2022 In Photos – Highland fishing

2022 In Photos – Highland fishing

Continuing our review of the 2022 fishing season with a look at photos from fishing trips to our various Highland rivers.
Be it fishing out of the comfort of the Highland Fishing Lodge in rivers Kaldakvísl & Tungnaá or roughing and hiking in remote areas like Norðlingafljót, Northern Highlands, or Ófærur the Highlands are truly the heart of Iceland, offering some stunning scenery as well as opportunities to catch some beautiful arctic char and brown trout.

If you are interested in experiencing Highland fishing during the 2023 season send us an email at info@fishpartner.com

Popular Fishing

Kaldakvísl – The Highlands

A Hidden Gem in the Highlands – The river Kaldakvísl is truly a hidden gem. Fished only by a select few, Kaldakvísl has now been made exclusively available only to the customers of Fish Partner. Words are unequal to the task of describing the landscape’s beauty. Diversity and contrasts are the river’s main characteristics.

Thingvallavatn – Villingavatnsárós
Beat 3-A

One of the best brown trout beats in the world – Villingavatnsárós (means the mouth of river Villingavatnsá) is one of the greatest brown trout beats in the world. The beat offers the opportunity to catch the giant ice age brown trout on small nymphs and dry flies. Streamers can also be strong. The beat is only fished with two rods and all brown trout shall be released. It is fly-fishing only.

Kaldakvísl – The Highlands

A Hidden Gem in the Highlands – The river Kaldakvísl is truly a hidden gem. Fished only by a select few, Kaldakvísl has now been made exclusively available only to the customers of Fish Partner. Words are unequal to the task of describing the landscape’s beauty. Diversity and contrasts are the river’s main characteristics.

Thingvallavatn – Villingavatnsárós
Beat 3-A

One of the best brown trout beats in the world – Villingavatnsárós (means the mouth of river Villingavatnsá) is one of the greatest brown trout beats in the world. The beat offers the opportunity to catch the giant ice age brown trout on small nymphs and dry flies. Streamers can also be strong. The beat is only fished with two rods and all brown trout shall be released. It is fly-fishing only.

Tungufljót Í Skaftártungu

Tungufljót river in Skaftafell is one of the best known Sea trout rivers in Iceland and is most famous for the high average weight of fish caught, every year multiple Sea-Run Brown trout in the 20lbs range are caught with the average weight of the fish being between 5-10 pounds.
Trout & Char
Salmon

Accessability

  • Easy – Very little hiking required, easy for every one.
  • Modrate – Some hiking required.
  • Hard – Strenuous hiking require, good physical conditions required.
  • Mixed – Some easy access areas and others that require hiking.