Blanda and Nordura opening news

Nordura opened yesterday, 4th June, a beautiful day with happy anglers and 10 salmon caught for the day. At lunchtime today two were added and a few lost. Blanda river then opened this morning, 5th June, and at lunchtime 5 salmon have been landed. At Thvera, which also opened this morning, 3 had been caught and 3 lost before lunch. …

Salmon seen in Leirvogsa river!!

We just heard from a fellow angler, Gunnar Orn, passing by and sightseeing Leirvogsa river who saw salmon on their way up. Gunnar has been following the river the past days and confirms it is not the first time he saw salmon today. Photo is of the salmon taken by Gunnar. Salmon has often been seen in beginning of June in Leirvogsa …

East and West Ranga

East and West Ranga The Ranga´s are amongst the most known rivers in Iceland, especially for their high catch statistics. The rivers are located about 1 hour from Reykjavik and a few minutes from each other which is ideal to combine the two in one trip. Both rivers are easily accessible and fished best with double handed rods. Even though …

800 salmon per week at fishing in Iceland?

The West Ranga river was on fire this summer and kept its high numbers steady throughout the season. The river sits on top of the list of most salmon caught in Iceland for the summer. From 6th July until almost end of August the river was producing numbers about 800 salmon caught every single week. Now there have been over …

TOMORROW

Tomorrow the fishing season starts in Iceland and the weather today surely looks like summer is coming soon. There are many exciting destinations for spring fishing in Iceland where you have a great chance of big trout, even for a day trip from Reykjavik. The salmon rivers open later or early June with our river Blanda opening the 5th June. Last …

5 days until season starts!

The fishing season in Iceland will start in 5 days or the 1st April. For many that marks the cold winter months saying there goodbyes and warmer, brighter times ahead. The sound of the first arrived Golden Plover has for a very long time been considered a sign in Iceland that summer is coming, as the bird has arrived. Even …

Canyons of Stora Laxa

The beat 4 of Stora Laxa is probably one of the most unique places in Iceland and for anglers, they have this fascinating view for themselves in peace and quiet. Peace and quiet is underrated today as so many places in the world are crowded, even places in Iceland that were some years ago close to empty are now filled …

Few good 2 rod combinations available

Summer is nearer every day now though the snow is still surrounding big parts of Iceland and the fishing season finally starts around the corner or 1st April. There are few rods left for the season in our rivers but here are some great suggestions from noon-noon, for 2 anglers for the summer: Blanda beat 3, 9-12th July 1 rod, perfect for …

Exclusive 2 rod river Leirvogsa

The Leirvogsa river is special for many reasons. One of the biggest is its distance from Reykjavik capital, or only 15-25 minutes driving depending on traffic which gets you into the fascinating river making you feel alone with nature even though the reality of the capital is close by. The river has over 8 km of fishing water to cover …

London Show

We are attending the London Fly Fishing Fair next weekend 10 and 11th March and hope to see you there ! If you are around London we recommend visiting the show and we would love to chat at our booth there. You can also send us an email: info@lax-a.is and catch up next weekend at the show or elsewhere. All our best, …