Following information are from www.angling.is regarding disifection of Fishing Tackle.

Please note that you can have your fishing tackle disinfected at the custom authority at Keflavik Airport and Seydisfjordur where the Smyrilline ferry port is located.

Useful link if you like to disinfect prior to your arrive (click here):  Mast

 

 

 

In order to protect the quality of its salmon fishery, Iceland employs a number of protective measures. The country has remained relatively free of freshwater diseases and maintains a strict disinfection policy towards tackle and waders imported by visiting anglers. This is detailed in the "Freshwater Fisheries Law" of 2006, prohibiting the use of fishing equipment which has been used for angling abroad, unless the equipment has been disinfected according to the guidelines listed below.

 

A certificate of disinfection issued by your local veterinary office will be accepted at the airport when you enter Iceland. The certificate should be clearly worded on officially headed paper with the appropriate stamp of approval.

 

Your co-operation in maintaining a clean and healthy environment will help ensure a bright future for the wild Atlantic salmon.

 

The equipment should be immersed in disinfectant solution and then dried with a soft cloth. Examples of approved disinfectants are as follows:

 

1.  Virkon   (1 % solution)         2. Caustic soda (0,2 % solution)

3.  Crystaline soda (5 % sol.)   4. Setex  0,3 % solution)

5.  Korsolin  (3 % solution)       6. Formalin (2 % formaldehyd solution)

7.  Phenol solution (2-5 % solution)

 

The Company "Kefparking" operates a fast,  24 hour disinfection service at Keflavik International Airport.  Price is  around 40 $ for the first 5 items, with an additional 2.5 $ for each item after the first five.  Contact the custom officers for this service.  You may have to wait for a few minutes.

 

And please note that all import of fresh bait of organic origin is strictly forbidden. This ban includes for example all kinds of worms, larvae, shrimps, minnows and eggs of fish.   Any attempt to import such bait is punishable by law. Just the same, it may be imported if thoroughly cooked.

 

 

(information from www.angling.is where you can find various information about fishing in Iceland)

Lake fishing in Icelandic nature is a tempting option!

 

It is nice to get out of town, with friends, family or just by yourself, to fish in Icelandi wilderness.  Watching birds and see fished breaking the water surface while feeding and enjoying spectacular landscape in totally different envirement.  Whereever you are in Iceland, the next lake can´t be far away.   You don´t have to schedule a licence, since you can just drop by at next lake in most cases and start fishing.

 

Lake fishing is very economic sport.  With the Veiðikortið (The Icelandic Fishing Card) in your hands, you don´t need any additional payment for fishing.  You get all basic info you need in our brochure, but for full details just print our lake information here on this website.  In most cases you can also camp by the lakes but it is recommended in most cases to contact the landlord prior to camping.

 

 

Lake fishing is relaxing.  You don´t  need to worry like when you are salmon fishing, were you might need to change beats every now and then.   In lake fishing you just fish and enjoy yourself without wathcing the time.  Time stand still in a way and you forget time.  In most cases you can combine i.g. lake fishing and hiking very well together.

 

 

The fish in icelandic lakes is wild and clean.  You can cook your food on the waterbank in all cases.  Just make sure you don´t leave anything else than your footprints on a fishing area.  Though we don´t recommend you to eat the big brown trout at lake Thingvellir (Þingvallavatn) since when he is bigger than 5 pounds it might include to high volume of quicksilver then is recommended.  Specailally not for pregnant women!   You can have your char, trout or salmon smoked here in Iceland and take the quality with you back home, but it takes few days to have it done.  You can contact i.g. the Reykkofinn for more information about that.

 

Many people have memories from a nice fishing trips with their family.  Things have changed a bit, and kids are spending more and more time in the computer.  It is good for them to go into the nature and fish.  It is relaxing and exiting and when the fish bites it changes into unforgettable memories.  Lake fishing is a fine solution for a family to spent more time together.

