Svartá is an amazing 4 rod salmon river. It is located in North West Iceland above Blanda river.
Svartá is 25 km long, a fly only river with great number of good pools. It has a large number of loyal customers fishing there year after year. The Svartá river is one of the country's best-kept angling secrets for Salmon. Situated in the northern highlands. The river offers over 25 km of gorgeous salmon fly water that is set in a magnificent scenery. Around every corner there is a new challenge. Fishing pressure has always been light as the river has never been marketed to foreign anglers. Average weight of the salmon is around 8 lbs. mark and they are caught up to 20 lbs.

 Only four rods share the exclusive fishing right for over 25km of water. The Svartá river is fly only, great for floating line and riffling hitch.
We have a comfortable lodge with Jacuzzi. Best time is mid/late July until the mid September.

Clothing: In spite of the relatively mild climate, you should bring warm clothing and, most importantly, quality rainwear and a windcheater. Please check out the average temperature table here below. Chest waders and wading shoes. Nicer clothes to wear for dinner.

Tackle disinfection: Iceland has always been free of diseases like UDN and Gyrodactylus salaris and we intend to keep it that way. There is a strict policy of visiting anglers having their tackle sterilized before coming to Iceland. This should be done in a 2% formaldehyde solution for 10 minutes and performed by a veterinary surgeon. (Tackle sterilized in Virkon S is also acceptable.) A signed inventory of what has been sterilized should be provided by the vet for presentation to the customs officers at Keflavik airport. The most important items to be treated are: rods, reel/line, waders and flies.

The process can be carried out by staff at Keflavik airport. The office is located at the far side of the baggage reclaim hall, downstairs in the airport. Just notify one of the personnel in the area that you need your tackle disinfected and they will have a member of the staff come and complete the process. The price for one fishing set is 3.500 Icelandic kronurs.

Flights

There are two airlines that offer a scheduled flights to Iceland.

Icelandair, www.icelandair.is

Iceland Express www.icelandexpress.is.



Documentation & Visas

Citizens from the European Economic Area (comprising the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein), US and Canada need only a passport valid for at least three months after the planned date of arrival to enter Iceland for up to three months.



Currency: Icelandic Krona. Visa and Eurocard/Mastercard credit cards and Maestro and Visa Electron are accepted widely.



Language: Icelandic, but Icelanders speak English as well.



Electricity. Most facilities operate on 220-wolt, 50-cycle system. A Converter will be necessary for any electrical items that require a 110-volt, 60-cycle system.



Duty-free: Allowed on arrival one of the following choices:

1 lither of alcohol and 1 lither of wine.

1 lither of alcohol and 6 lither of beer.

1 lither of wine and 6 lither of beer.

One carton of cigarettes can be brought in to the country per person



Good to know:



Daylight                            Sunrise                                Sunset

May                                     3:55 AM                             10:12 PM

June                                    2:42 AM                             11:32 PM

July                                     3.23 AM                              11:00 PM

August                                 4:58 AM                               9:22 PM

September                           6:29 AM                               7:33 PM

October                               7:55 AM                               5:48 PM





Average temperature: °C                                            °F

May                                        7, 2                                      44, 9

June                                      13, 1                                      55, 6

July                                       15, 2                                      59, 4

August                                   13, 3                                      55, 9

September                             13, 0                                      55, 4

October                                  6,1                                         43,0                                     



In case of an emergency dial 112, but guide and lodge staff will be insistence for any problems that might occur.

If you want to hire fishing equipment, please send us the name and the shoe-size for each individual. And please let us know if a single or double handed rod is preferred.

Please note that fly casting instruction can be arranged by your guide: please let us know to give him advance time.