Fishing in Iceland - Book your fishing tour now

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Fishing in Iceland – Book your fishing tour now

Combine fishing into your self drive tour in Iceland

Due to popular demand and inquiries regarding self drive & fishing tours in Iceland, we are proud to offer you our services when it comes to those kinds of vacations in Iceland. Being avid anglers ourselves we feel confident about designing and offering you self drive tours with focus on angling along the way in quiet mountain lakes and crystal clear streams all around Iceland. This is a great activity to include in your self drive tour of Iceland. Of course a professional Iceland guide can be hired for a private tour upon request. Get in touch with nature and go fishing in Iceland!

Species and rivers

There are almost endless lakes and rivers in Iceland that hold fish in great numbers but some are more exclusive then others. We offer iceland tours, iceland holidays, iceland travel, iceland tourism, iceland vacationfishing in lakes and ponds all around the island at a low cost but offering vast numbers of fish and so a good chance of a nice catch. The species in most lakes in Iceland are Arctic Char and Brown Trout ranging from 1 – 20 pounds in size. We provide you with a card that grants you permit to fish in 35 lakes all around Iceland.

We have good access to one of the best Arctic Char rivers in Iceland and recommend booking early as permits sell out fast! For the brown trout we offer fishing in the Laxá in Mývatnssveit river, an anglers paradise. For those who want to fish for the Atlantic Salmon we offer access to some of the most exclusive salmon rivers in Iceland including the Ormarsá River with lodging. This rivar  has been privately rented for the past 10 years and unavailable to the public during that time.

Preparation is the key

We want to keep our Icelandic rivers clean and free of parasites so having your gear disinfected is vital. Anglers can have this taken care iceland tours, iceland holidays, iceland travel, iceland tourism, iceland vacationof prior to their arrival in Iceland or at Secutitas Offices in Keflavik International Airport for the cost of approx $60 per rod and accessories.  This process takes around 30 minutes.

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