The fishing in Iceland keeps going strong with very good numbers reported from most rivers. West Ranga with catches of 5,7 salmon per rod per day has taken the top spot from its sister river East Ranga.  The best catch per rod last week was in Midfjardara with 6,7 salmon to the rod per day.     River     …

Here is a precious photo from our 8 year old angler, Matthilda, this early season up at Stora Laxa beat 4. A little girl releasing a big salmon in the canyons and truly a special moment she will treasure forever. We want to of course encourage our anglers to release big salmon this season so we can see them return for …

We have heard much news from Stora Laxa the past days where the fishing is going good. We heard from anglers who were fishing on Stora Laxa beat 3 yesterday which is our 2 rod beat there. They hooked 9 salmon, 5 of them from Heljarthrem pool and 4 from Stapa but they also saw some salmon in Ida pool. Out …

We bring you brand new numbers from the Icelandic rivers. The catch is still going strong with much better number than same time last year. East Ranga tops the charts with a massive 611 salmon caught in just one week. River Catch   29.06               Catch     06.07             Total catch 2015         1. Eystri Rangá 500 1.111 2.749 2. Blanda …

THE BIG SALMON JUST KEEP COMING! The amazing runs of big salmon powering their way into Iceland’s rivers are showing no signs of slowing down. In the week ending July 6, anglers on the East Ranga caught an average of nearly 100 fish a day – a figure unheard of this early in the season and usually only seen at …

River Svartá opened on July first with a bang. In the first shift six multiyear salmon were caught and many lost. Svarta is usually a late summer river and early in the season most are caught in the bottom part of the river but not this year. None of the six salmon were caught in the lower part, and the …

We are happy to see our anglers Torill and Jurgen having a great time on the East Ranga. They arrived this afternoon and are here on their honeymoon. Jurgen caught his first fish on the fly during the first hours of fishing this afternoon and it is safe to say the marriage is kicking of with a good start! Happy for …

What a performance by Iceland! If Iceland’s heroic achievements in reaching the quarter-finals of the European Football Championship were not enough, there’s another miracle taking place right now – not on the soccer fields of France but in this country’s salmon rivers. Last year was a good one, with one or two exceptions, and most regular salmon fishermen would have …

More than 120 salmon were landed in East Ranga river yesterday which is an absolutely fantastic start of the season! We are very booked for the summer but have few rods left, so for more information, please contact: valgerdur@lax-a.is All my best, Vala

Just arrived at the Hofsa river this afternoon with Bedel group from France , friends for more than 20 years , no fishing in the afternoon as Iceland against France in the football this afternoon , what a great game and team of France is unbeatable , they will win this game I am 100% sure , well done France …