Stora Laxá in Low Water ….

Jóhannes Hinriksson just called me , he and friends are fishing Stora Laxá beat 1 and 2 in historical low water , BUT still they have hooked 9 salmon , landed 5 and lost 4 , this i 1 full day , well done and amazing that there is still salmom stuggeling up the river in this conditions , rain …

Ranga Fun

Last week I had the good fortune to go fishing the West Ranga for half a day. What a river and what a wonderful day I had. I started in a beat called Hellisey where plenty of fish were jumping all over the pool. I kind of expected a strike in the first cast. But… nothing, changed flies… nothing. Those …

Big Laxá beat NES , 1 rod opening for 3 days ….

Big Laxá up north NES BEAT , the hoem of the biggest Salmon in Iceland, 1 rod cancellation available from noon the 15th August to noon the 18th August , could be combined with another 3 days on the East Ranga , contact Arni at arnibald@lax-a.is Mobile +354 898 3601

Latest East Rangá openings ….

East Rangá latest openings , we have 4 rods open from 16th August until 22nd August , 2 rods open from 22nd August until 28th August and 4 rods open from 28th August until 4th September , all noon to noon , you can take either 3 days or 6 days period , East Rangá is now at 2300 Salmon …

Hallá river up north at no water … still fun to fish !

Family trip on the tiny little Halla river up north , never ever seen it so low in water … in fact very funny to fish , and we caught a one fish on a micro frances … my grand daughter Matthilda did the job well , there are fish hiding here and there with their head under a stone …

A very special day on the Stora Laxá beat 4 ….

Yesterday was a very special day on Stora Laxá beat 4 , me and Vala had a romantic evening and a day of fishing , great weather some nice fish , BBQ and fireplace and great sleep in the old historic Mountain hut , you have to try this it is unique experience .. alone with the best of nature …

West Ranga still going strong

The West Ranga river sits on top of the list of most salmon caught for the season. There have been over 4.000 salmon caught for the season and according to the riverkeeper good numbers of fresh fish are still coming in. There are also a good number of 2WS in the pools. We are happy to see our anglers returning …

News from Halla river and photos

Our angler Johannes went last weekend fishing in Halla river in the north with his sons and family. They have fished the river for many years and had a great weekend in good weather. They caught 9 salmon during their trip and the family agreed on returning for the same weekend next year. They saw fish in many places throughout …

Top Ten List week 31

Another week another top ten list. The fishing has slowed down considerably because of large dry spells resulting in low water. Another factor is that the runs of grilse are not very strong this year. Some rivers like the West Ranga are still very much on fire. River 27.7.2016 4.8.2016 Weekly catch Rods Per Rod per day Total  2015 1 …

Review from Greenland – fly fishing in Greenland

Our angler Scott recently came from Greenland and posted his review on sportsmenscompass.com, you can read his review here below or at: http://sportsmenscompass.com/greenland-char-fishing/ Everyone in our “camp” in Greenland hammered Arctic char during a recent trip. We spent a week in south Greenland the second week of July and tangled with 2 to 5 lb fish on 5 and 6 weight …