsá, Laugardalsá, Hvannadalsá and now Krossá.
Tight lines
Harpa
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- only 90 minutes drive from the Intl' Airport in Buenos Aires
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