Were proud to announce that Fish Partner has taken the lease for Vatnamót, one of Iceland’s most productive sea-run brown trout fisheries. The fishery is huge and is the junction where a few rivers combine before running into the great Skaftá river. Among the rivers are Fossálar, Breiðabakkakvísl and Hörgsá. The Vatnamót fishery has long […]
With the fishing season here in Iceland being closed there is not much to do then tie some flies and look over photos of the last season, starting with photos from our main Sea-Run brown trout rivers, Tungufljót, Ásgarður, Jónskvísl and Grenlæk
The Trout Walk Last Saturday the annual “Trout Walk” took place, where biologist Jóhannes Sturlaugsson leads guests on a walk-up Öxará river viewing the thousands of brown trout that come to the river for spawning. Sturlaugsson also presents some of his research into the life cycle and behavior of Lake Thingavallavatn’s famous “ice-age” trout. The
The south-central Highlands are one of Fish Partner’s main bases of operation, and it’s an area that will leave no fisherman disappointed. But what can you expect on a trip to the Highlands? Our three private rivers there: The Kaldakvísl (16+ miles long) and Tungnaá (8 miles long) are fished with 4 rods each and offer world-class brown trout
In 2018 we had the privilege of hosting two photographers/writers from Hatch Magazine, Earl Harper and Chad Shmukler. They have now published an article and photo essay about their trip. They visited multiple areas, including the Highlands, Big Laxá and Þingvellir We will let their words and photography speak for themselves, see the following link: In the Highlands, By Hatch
Flies for Iceland – Trout Flies – Nymphs This is part two of our series on flies for Iceland. Check out part one Salmon Flies here Looking for what trout nymphs to tie or buy for your Iceland trip? Below we have assembled a list of our favorites. Many are your classic trout nymphs that are
Our good friends from Moonshine Fly rods and BlackMountainCinema came to visit us last August along with the guys from FlyFishingJourneys and TroutandFeather and they just put together a fantastic video and trip report from there time here in Iceland Iceland – Moonshine Fly Rods from Black Mountain Cinema on Vimeo. Moonshine Trip Report The areas we fished on this trip where Kaldakvísl, Tungnaá, Villingavatn and a
Sneak Peek Into our Head Guide’s Fly Box Having the right flies can be crucial for your fishing trip so we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite flies to use in the Highland rivers of Kaldakvísl and Tungnaá as well as the surrounding lakes and streams. These are just some of the flies we use and know
This is part one of our series of flies for Iceland. Looking for what salmon flies to tie or buy for your Iceland trip? Below we have assembled a list of our favorites. Take a look at any Salmon logbook in Iceland and you will see these namesover and over again. Red Frances (and Black
Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), or Bleikja (Pinky) in Icelandic, is a member of the Salmonidae family (along with other char, trout, and salmon) and it is the most widespread freshwater fish species found in Iceland. It inhabits a wide range of habitats from lakes and small mountain streams to roaring glacier