Last month we had the pleasure of hosting photographer, writer, and passionate outdoorswoman Jess McGlothlin at our Battle Hill Lodge and Tungufljót River. The below are some of the photos she shot during her visit. If you’re interested in experiencing Battle Hill Lodge yourself, contact us at info@fishpartner.com For more than fifteen years, photographer and …
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Weeks 1 and 2 at Battle Hill were good but week 3 produced some ridiculous numbers. The 8 rods at the lodge logged 231 sea trouts in 6 days of fishing, which makes 28,8 fish per rod for the week or 4,8 fish on average per day per rod. We hosted anglers from the UK, …
We opened the season at Battle Hill Lodge on the 15th of April and have had 2 weeks of fishing out of the lodge in our rivers Geirlandsá, Fossálar, and Vatnamót. Conditions have significantly varied and with them, the catch numbers but both weeks groups caught some big-sized browns and had days with double digits …
Iceland has endless brown trout, char, and salmon rivers and lakes spread all over the island making it a popular destination for anglers from around the globe. In Iceland, all fishing rights are private which means anglers need to arrange for access and licenses where ever they fish. This can make DIY fishing trips a …
The Lake and Area Lake Thingvallavatn is the largest lake in Iceland, located only 40 minutes from Reykjavík. Thingvellir, where Althingi, the Icelandic parliament, was established around the year 930, is a place of historic significance. The lake lies in a rift valley along the North Atlantic Ridge, sitting where the North American and Eurasian …
Fishing remains an incredibly popular pastime in Iceland with reports indicating 20% of the population goes fishing at least once a year. It is also one of the most popular travel destinations in the world for anglers looking for trophy fish and stunning scenery. In this article, we’re gonna take a look at the why, …
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 …
With the fishing season here in Iceland being closed there is not much to do than tie some flies and look over photos of the last season, starting with photos from sea trout fishing in rivers like Tungufljót, Ásgarður, Jónskvísl, Vatnamót, Fossálar, Grenlæk, and many more as well as our new seatrout lodge Battle Hill …
Dale Martens, who fished with us last fall send us the following article. Thank you Dale! My experience searching for Arctic Char in Iceland…. Just as I sat down to write this, I read Brian OKeefe’s article on Iceland in CatchMagazine… Great magazine and great article! To be honest, it gave me aserious inferiority complex. …
Are you trying to plan your trip to Iceland? With the ever-shifting flight schedules and airlines struggling with the Covid aftermath, it’s no wonder you can get lost looking for the best flight for your vacation or Iceland fishing trip. Luckily, more and more airlines are adding Iceland back to their schedule after a drastic …