Some years back I bought from Christer Sjoberg at LOOP some of their first LOOP Classic 10/13 reel they made , for 15 foot rod line 10. This reel I have been using ever since for big salmon rivers mainly in Russia and Norway. After a good few years this reel is still going strong and travelling with me where ever I go for big Salmon , this reel have recorded 160 salmon over 20 pounds , 18 salmon over 30 pounds and 4 salmon over 40 pounds. Amazingly I never had problem giving the reel a hard time fighting all this strong fish and I am not a delicate man when it comes to tackle , all I have done is renewing the brakes one time and it is like new. You can trust this machine! CLICK READ MORE FOR SOME OF THE PICTURES OF SALMON TAKEN ON THE LOOP CLASSIC REEL , Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

It is just such a great experience , I believe all anglers have to go once at least and experience the India Mahseer , this beautiful fish is knowned to be very hard to catch and extremly hard fighting and strong , we have been there and we have all the connection to get you to the best places , info here: http://www.lax-a.is/other/india/
Contact Arni at arnibald@lax-a.is

April coming up , that is the hot fishing time for the Sails and Marlin in Guatemala, April , May and June that is the time you want to be there. Last time we went we took 1 boat for 3 days and we landed a 48 Sailfish ( many on flie !! ) , we hooked 76 Sailfish , and we landed a Marlin of 750 pounds, one of the best fun I ever had in my life , info is here http://www.lax-a.is/other/guatemala/
Contact Arni for all furtehr information arnibald@lax-a.is

Lower Yokanga, Varzina, Sidorovka and Drozdovka are rivers in the military zone in Russia. People travelling there need to have a military zone pass to be able to fish the rivers.

People travelling to those rivers have to apply for the military zone pass at least 2 months before arriving to Russia in order to get the pass. I have emailed everyone going there and would like to remind those who have not emailed me back with paperwork for that to do so as soon as possible. Thank you.

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It was a complicated week in regard to climate. The river dropped a lot and after that our clients could not fish during windstorm for one day, and we had three days with high temperatures and wind blowing upstream, and we only had success with sea trout during the last hours of during the afternoon. Only three days of the week were ideal for the Rio Gallegos. The clear required excellent casting with floating lines and long leaders..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

This week we have welcomed a group composed of new faces and some returners from “Go Fishing Worldwide”, with his group leader David G. 6 of them were from UK, and 1 from Germany. All of them have fished a lot of places throughout the world and are good anglers. in terms of numbers the biggest fish was 25lbs, total score was 97 fish landed, 28 fish to land on the best day, amazing..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

West Ranga is the most productive river in Iceland, with 500 salmon caught per rod last season. A phenomenal success which is hard to find elsewhere! The 2008 season even gave more; 700 salmon per rod and we have no reason to expect less in 2010. elfa@lax-a.is

Please find here great offers on Salmon fishing in Iceland , click here Salmon Fishing Offers in Iceland 2010 for the eletronic brochure. We have handpicked for you some exiting examples of our Icelandic salmon fishing programs and prices for 2010 seson. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Team lax-á is proud to present the legendary trout river Litlaá, located only 45 min drive from Husavik city. This is a remarkeble river and holds one of Iceland´s strongest and fittest, sea-run brown trout stock there is, as well as some sea-run char and occasioanally salmon. There are bigger trout in the river now then ever before bacause during past seasons the fishing methood of catch and realease has become more and more popular amongst anglers fishing the river. These monstress trouts, they seem to come a live every day during the season and grab a fly, only to shake their heads and chop the leader like a strip of thread. Biggest fish of last season was 23lbs!!! Click read more for pictures and more text, contact Axelo for all booking information..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

Rotation will be as usual , 1 day on each beat except when you fish Junction and Pump , you will fish half a day on Junction and half a day on Pump .. same starting on Pump in the morning you will fish Junction in the afternoon , exactly  the same arrangements as before...

