We are back from Iceland !

By Mathias on 25.08.2014 in Fishing locations , Fishing reports , Rodtrip news , Travels

As you may know, this summer I went to Iceland with Jérémy for a 12 days fishing trip. We got back two weeks ago and it’s now time to start sharing this adventure with you !

We won’t break the tradition and we will write a complete and detailed rodtrip of this travel but as you can guess the redaction of these reports takes a lot of time.

Add to this the photo retouching and the video editing and we have a full time job !

No I am kidding, but it’s still a lot of work and we want to do it well !

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During this trip we recorded a lot of footage and we really look forward to publish the video but before that, we will release other videos such as Sommedieue(France) or De Ronde Bleek(The Netherlands) and even more…  It’s still the fishing season that’s why we slowed a bit the activity of the site to spend more time fishing ! And I must say that until now, this season has really been awesome and you should not miss what’s coming 😉 !

Let’s come back to Iceland, yes, this gorgeous island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, dotted of mountains, of volcanoes and the best for the end, of lakes and rivers !

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We saw incredible landscapes and if I should give a regret, it’s that I didn’t have the time to explore more and to do the complete tour of the country ! Let’s keep this for a future trip !

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As for fishing, we are trout fanatics and I must say that we haven’t been disappointed. We caught out there the biggest trouts of our life (until now ;)), in fact we have been stupefied to see so many big fish. For exemple, on a part of the Laxa we didn’t see a single brown under 55cm… A dream river I guess…

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We also experienced salmon fishing for the second time, yes remember, last year in Lapland we also tried it !

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For me salmon fishing is a bit frustrating… until… you strike one ! And here is the reward you were looking for, a bright and silver atlantic salmon freshly arrived from the sea and asking itself what happens to it.

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We did it and we won’t forget it anytime soon !

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Between salmon and trout fishing in the rivers we also tried to fish in lakes and into the sea. And again with success, we found the trouts in those huge lakes and had a lot of fun with pollacks / coalfishs in the icelandic fjords. We also caught other species but we still have to figure out their names.

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To conclude, as you can see we had a lot of fun to fish in Iceland and it’s without any doubt a fishing destination I would recommend. And let’s be clear, it’s not the cheapest destination but there are solutions for all budgets and you won’t regret it.

Finally, we met a lot of great people out there and this is also one of the best parts of a trip. I am thinking to Hilmar, Bjarni, Asgeir, Jeff Currier,… ,…, all very nice guys that didn’t hesitate to give us advice or to share their stories while drinking a beer ! Thanks guys !

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We also want to thanks the owners and the guides of the lodges where we have been, we always received a warm welcome.

The final thanks goes to a friend, Ingo from Icelandic Fly Fishermen, without whom this trip wouldn’t have been possible.

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That’s all for now, stay tuned for the complete rodtrip, the photos and the videos that will arrive as soon as possible !

SALMON YESSS !!!

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  • Jack Prendergast

    Awesome stuff guys. Looking forward to seeing the videos. Iceland is an amazing spot.

    • Mathias Briquemont

      Thank you Jack ! Indeed Iceland is an incredible fishing destination !
      Eheh we look forward too :p

  • Russell Davies

    Great article on a wonderful island this has definitely wet ones appetite . Keep up the great “work” guys.

    • Mathias Briquemont

      Thank you Russell ! We will try :p

  • PIERRET Alain

    Superbe voyage les gars!
    😉
    Superbes vues…
    Ps: je sens que le p’tit hirsute va encore me chambrer les oreilles jusqu’à la nuit des temps avec son tout petit minuscule salmon…
    :):):)

    Bravo à vous, …..et Mathias tu es un As du reportage.

    • Mathias Briquemont

      Merci Alain, c’est clair que la tu vas l’entendre encore longtemps 😀 😉
      Mais bon on va pas s’arrêter la lol

  • Stefanie Higgins Scott

    I’m taking my family to FLEKKUDALSA in July next year and will be staying at the self catering lodge. How was your experience on that river?

    • Hi Stefanie !
      Thanks for your message. The lodge and the area are absolutely gorgeous.
      You should love the place and have good time there. (there are also good mushrooms very close ;))
      The river is also very nice, in fact there are 2 rivers. They are quite small, what’s also nice because you need to fish really carefully and discreetly. (low profile, small flies etc.)

      You will find salmons of course, but there are also some arctic char in some pools. You can also catch them with classic nymphs… And sea trout (but we didn’t catch any sea trout during our visit)

      Have fun !

      • Stefanie Higgins Scott

        Sounds great. The company is asking for a bank transfer of 50%. Is this typical? I was assuming a credit card deposit. Nervous about a cash transfer.

        • This is normal and for example typical for outfitters in the UK. If this is Icelandic Fly Fishermen, the company that leases Flekkudalsa from the farmers, it should be fine, we have worked with them and I don´t think this is a problem.

          If you want to pay less to begin with, let´s say 30%, just ask them and see what they say.

          • Stefanie Higgins Scott

            It is Icelandic Fly Fisherman. The email exchange has been great and they seem like a good outfit. Just wanted to be sure this was typical business practice. Thanks for your help.