Svartá is one of the absolute best fly-fishing rivers in Iceland. It‘s size is perfect for the single handed rod, large enough so that you don‘t have to sneak up to the bank but small enough to be covered easily with the single handed rod. Floating lines, small flies and hitch tubes are the optimum tools here – but keep the leaders strong! The ratio of multi-winter salmon in Svartá is among the highest in the country. Svartá is a 4 rod river, over 25 kilometers in length (15,5 miles) and 80 marked pools.
The catch returns have been rising over the last few years, we turned it into a fly fishing only river some four years ago and encouraged anglers to release salmon. We are proud to say that our angling clientele responded well to this and much of salmon caught there in recent years has been released back into the river. It is mandatory to release all salmon over 70 cm in length (multi-winter salmon).
The Blanda lodge is only 10 minutes away, so upgrading to a full service lodge is very easy, in the Blanda lodge you’ll find 2 jacuzzi’s, a sauna and very comfortable dining- and sitting rooms.