 

Veidikortid website:

 

On this website, you can find a information about each lake as well as photo album and a map.  You can also see a "google map" link where you can zoom in an see more detailed map of each area.

 

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Tight lines!

Veidikortid

veidikortid@veidikortid.is

 

Fluguveiði í stöðuvatni

 

Fluguveiði í stöðuvatni er að sumu leyti erfiðari en í straumvatni. Straumurinn hjálpar okkur stundum að rétta línurnar og bera fluguna eðlilega yfir. Í straumvatni er fiskurinn yfirleitt staðbundin og vatnið færir honum fæðuna. Í stöðuvatni er fiskurinn á sveimi í leit að æti. Þannig er augljóst að veiðimaður verður  hafa fyrir því að finna fiskinn í vatninu. Fiskurinn er í leit að æti en hann hefur einnig þörf fyrir öryggi. Hann heldur sig þannig oft við kanta þar sem grynningar eru með æti annars vegar og hins vegar þar sem dýpið er skammt undan. Þegar komið er að vatninu er gott að horfa og hlusta og flýta sér ekki. Ef fiskur er fyrir þá sést það fljótt eða heyrist. Sum vötn hafa svokallaðar kuðungableikjur eða bobbableikjur (Þingvallavatn) sem eru niður við botn og sýna sig lítt.

 

Stöng nr. 4 – 5 (9 fet er góð lengd) er hæfileg fyrir silung en auðvitað notum við það sem er til. Það er skemmtilegra að eiga við silung með tækjum við hæfi fremur en nota tæki fyrir laxa.  Hraðar léttar stangir henta vel en stangarval er einstaklingasbundið og nánast trúarbrögð. Í grunnum vötnum er flotlína gott val sérlega ef silungurinn er að sýna sig. Ef ekkert gerist þá má lengja aðeins í taumnum og setja þyngri flugu undir og veiða dýpra. Við þurfum því að finna bæði staðinn og einnig dýpið sem fiskurinn heldur sig á. “Intermediate” línur eru mikið notaðar en þær sökkva hægt og rólega en lítið þegar þær eru dregnar. Með þeim má veiða rétt yfir botni. Sökklínur eru lítið gagnlegar í vatnaveiði. Núna eru á markaði flot og “intermediate” línur sem eru með glærum enda eða alveg glærar. Þær eru prýðilegur kostur við vatnaveiði.

 

Taumur á flugulínu er venjulega settur upp í versluninni þaðan sem línan kom og er frammjókkandi. Hann er kringum 9 fet sem er hæfileg lengd. Þegar hann styttist við fluguskiptingar þá er hnýtt taumefni framan við og þannig höldum við lengdinni eða lengjum eftir vali. Taumefni í silungsveiði er nægjanlegt 6 pund en grennra er oft notað sérlega við óþekkan fisk. Ég nota fremur stíft taumefni því ég vil að flugan og línan og taumurinn séu eins bein lína og kostur er þegar flugan kemur í vatnið. Fiskur tekur oft mjög fljótt og ef allt er í bendu þá er ekki möguleiki að bregða nægilega skjótt við honum. Það er ekkert úrslitaatriði að vera með frammjókkandi tauma sem eru dýrir. Einfalt er að nota taumefni af mismunadi sverleika og hanna eigin tauma.

 

Flugur í silungsveiði eru nær óteljandi en yfirleitt veiðist best á dökkleitar flugur (svartar, brúnar, grænar). Það er algerlega nægjanlegt að vera með 5-6 liti. Stærð er mismunandi en yfirleitt er notað frá nr. 10 (Þingvallavatn) í nr. 18 (Elliðavatn). Þyngd flugunnar er stórt atriði þar sem við viljum helst hafa hana þar sem fiskurinn er. Kúluhausar eru ómissandi til að koma flugum niður. Þurrflugur eru góður kostur ef uppítökur eru miklar. Litlar svartar eru ágætar. Ef flugu hefur verið kastað nokkrum sinnum án árangurs þá er bara að skifta um lit og skifta um stærð.

