Þingvallavatn lake has opened – nice trouts!

The rules at lake Þingvallavatn was changed for this season that started last Sunday.  The period from 20th of April to  31st of May is only allowed to fly fish and every brown trout needs to be released back in the water.  After that, from 1st of June worm and lures are allowed as well and no restriction for catch and release.

Lake Þingvallavatn (Thingvallavatn) is famous for its trophy brown trouts, but the trouts there mostly feed on other fishes like char, instead of only small insects and therefore it grows very fast.  Every year many 10kg + are cought in the lake.  The opening days has been fine even though it has been quite cold. 

 

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2014

Sea trout in lake Þveit

The lake Þveit opened on the 1st of April lake many other lakes.  Jens-Olafur from Sweden, was fishing there on the 2nd of April and got a nice 1.5kg sea-trout in the firs cast.  The fish was released  but he took a fly called Copper Cat Black #10. 

The area is clear from snow and ice and it a ideal place for aiming for the sea-trout before he goes back to the sea.

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2014

The day is getting shorter. Twilight zone tactics.

Even though September is just around the corner, fishermen are still pretty active fishing the lakes.
Kristinn Helgi Sveinsson visited lake Elliðavatn, that is just few minutes driving from Reykjavik, on night last week.  He witnessed many trouts jumping  all around the lake and for him that alone was a pleasure.  He was trying with the fly but nothing happened so eventually he caught one 4 pounds on the worm bait.  The trout was 58cm.

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2013