The fishing summer of 2011 has been slower than recent years and we hear many complain about not getting as much salmon as before. Still it is likely that the season of 2011 will be ranked as the 4th best salmon fishing season in number of salmon caught since we began to take down the records. This is how demanding …

“I had the unexpected opportunity to fish for a couple of hours in Beat 4 in Blanda (Refsá), on the morning of the 16th of September. I and my girlfriend Agnes went up there in to catch her first salmon, and maybe a few more. This part of the river is a favorite of mine, gin clear waters for most …

We just got a letter from Manuel Plösser, and with his permission we decided to post it on our website – it’s such a joyful letter: Lost ! – this word could have different meenings in german but for me it´s something totally clear ! I lost my heart for salmonfishing and to Iceland ! When I was a little …

A day tour fishing is the ideal way of having a little taste of fishing while in Iceland. To make this as effortless for you as possible, we take care of everything; guide, transport, fishing tackles etc. For both adults and children, advanced anglers as well as beginners! The rivers we choose for the day tours are mainly all within …

Whilst the lowest beat (beat1) and the uppermost beat (Refsa) in Blanda have become well known in recent years – there has been little focus on the middle beats (beats 2 and 3). The middle beats are big and powerful and a lot of salmon runs through them every day in late June, all July and early August. They are …

There are few rivers that can offer as good fishing as Tungufljot, with 1200 to 2800 salmon caught on 4-6 rods. The Faxi (waterfall) pool is quickly becoming one of the best pools in the country with up to 20 landed salmon per day during the prime weeks. The river is gin clear, rather large and ideal for double handed …

„There’s a fine line between fishing….and standing on the shore like an idiot“ – Steven Wright To catch many fish there are many immportant rules to remember and follow. Dos: 1.Setting the hook: The hook has to be set very carefully before you start any kind of fishing such as fly fishing. Start reeling only when you are sure that …

The Icelandic salmon fishing season 2011 is coming up and every one at the Lax-á office is very exited for this summer. Old timers will tell you that the worse the winter, the better the spring fishing season. If that holds true, we should be in for an excellent run this season ! The weather in Iceland has been snowing …

The small salmon river Hallá is a 2 rod fishing river with a delicate self catering lodge. It runs into the bay of Húnafloi bay in the north, same bay as many of the best salmon fishing rivers up north. Hallá is fast flowing and rocky in the lower part, but the upper reaches are mostly slow flowing with cut-bank …

Lax-á offers both full service lodges and self catering ones in the 30 rivers we offer in Iceland. The self catering lodges are usually by a smaller river where you have the river to yourself. Number of rods are from 1 – 4 which suits up to 8 anglers to share. It is very common here in Iceland to share …