 

Góða skemmtun!   Jónas Magnússon

 

Fishing comes natural to most Icelanders. The local population has sustained themselves throughout the ages by consuming quality fish, taken from lakes with mostly pure and clean water. In Iceland's countryside you can most often stop at the nearest brook and drink as much as you like without endangering yourself. Iceland's water is clean. Her fish is pure. The surroundings are unique. Your experience will be beyond your wildest dreams.

 

 

There are hundreds of lakes all over Iceland, large and small, deep or shallow. Iceland can offer a huge variety of exciting lakes where those interesting in fishing can expect to catch various types of fish, including trout, char or even occasional salmon. Lake fishing in Iceland is an experience you will never forget.

 

The actual fishing is in most cases only a part of the overall experience that makes this sport enjoyable. Taking some time off the worries of daily life is a relief for the modern man with his schedules and appointments. Being out there in Iceland's beautiful,wild nature, surrounded by mountains and wildlife of various sorts, can in fact pacify your mind, refresh your soul and strengthen your body.

 

If you have not experienced lake fishing in Iceland, now is the time. With Iceland's currency devalued by over 50% you can actually spend a wonderful week in Iceland without digging deep into your savings or take a second mortgage. Iceland is, at the present, actually fairly cheap. However, you will most likely want to cut cost as much as possible, without downgrading the thrill of your experience. 

 

Purchasing the Fishing Card (www.veidikortid.is ) is the most economical way of lake fishing in Iceland. It gives you access to 36 lakes all around the country and costs only 6900 ISK (about 40 Euros or 47 USD). It is valid for the calendar year (currently 2014) and can be used as often as you wish.  In comparison, a day ticket to most comparitive lakes will most likely cost about 1500-3000 ISK, and does not include various services included in the Fishing Card package. 

 

If you do not have fishing equipment with you to Iceland you might be able to rent a fishing gear at next tackle store or obtain a guide, i.e. at www.gofishing.is, who could help you with the necessary arrangement. 

 

You can find information in English about the lakes that are included in the fishing card by choose English at www.veidikortid.is or www.fishingcard.is.

 

 

  

 

If you like salmon fishing better you might need to buy the day ticket in advance (December-January).  However, purchising tickets might be possible at arrival at the Reykjavik Angling Club, www.svfr.is. 

 

The more expensive rivers are most often accompanied with luxury fishing lodges. There you might need to purchase meals and other services for a price of 15-30.000 IKR per day, if food is not included in the price.  Smaller rivers are most often self catered so and do thus require the fisherman to bring with him camping gear, such as a sleeping bag, and his own food and other necessities.   

 

Salmon fishing in Iceland is an expensive sport. The price per day varies, as some rivers are more popular and yield more catch. Normal prices are between 25.000 and 60.000 for one rod per day, but numbers such as 100-200.000 pr. day are not uncommon.  

 

 

 

Troutfishing in Iceland's rivers is of course very exciting. As regarding salmon fishing, you will most often have to purchase your license in advance.  Sometimes there is a fishing lodge included or some information available for accommodation.  You might need to buy full service at lodges or guesthouses/hotels nearby.  The average price is around 10.000 ISK per day, but the best rivers are more expensive, particularly if sea trout is common as in many rivers in Skaftafells County.  

 

You can reach most lakes and rivers by a family car, however, some lakes and rivers require a jeep.  Please be careful when driving around in Iceland, especially when driving outside the highways.  You can rent a car at various agencies, including Hertz and Avis and even small campers at KUKU campers – www.kukucampers.is for a good price.

 

We hope these informations were helpful.  Please send us mail at veidikortid@veidikortid.is if you think we have forgotten something or if more information is required on individual issues.  You might also get more information at travel websites such as www.nat.is or the Reykjavik Angling Club (www.svfr.is).