Landowners released over 40.000 smolts on the middle part of the Upper West Ranga in spring 2009. The area is ideal for fly fishing , and there is good access by car. Landscape and river is is pictures up there. I belive fishing will be reasonable good up there mid / late summer ,  giving the salmon good time to run up to this beat I would say right timing to be there would be from 1st August until the end of the season. We have built a self catering lodge wich can take 4 rods in 2 double rooms. Price pr. rod is Eur: 1.800.- a week incl. Rent a car ( 2 in car ) , the fishing for the week ,  and the self catering lodge. Minimum booking is 2 rods . Contact Arni at arnibald@lax-a.is

We had another great week at Villa Maria. In terms of numbers it was the best week of the season so far as we hooked 133 fish and landed 105 fish! A lot of fish so, with a run of small fresh silver fish very aggressive and hammering the fly, but also with some great monsters. Two of our guests, Ken and Bob were wishing to learn how to Spey cast and we gave them courses and taught them the different cast possible (double spey, single spey, roll cast, snake roll,…) depending on the river flow and the wind direction. They learned it very fast even if the conditions were sometimes difficult because of some windy days, but they are now able to use Spey rod back home.. Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

Great value on the Yokanga river , 16 - 23rd July and 23rd July to 30th July at Eur: 2900 pr. rod pr. week , all inclusive of the Helicopter ride in and out of camp from Murmansk , full board and lodging ( heated tented Camp ) , 1 guide for every 2 rods , mix of big , mid size Yokanga salmon, grilse on the prime run. Full floating lines and riffling hitch. contact Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

It is always exciting when a river opens again after a long winter break. The first opening day in West Ranga is 24 June; during the two first weeks the fishing comes without the full service lodge but includes nice self catering cottages instead. As the prime time has not started yet the fishing permission itself is at a very reasonable price which makes the whole package very economical - a great oppertunity for those who want to keep the cost down but still fish a top class salmon river. elfa@lax-a.is

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What a fantastic idea of a wading Jacket that Christer Sjöberg from LOOP created last year. This jacket as showned on the pictures is the most comfortable one I have ever tested , and more than that .. you can go out for dinner , night club or where ever , it looks like that you are wearing Armani jacket. Easy packing , all you need is just one jacket for all happenings! I hope Christer keep this one on the market for many years to come .. great ideas and designes never get out of fashion. Picture is of me and Mikael Frödin last summer on Peters Power Kharlovka river , what a great great week that was. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

For hunting in Africa we have gained great experience and we can offer you some of the most exciting hunting places and lodges , please find below information links.
Namibia
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/namibiahuntingranches/
South Afrika
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/rhodeshunting/
Mozambique
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/mozambique/
Tanzania
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/tanzania/

For more information contact Arni at arnibald@lax-a.is or Carsten at carsten@lax-a.is

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Lax-a have been coming heavily involved in Africa ,, we can truly say that we have the African fever , here below you can find some of our fishing destination:

Angola .. the World Biggest Tarpon
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/angola/
Lesotho Wilderness fishing
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/lesotho/
Caborra Bassa Tiger Fish
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/tigerfishing/
South Africa Trout fishing and Big Game viewing
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/southafrica-biggameandtrout/
Kenya Bill Fish
http://www.lax-a.is/other/africa/kenyabillfish/

Contact Arni at arnibald@lax-a.is or Carsten at carsten@lax-a.is

Having landed houndreds of salmon in the 3 - 15 pound class , there must be a moment that you look for the oppertunite of catching a very big salmon. ? That normally means June and there is not many salmon rivers in the world that offer 30 - 40 pounders ... and also it means very hard work for a very few fish... BUT only trophie salmon ... you have to fish early ... deep and slow .. and in June , cold... it is for the real salmon anglers . Well we at Lax-a have few of those rivers , like Yokanga , Kola , Western Litza, Varzina , Sidorovka , and in Norway Gaula and Orkla. Arni  arnibald@lax-a.is

It have been on my list for long time to test fish the Western Litza river on the Kola Peninsula , well I have decided to do it this year , for 2 weeks , 26th June to 3rd July and 3rd July to 10th July. I fished Western Litza for only one day some years back and i liked the river very much , it is a famous big fish river , i saw and I landed some big fish. I belive this is the 2 best weeks of the season , we will have the river privately for our selfs ( that is the lower river - best beats ) , I would think 6 - 8 rods would be ideal for each week , there will be driving distance involved as there no camp on the Western Litza. Those who are interested please contact Arni at
arnibald@lax-a.is  

Gordon McLean just contacted us but he has a rod that he can not use next week, March 4th and 5th on the river Dee, Lower Crathes/West Durris.

