Hvannadalsá

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Location: Westfjords (350 km from Reykjavik)

Fishing season: June 20th to September 20th

Prime time: July 10th to August 20th - Fly only periods

Number of rods: 3

Average size of fish: 9 lbs.

Guide: One for the river

Lodge: 4 twin rooms, all modern facilities. Renovated for 2009 season.

Tackle: Single handed rods 9-10”, weight 7-9, floating line

Best flies: Hitch tubes, Black Sheep, Micro tubes and Collie Dog

Ideal combination: The Langadalsá shares the river mouth with Hvanndalsá and the Langadalsá lodge is just by the Hvannadalsá lodge. You can either do 3 days in each river or take both rivers at the same time for larger groups. 

June 12th to August 20th, 07:00 - 13:00 and 16:00 - 22:00
August 20th to August 31st 07:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 21:00

Clothing: In spite of the relatively mild climate, you should bring warm clothing and, most importantly, quality rainwear and a windcheater. Please check out the average temperature table here below. Chest waders and wading shoes.

 

Tackle disinfection: Iceland has always been free of diseases like UDN and Gyrodactylus salaris and we intend to keep it that way. There is a strict policy of visiting anglers having their tackle sterilized before coming to Iceland. This should be done in a 2% formaldehyde solution for 10 minutes and performed by a veterinary surgeon. (Tackle sterilized in Virkon S is also acceptable.) A signed inventory of what has been sterilized should be provided by the vet for presentation to the customs officers at Keflavik airport. The most important items to be treated are: rods, reel/line, waders and flies.

The process can be carried out by staff at Keflavik airport. The office is located at the far side of the baggage reclaim hall, downstairs in the airport. Just notify one of the personnel in the area that you need your tackle disinfected and they will have a member of the staff come and complete the process. The price for one fishing set is 3.500 Icelandic kronurs.

 

Flights

There are two airlines that offer a scheduled flights to Iceland.

Icelandair, www.icelandair.is

Iceland Express www.icelandexpress.is.

 

Documentation & Visas

Citizens from the European Economic Area (comprising the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein), US and Canada need only a passport valid for at least three months after the planned date of arrival to enter Iceland for up to three months.

 

Currency: Icelandic Krona. Visa and Eurocard/Mastercard credit cards and Maestro and Visa Electron are accepted widely.

 

Language: Icelandic, but Icelanders speak English as well.

 

Electricity. Most facilities operate on 220-wolt, 50-cycle system. A Converter will be necessary for any electrical items that require a 110-volt, 60-cycle system.

 

Duty-free: Allowed on arrival one of the following choices:

1 lither of alcohol and 1 lither of wine.

1 lither of alcohol and 6 lither of beer.

1 lither of wine and 6 lither of beer.

One carton of cigarettes can be brought in to the country per person

 

Good to know:

 

Daylight                            Sunrise                                Sunset

May                                     3:55 AM                             10:12 PM
June                                    2:42 AM                             11:32 PM
July                                     3.23 AM                              11:00 PM
August                                 4:58 AM                               9:22 PM
September                           6:29 AM                               7:33 PM
October                               7:55 AM                               5:48 PM

 

Average temperature:     °C                                            °F

May                                        7, 2                                      44, 9
June                                      13, 1                                      55, 6
July                                       15, 2                                      59, 4
August                                   13, 3                                      55, 9
September                             13, 0                                      55, 4
October                                  6,1                                         43,0                                      

 

In case of an emergency dial 112, but guide and lodge staff will be insistence for any problems that might occur.

 

If you want to hire fishing equipment, please send us the name and the shoe-size for each individual. And please let us know if a single or double handed rod is preferred.

 

Please note that fly casting instruction can be arranged by your guide: please let us know to give him advance time.

 

A Lax-a rod, fishing jackets, hats, flies and more is sold at your lodge.

 

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