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Post by devronmac on Aug 19, 2015 17:19:45 GMT
I have recently returned from a 4 day trip to the Jokla River system in Eastern Iceland. The Jokla system comprises the Jokla River itself with about 40 miles of fishable water along with the rivers Kalda, Fossa, Laxa and Fogruhildara, probably a total of 60 miles of rivers fished by 6/8 rods over a short 10 week season. The Jokla and Kalda are challenging fishing with the Fossa, Laxa and Fogruhildara, providing a pleasant change on smaller rivers to the rocky and steep gorge fishing. During the week I was there the 6 rods landed 115 salmon with probably almost as many lost and with 2 days also lost to high water. You can find a selection of my photos including photos of the river pools and some of the fish caught as well as photos from the surrounding area at : www.dropbox.com/sh/9zw6d1umhysek6r/AABDPs1RvkxbToeEATvb3lVga?dl=0I had tried to produce a slideshow here of some photos with fish but as usual the intricacies of Photobucket elude me.
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Post by robmason on Aug 20, 2015 6:07:35 GMT
Very nice Mel, thanks for sharing. You obviously had a good week. Somewhere I have always wanted to fish. Rob
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Post by sinkingtip on Aug 20, 2015 11:08:19 GMT
That's one primeval looking landscape Mel. The waterfall looks spectacular. The fish also look in good nick. Well done.
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Post by dunkeld on Aug 20, 2015 14:59:31 GMT
Sounds and looks like a great trip was had Mel.
Lovely pictures as well. Am I right in saying all the salmon are ranched/introduced to the river on a yearly basis?
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Post by devronmac on Aug 20, 2015 16:33:12 GMT
There has been a programme of smolt introduction for a number of years now on at least three of the rivers but due to the opening up and reducing volcanic colouring of the main Jokla river by creating a large dam in the headwaters there is an increasing amount of natural spawning taking place. Jokla is reckoned to be one of the up and coming rivers in Iceland and fishing there is a lot less expensive than some of the prime rivers. Most Icelandic rivers are doing quite well this year. You can find catch statistics for the main rivers updated on a weekly basis at www.angling.is
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Post by robmason on Aug 20, 2015 17:22:55 GMT
Mel, Iceland has a reputation, like the Other Nordic countries of being expensive. Did you join an established tour or did you put the package together yourselves. Rob
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Post by devronmac on Aug 20, 2015 17:29:16 GMT
We made all our own arrangements through a contact that we used last year.
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Post by robmason on Aug 20, 2015 17:53:48 GMT
Oh, okay.
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Post by adipose on Aug 23, 2015 22:56:07 GMT
I have recently returned from a 4 day trip to the Jokla River system in Eastern Iceland. The Jokla system comprises the Jokla River itself with about 40 miles of fishable water along with the rivers Kalda, Fossa, Laxa and Fogruhildara, probably a total of 60 miles of rivers fished by 6/8 rods over a short 10 week season. The Jokla and Kalda are challenging fishing with the Fossa, Laxa and Fogruhildara, providing a pleasant change on smaller rivers to the rocky and steep gorge fishing. During the week I was there the 6 rods landed 115 salmon with probably almost as many lost and with 2 days also lost to high water. You can find a selection of my photos including photos of the river pools and some of the fish caught as well as photos from the surrounding area at : www.dropbox.com/sh/9zw6d1umhysek6r/AABDPs1RvkxbToeEATvb3lVga?dl=0I had tried to produce a slideshow here of some photos with fish but as usual the intricacies of Photobucket elude me. Fabulous photos! What a challenging environment in which to live the year round. I was in Labrador in June and that was similar. But the fishing in E Iceland is obviously very special. Is it terribly e pensive? Adipose
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Post by devronmac on Aug 25, 2015 9:24:36 GMT
Adipose...pm sent.
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Post by robmason on Oct 29, 2015 19:18:10 GMT
I have been thinking about Iceland since the original post, albeit with tantalisingly little firm information about the practicalities. Anyway, my son recently returned from a trip to Iceland (Geology, not fishing) and it has really given us a desire to return for a fishing trip. If anyone can point to a reputable agent or guide or if anyone has been on a successful and enjoyable trip I would be happy to hear more. Rob
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Post by almosthadapull on Oct 29, 2015 20:53:26 GMT
Hello Rob, Go and have a look at angling.is which is the site of the Icelandic River Owners. Click on the english language button and you'll find detailed information on all the rivers with contact details for the primary outfitter on each one. Also take a look at the veiditolur/catch statistics and you'll see the weekly catches for all the top rivers. Roy.
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Post by robmason on Oct 30, 2015 18:04:59 GMT
Thanks Roy, I will check that out. Rob
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