If you are interested, please contact him by phone or mail: 0044-7887-684763 gordon.mclean13@btinternet.com

March coming up soon, the best time for the Red Stag is March and April , there are still few spots left for Red Stag in La Pampa , click on the link below for information and pictures:
http://www.lax-a.is/argentina/biggamehunting/estanciasandalenandmapu/
Coming for a Red Stag you can add many trophies to your trip such as Wild Boar , Dama Deer , Axis Deer , Black Buck , Waterbuffalo , Mouflon , Ram and more....

Contact Arni for information , arnibald@lax-a.is

East Ranga is best known for two reasons,

1. High annual catches and,

2. A good number of mws, especially in July.

East Ranga and West Ranga share many similarities, both are highly productive rivers (they’e taken turns on being the numer 1 and number 2 rivers in Iceland for the past several years) both are double hand rod rivers with beautiful scenery.

Another week of fishing has just ended at Bella Vista Lodge. This time we had the pleasure of welcoming to our lodge, Hugh “T” and Luke “G B”, who came from the UK, Fred from the U.S., and Vadim and Marina, from Russia. At the beginning of the week the level of the water was still a bit higher, but on Monday the river was on nice condition regarding level and clearance.. Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

This week we have welcomed another group of familiar faces, 3 from Iceland, and 2 from Germany. They all have fished the Rio Grande before. They are all good fisherman having fished all over the world! We started the week with a bit of coloured water from last week but clearing up and dropping consequently promising a very good week, and what a week! Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

I just returned from one of my very favorite hot spots for the BIG Sea Trout. I fished beautiful Bella Vista Lodge on Rio Gallegos in Santa Cruz Argentina February 12-17, 2010. Bella Vista also offers some of the finest dry fly Brown Trout fishing on the adjacent Gallegos Chico Spring Creek.

I am flying to Murmansk now for few days until next Saturday for meetings to finalize all details for the up coming season on the Kola Peninsula , I will both take my e mails at arnibald@lax-a.is and my mobile +354 898 3601 , best to send text messages and i will call back ,  Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Tungufljot is one of our top self catering rivers. The river is located only 100 km South East of Reykjavik, perfect for those who choose first class fishing close to Reykjavik and the freedom of self catering. Fantastic scenery, gin clear water and great pools for fly fishing is a signature for this river and the wonderful self catering cottages only few meters from the river bank. elfa@lax-a.is

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With an experienced group from Austria and Germany, we had a good start the the week and landed 13 fish. By Sunday the river rose sharply and it was soon unfishable. We left the main river and spent a day and a half fishing the beautiful Lago Fagnano, where we caught a good number of brown, lake and brook trout. With far from ideal condition on the last day we returned to the Rio Grande and to our surprise found the river full of taking fish! Amongst them included a beautiful 26 pounder, a new season record! If conditions continue to improve we are set for a superb week to come..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

We had a great start to the week, with high but clear water. Between 4 clients we caught 20 fish with more than half weighing in at more than 10 lbs. These where almost all very fresh fish and the highlight was a beautiful 23 pounder. Towards the end of the week heavy rain in the Andes let to a sharp rise in the main river making it unfishable. Our guests moved their focus to the Gallegos Chico and caught a good number of resident browns..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

The beginning of the week, Feb 6th to the 12th, was difficult due to particularly high water levels. However, as the water began to drop and clear we came into some good fishing. We ended the week with 42 fish at an average weight of 8.5 pounds. The fishing should continue to improve as the river continues to drop and clear..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

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Galtalækur, a tributary of West Ranga, is a small, sensitive, gin clear river which produces some of the very biggest trout in Iceland where “browns” range from 1 to 15 + lbs. The largest 2003 tipped the scales at 17 lbs. elfa@lax-a.is

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Now is the last call for the first three weeks of the season on the following rivers in Russia , time for military zone visa entry is closing. Lower Yokanga 4 - 11th June , Varzina 12 - 19th June and Sidorovka 12 - 19th June, we have a couple of rods in each week available , contact Arni quickly at arnibald@lax-a.is
or mobile +354 8983601. 

