Blanda upper beats opening

Beat one in Blanda has now been open for just over two weeks and the catch has been more like we see in a normal year. Up to date all the catch consists of MWS, no grilse seen yet. Today beats two, three and four opened. Beats three and four started this morning an each beat had two salmon on …

Openings in Iceland

We have had the first weekly numbers from the early opening rivers in Iceland. Blanda, Norðurá and Þverá/Kjarará opened in the beginning of June and we have total numbers up to date. Norðurá has 130 salmon Þverá/Kjarará has 94 salmon Blanda has 66 salmon Those are much lower numbers than same time last year and really that is a good …

Leirvogsá will open soon

We are getting really excited for the opening of our new river Leirvogsá. Salmon have already been seen in the river so we are in for an exciting opening on June 23rd. Leirvogsá is one of the best two rod rivers in Iceland with an average of over 550 salmon for the two rods. The river is small and delicate, …

The opening of river Blanda

The salmon season has started in Iceland and the famous Lax-A river Blanda up north opened on the morning of June 5th. On the first whole day 15 salmon were caught and fish were seen in all pools. The fish were well held and fat MWS some even with sea lice. On the second day the weather took a turn …

Salmon season in Iceland is open …. first rivers started yesterday ….

The first opening for some Icelandic Salmon rivers was yesterday , River Nordura , Junction pool Straumar ( Junction of the river Nordura and river Hvita ) and the Junction pool Brennan ( Junction of the river Thvera and river Hvita ) , I heard that Salmon where caught at all rivers , and lots of action on Nordura , …

Guide meeting at Lax-a…..

Annual Lax-a Guide meeting yesterday , was great to meet the guides and plan the upcoming busy summer. Everyone in good mood and salmon is running all over the place. I think we will have a good spring fishing , thanks to all of you guides for coming !  Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Blanda opens on Monday

Sweet salmon is here! Our very own river Blanda will open on Monday but a few rivers have already opened and we have heard news of the first salmon caught.Fresh salmon has already been seen on beat one in Blanda and we are very optimistic about the opening. The same gang of anglers will open the river as they have …

Two days until Salmon!

We are getting really excited as the looong wait is finally about to be over. The first river to open for salmon fishing in Iceland is the Straumar junction which pens in only two days from now on June 1st. Straumar is known for good early fishing as the beat is close to the river mouth of the famous Norðurá …

And more fish!!! Salmon have arrived in Nordura …….

And more fish to be seen , looks like they are steaming in early , Guide Siggi just spotted 8 2winter Salmon at pool Brotid /Eyrin at river Nordura , now I am getting very optimistic ! 🙂 Arni arnibald@lax-a.is