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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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
With sea trout fishing in Iceland slowly reaching heights never seen before, this almost mystical creature is becoming more and more sought after by anglers all over the world. And no wonder, they’re big, they’re angry and they’re beautiful. Now, anglers from all over the world can join us at our new Battle Hill Lodge
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
If you’re heading to Iceland and want to tie your own flies or get the low down on what flies to bring, look no further. Fish Partner’s very own Eidur Kristjansson is a well-known fly tier and has a great selection of fly-tying tutorials in English on his YouTube channel. We highly recommend you check
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.
Black Ghost, by Herb Welch, is one of the most recognisable patterns ever created. Originally designed in 1919, but it wasn’t until around 1927 that it became a mainstay in the fly boxes of American fly fishermen. Herb Welch was a man of many talents. He is probably best know for the flies he designed,