The West Ranga river opened this morning at 7am where anglers headed happy and hopeful to the river after a bonanza season so far in Iceland in other rivers. After only 3 hours we heard from one rod that had caught 24 salmon! There of 18 of those salmon were between 75-87cm long. After the first shift, we got the news …
The biggest one in Iceland so far …
The biggest Salmon this season so far landed in the Big Laxá up north , 104 cm long , in the picture is Ingólfur Bragason and Kristoffur Nielsen holding the fish , pool is Spegilflud , picture is from www.votnogveidi.is , Arni arnibald@lax-a.is
More openings on Icelandic Salmon rivers …. it is everywhere great!
More on openings on Icelandic Salmon rivers … Laxá in Asum opened yesterday with 12 Salmon landed , Haukadals river had 10 salmon landed the first day yesterday , river Hítara had amazing opening with 39 salmon landed yesterday and river Langá opened up yesterday with 16 Salmon landed including a 90 cm mail.
20 pounders on Blanda ….
Blanda is every day fishing so well , and the size of the fish is amazing on Icelandic standards … lots of 96 to over a 100cm salmon landed … and lost , genatic of big fish is coming every year stronger and stronger , 20+ pounders in Iceland is now coming common , here on the picture is Thorsteinn …
Nordura … rare openings now available ….
There are some couple of spots available now on the Nordura people that can not come Iceland now for private reasons , there is 1 rod available 30th June to 03rd July , and 1 rod available 03rd July to 06th July , and 4 rods 30th August to 02nd September , othervice Nordura is fully booked for 2016 , …
Bonanza in Blanda river – salmon fishing in Iceland
Other beats of our river Blanda have opened up yesterday evening where anglers first the first half day from 16-22. We were very excited following the news as we knew already 570 salmon went up the ladder up to the upper beats of the river. First shift we had 18 salmon landed on beat 2, 9 salmon landed on beat 3 …
Opening on Iceland Salmon rivers continiues …
Blanda upper beats started as expected with big boom , beat 2 , 3 and 4 had amazing catches , more on that later to day when numbers is confirmed , Laxá in Kjos open yesterday with 13 Salmon landed the first day , 9 salmon yesterday of the opening of Straumfjardara river , Vatnsdalsa up north opened up yesterday …
Rushing home to Iceland from Russia ….
Now rushing home to Iceland from Russia , I had 2 weeks booked in Russia but now on my way home after a week of fishing , just to many things going on in Iceland , we are having the best spring fishing in the history and so many anglers arriving , I want to be in Iceland to experience …
Icelandic Salmon rivers doing well and fish are big …
Great openings on all the Icelandic Salmon rivers , and still some great rivers to be open in the next week , I think it have be the best opening ever on most rivers if not all of them , 2winter big Salmon is running in such a good numbers. Picture is from the Tungufljot river Faxi falls. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is
Great improvements on the old beat 2 Blanda self catering lodge …
Some good improvements made on the old self catering Moberg lodge at beat 2 on Blanda , well done Vala Arnadottir ! Anglers will feel comfortable ther now , groovy lodge ! Opening at beat 2 is tomorrow ! Arni arnibald@lax-a.is