Copper John was originally tied, and designed, by John Barr in 1993. As often is the case with new flies, it took John a few years to perfect the design and in 1996, the finished fly was ready. In the original pattern, John used a normal copper wire for the body and Hungarian Partridge for […]
With the fishing season here in Iceland being closed there is not much to do than tie some flies and look over photos from the season. We started a few days ago with photos from our main Sea-Run brown trout rivers, but now we’re gonna take a look at our Lake Thingvallavatn and surrounding beats Kárastaðir,
This is part three of our series on flies for Iceland. Check out part two Nymphs and part one Salmon flies Wondering what streamers to tie and bring on your trip to Iceland. Well look no further. Below you’ll find a list of some f our favorite streamers, some of them you’ve probably fished before
Fish Partner Members Club gives you unlimited access to multiple fishing locations around Iceland as well as being one of the largest discount clubs in the country The membership fee is 6000ISK(46$ or 40€ on the current exchange rate) anually and gives unlimited fishing access to 14 lakes around Iceland as well as a host
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