The last available rods in Langadalsa this season; great fishing at a reasonable price. A really wonderful river in the amazing Westfjords, ideal for small groups of friends, wishing to have sole use of a river. It is a perfect haven of peace and quiet which makes it one of our most sought after rivers. elfa@lax-a.is

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Some of the best wing shooting in the world is with no doubts the Dove shooting in Argentina .... here you can fire some 2000 shells a day if you wish! Here below you can find the links to the greatest wing shooting lodges of Argentina, contact us for a special offer for you , Arni arnibald@lax-a.is
La Dormida http://www.lax-a.is/argentina/La_Dormida/
Pica Zuro http://www.lax-a.is/argentina/wingshooting/picazurolodge/
Lazenaida http://www.lax-a.is/argentina/winganddoveshooting/lazenaida/
Los Chanares http://www.lax-a.is/argentina/winganddoveshooting/loschanares/
Pidgeonhttp://www.lax-a.is/argentina/winganddoveshooting/pidgeonlodgesiguiman/

Sierra Brava http://www.lax-a.is/argentina/winganddoveshooting/sierrabrava/

Our partners in fishing tackle in Iceland Ellingsen shop have now opened up a LOOP online shop www.loop-iceland.com with all the latest fly fishing gear from LOOP. These high qualitie fly fishing kits is selected specially for our rivers here in Iceland , Russia , Scotland , Norway and Argentina. For example if you are coming to Iceland you can shop online in good advance and the gear will be waiting for you in your guide car at your arrival in Iceland. Click http://www.loop-iceland.is/ to go to LOOP online shop. Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

This amazing salmon river in the northern highlands is one of our best; ideal for keen salmon anglers who seek challenging fishing and love to fish floating river and riffling hitch. Only four rods share exclusively the 28 km of water, surrounded by a magnificent scenery. This is really a dream river; gin clear with steady water throughout the season and well known for the size of the salmon. elfa@lax-a.is

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Here is the latest fishing report from Bella Vista, Jan 29th to Feb 4th. Another great week of fishing has now ended. This time we had the pleasure of welcoming to our lodge Ives and B. Bunny, who came from the Switzerland, and were all new customers. This week we caught many nice fish and ended the week with an average weight of 11,47 lbs!!!! 18 of the sea trout landed were bigger than 5 lbs and we lost 12 fish..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

Here are the latest fishing news from Villa Maria, week of 29th Jan to Feb 4th. Very high water at the beginning of the week made for a tricky start. On the plus side guests had a great day fishing the beautiful Lago Escondido, the highlight of which was a lovley 4 lb brook trout. Towards the end of the week the fishing picked up as water levels fell back down. The largest fish of the week was a superb 24 pounder..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

67 fish, all silver and fresh, were landed this week in Kau-Tapen, with an average weight of 9.5 pounds. We had 10 fish over 15 pounds, and 3 over 20 pounds. After the rains stopped the river started to get in a better shape. More clarity, better temperature and level, resulting in a better drift on many of the pools, and also allowing us to wade across..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

Greenland Reindeer are known to be larger than those found in most of the other Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, both in the weight and size of their antlers. All transportation during the hunting is done by well equipped boats, experianced skippers, and always more then one boat around.  We are now offering our trips for this amzing country once again, for all bookings and Information contact Axelo.. axelo@lax-a.is

Time flies , some of our rivers in Russia such as Varzina and Lower Yokanga is in a military zone , for those areas you need a special visa which takes a much longer time than normal visa. We will soon run out of time to apply visa for those rivers , so if you are interested for Varzina or Lower Yokanga for 2010 then please hurry up so we can arrange for the papers , there is no last minute acces to those areas, Arni arnibald@lax-a.is
+ 354 8983601

Please find below the latest openings for Lower Yokanga Russia 2010 ,
Lower Yokanga:
4 - 11th June , 2 rods open.
11 - 18th June , Fully booked.
18 - 25th June , 1 rod open.
25th June to 02 July , 4 rods open.
02 - 09th July , fully booked.
Rods available from 09 - 31st July.
Arni arnibald@lax-a.is  Mobile +354 8983601

