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Fishing in Iceland

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  • Lake Fishing in Iceland

Fishing licenses

We at Fly fishing Iceland can arrange licences for you in nearly every river in Iceland - More here

Day Tours in Iceland

We can take you on a guided fishing tour here in Iceland. Salmon, trout or Char - More here

Fishing trips to Iceland

We can help you organize and book a great fishing trip to Iceland - More here.


DSCN0065Many anglers fish nearly only in lakes. If you are one of those anglers, we have some great lakes for you to fish in here in Iceland. Some rivers in Iceland are fly only, but in most lakes you can fish with Fly, spinner/lure and even bait. In most lakes in Iceland you can find brown trout and arctic char. In many lakes in Iceland you can even find sea trout and salmon. A very good time to fish Icelandic lakes for brown trout and char is late May to early July.

We do offer fishing trips to some of the very best lakes in Iceland. Anglers can choose if they wan to have a guide with them while fishing, or if they do a self guided trip. Up in the highland we have many great lakes and highland fishing is very popular in Iceland. At many of the lakes you can find cabins or small cottages but at many of them, camping is the only option.

Prices for lake fishing are different from one lake to another. Most lakes are private here in Iceland and prices for permits at a really good lake, can be high.

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Ytri-Ranga-HP6H96791Fishing in Iceland in 2018 - East Ranga is one of the best salmon rivers in Iceland. Average catch are close to 4.400 salmon pr season in recent years at East Ranga. Fishing at the river this season, that is now coming to an end, was little bit below average. Nevertheless, we are very optimistic for 2018 season at East Ranga. Smolts that were released this year, and should return as small salmon (4-6 pounds) next year, were few times more that last year. This year we did see good number of small fish return to the river and that also gives a good sign for run of MWS in June and early July. So, our conclusion is that 2018 season looks very promising. If you are thinking about a fishing trip to Iceland in 2018, East Ranga could be a good choice.

West Ranga river is for sure, one of the best salmon river in Iceland. Last 9 years, average number of salmon caught in West Ranga pr. season is close to 6.600. Next summer, West Ranga is Fly only from beginning of the season, 21st of june, until 6th of september. West Ranga have a full service lodge operating from 6th of July until 21st of September. Price for a fishing permit for one day at West Ranga river range from Eur 300 for one rod. 2 Anglers can share one rod/permit. 

River Svarta in Skagafjordur is a 4 - 6 rod brown trout river in Iceland. Svarta is a fly only river.  Svarta´s season range from 1st of June to September 15th. this season was very good at Svarta river, probably the best in recent years. Many trout was caught, both small and big. the biggest trout was about 70 cm and many trout was from 55-65 cm. Here below are few pics from a day at River Svart in the middle of August. Angler name is Nikolai Prietl. River Svarta is a very good option for those who want to come to Iceland to fly fish for trout.

If you are planning a fishing trip to Iceland, there is one area you should definitely consider add to your trip, and that is Lake thingvallavatn. In Lake thingvallavatn lives three of the five species of freshwater fish found in Iceland: brown trout, Arctic charr and the three-spine stickleback. All though fighting the powerfull Arctic Char is great fun it is the brown trout that most anglers come for.