We are at Stora Laxá lodge at beat 4 , opening is tomorrow , there have been lots of fish seen on the river the last few days , more fish in the river at the opening than for a long long time , all looks great EXCEPT heavy rain now for many hours and the river is coming up …

Good start in the North East , Hofsa and Sela had some 16 Salmon each after two days of fishing , it is very good for the beginning early season for the north east , … Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

225 Salmon landed in the opening party at West Ranga , 3 days of fishing to 11 rods …..  Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

66 salmon landed on the Vatnsdalsa river up north for the first three day of fishing , the sister river Vididalsa just opened up and they landed 17 Salmon for the opening day ,  …. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

East Ranga is doing very well , big fish in good numbers on the East Ranga this year , the biggest day of the season so far is 86 salmon in one day , that is great for East Ranga so early in the season ….. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

River Sog Asgardur beat opening was yesterday afternoon , terrible rain and very uncomfortable , the 3 rods managed to land 7 salmon in the afternoon , 1 rod landed 5 salmon from the lower part of the big long Asgardsbreida and another two came from the Telephone pool, so very good start for Sog. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Pictures from the opening this morning at the West Ranga , 87 fish … two winter salmon landed the first 6 hours to 11 rods , Mr. Olaf Furre from Norway landed to his own personal rod 32 Salmon in a 6 hours of fishing , that must me a all time record on any salmon river in the world …

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 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.

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 …