Miðfjarðará · Iceland
Miðfjarðará, known in Iceland as “The Queen of the Rivers”, this stunning river with its gin clear water has over 200 named pools.
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In the northern part of Iceland runs one of the finest salmon rivers you will find, the Miðfjarðará. A 115 km long river system that is based on 4 rivers.
The main river also has three tributaries, the Nupsa which is perfect for finding pots and pools, the Vestura and the Austura that features the famous canyon section which, although a hike, is well worth it as it is a beautiful part of the river.
The Midfjardara is perfect for those that like to use single or small double-handed rods with floating line and small flies or hitch-tubes. Professional English speaking guides will take the anglers in a 4WD vehicle to the river every day for a new experience.
There are over 220 named pools on the whole system and we only fish with 6 – 10 rods depending on the time of the season. Anglers will have enough space to fish and the pools are well rested between fishermen to keep the fishing pressure down.
Our studies show that the Miðfjarðará has a growing number of parr in all the 4 rivers and a really healthy natural stock of salmon. There are no smolt releasing programs on our rivers and we intend to keep it that way… Wild is the future.
The Miðfjarðara is one of the best salmon rivers in Iceland with an average catch of around 3300 salmon for the past seven years. The 2015 season was unique in catches as we landed 6000 salmon in the 99 day season.
The season
In the beginning of the season we get small runs of MSW salmon into the rivers so it makes those weeks really interesting to fish.
Prime time. This is when we get our biggest numbers of fish running into the rivers. Mostly grilse runs in a mix with MSW salmon entering the system, aggressive to take surface flies.
Our autumn weeks are most often filled with Icelandic and Scandinavian hard core anglers who don’t let cold weather or rain stop them in catching salmon.
The lodge
The newly renovated lodge Laxahvammur on the Miðfjarðará is one of the oldest established lodges in Iceland. In 2008 after Rafn V. Alfreðsson started his lease on the Miðfjarðará the work on renovating the lodge started. The landowners in a cooperation with Rafn renovated the whole guest area to make it as comfortable as possible for our guests.
Laxahvammur is a big spacious lodge with 10 rooms that all have private bathrooms, one for each rod. Big lounge and dining area, a comfortable sitting area with a good variety of fishing books and magazines.
The lodge
The Chef aims to serve what the season brings us, in his style of freshly prepared Icelandic cuisine.
Cuisine
The Chef aims to serve what the season brings us, in his style of freshly prepared Icelandic cuisine, that includes Atlantic fish and seafood, naturally grown lamb, beef and game, vegetables from the fields and greenhouses and local dairy produce.
Beverages such as sodas, beer and wine are available at the lodge.
Anglers on Miðfjarðará
“After 60 years of fishing I’ve found in Midfjardara something very close to my idea of perfection.”
Alan Peck, England
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