Fossá - trout beat unexpected journey to trout heaven
Fossá river, the river of the waterfalls. (Foss in Icelandic means waterfall). The Fossa River offers 16 km of magnificent fly fishing water and incredible scenery while you are fishing. The trout beat offers you a new fishing challenge at every corner. Fishing pressure has always been light as the river has never been offered to overseas anglers. If you are keen to take spectacular photographs this is the river for you.
Facts about Fossa
This is a catch and release river. September is the prime month for the salmon. Trout can be caught all season.
You may want to visit the second highest waterfall in Iceland which is in Fossa Haifoss rising to over 125 metres.
Lake Thingvellir - home of the Monsters
Lake Thingvellir is the second biggest lake in Iceland and reaches 114m at the deepest point. The brown trout that live in Lake Thingvellir can reach an incredible size. Records show that it was not uncommon to catch 20-30 pound brown trout a few years ago. Brown trout up to 17.5 kg have been caught in the lake in the past few years and rumours exist that there are even bigger fish in the lake.
Hólá river - char paradise next to Geyser
Season: 1. of April to 20th of September
The Hólá River is considered to be an Arctic char river but there are quite a few big brown trout caught every year weighing up to nine pounds. The river is fed by Lake Laugarvatn located midway between the Gullfoss Waterfall and Thingvellir National Park.
MOUNTAIN FISHING
Season: 20th of June to 30th of September
The Highland fishing in Iceland for wild brown trout and Arctic char is probably one of the best kept secrets of fly fishing in Iceland. If you like magnificent scenery, stunning mountains and hard volcanic landforms and you enjoy catching hard fighting Arctic char and colorful brown trout then this is the place for you.
Arnarvatnsheidi, hiking and fishing paradise
Season: 20th of June to 30th of August
The Arnarvatnsheidi is a huge moorland with lakes, streams and rivers that provide fabulous trout fishing and is framed with a stunning panorama of mountain ranges and glaciers with the most notable one being the Eiríksjökull glacier.
Varmá river - river of the hot spring
6 rods are available for this river and the season runs from 1st of April till 20th of October
Fly fishing in Varmá river is a fantastic experience. The river is one of Iceland's best sea trout rivers where you can catch large salmon, colourful char and huge brown trout. The biggest trout caught in 2014 was 16 pounds.
West Ranga trout beat & Galtalækur
Season: 1st April until 20th October
West Rangá river is located south of Iceland and is just over 1 hour drive from Reykjavik. The trout beat on the West Rangá river has over 30 km of trout water to explore and the fishing there is quite a challenging brown trout fishing.
