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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…