If you have a large party, this is the perfect fishing for you and your friends. Total of 7 rods; 4 rods in Svarta and 3 rods on beat 4 in Blanda. This way 7 rods can rotate freely from Svarta to Blanda; high quality salmon fishing on two different rivers. elfa@lax-a.is  

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This week it was time to find new fishing spots for next week and the rest of the season!!! All the guides scouted the river for three days. At the beginning of the week, the river conditions were excellent, although you could tell something was brewing in the Andes Mountains because the river rose two inches in a matter of hours and started to change to a darker color. However, in those three days fishing, we caught 13 sea trout, the average weight being 11.15 pounds and the average number of fishes per rod was two per day.. Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

Latest news from Villa Maria "This week we have welcomed a full group of repeaters from Switzerland. Another group from Roger Tour Fishing Agency. They have been coming to Villa Maria for the last 2, 3 or 4 years. They all know each other, the atmosphere at the lodge was great and we had a lot of fun during the week. The week started with a bit of coloured water while we did the warm up session and the first day of fishing, but then the water cleared up pretty well and the fishing was very good"..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

Back in Iceland from Africa , we had a great hunting and sight seeing trip to different and some new very interesting places , it was a very good trip , all about that soon and with a lot´s of pictures. We made some great future plans in Africa on this trip and one of the trip is a African Safari in our own plane King Air , trip for 8 people ideal for 4 hunters and 4 non hunters , starting in South Africa for 4 days , then flying up to Namibia for 4 days , from Namibia to Zimbabwe for 4 days , from Zimbabwe to Zambia for 4 days and then back to South Africa and flying home from Johannesburg. As we have the plane with us at all times we would make a stop for relax at Victoria falls and Kruga Park , much more on this later , Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Inexpensive salmon fishing in the bay of Húnaflói, North Iceland. This is a small, charming river for two rods which comes with a nice, little self catering lodge with two twin rooms and a sofa bed in the living room, hot tub on the veranda and a gas barbecue. Nice view over the bay. This is the perfect spot for the family fishing or small groups of friends. elfa@lax-a.is

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We just had a call from Scotland late this morning, the first salmon has been landed on the river Dee this season. The salmon was a 12 pounder. The weather was a bit cold but very good river conditions for fishing which is the most imporant thing. The weather forcast is good so it will be interesting to get more news of the Dee..valgerdur@lax-a.is

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We found this video on YouTube, from a family fishing in Tungufljot 2010:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D--O9eqZIv4   elfa@lax-a.is

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I just got of phone with the legendary Robert Harper, the ghillie of Lower Crathes beat on Dee. Anglers are just getting ready to start their fishing and hopefully we will have some fishing news soon.

harpa@lax-a.is

Lax-a has a great variety of fishing. Not only do we provide fishing packages for several days, but also very fun day tour fishing for both trout and salmon. This is a great addition to your stay, ideal for everyone who wishes to have a little taste of fishing while in Iceland. elfa@lax-a.is

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Few rods left in August on this unique river, Laxa Asum, which is surely one of the best river in the world. The river is traditionally booked solid from beginning to end, but rods do become available from time to time. elfa@lax-a.is

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Tungufljot river has proved it self amongst the top salmon self catering rivers in Iceland, you can get a really good catches in a beutiful surrounding with waterfall faxi as the crown. Now we will fish both banks, fly only and we will use our cozy lodges as before, all lenin and made up beds included, it´s so nice. We still have open rods for season 2010, I know many of you have been waiting for the both banks fishing..Contact me here in the office for bookings..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is  

We still have some few open rods in Laugardalsa during end of June and early July but the rest of the summer is pretty much sold out so this is your chance to secure a space on this gorgeous and very sought after river. This is also one of our earliest rivers with prime time from July 1^st so this early season fishing is actually a very good time on the Laugardalsa. elfa@lax-a.is

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Just wanted to remind you all on beat 2 in Blanda which we have split up from beat 1 as we are now offering them separately; 4 rods on beat 1 and 6 rods on beat 2. The second beat, up in the valley, is 25 km long with endless pools and plenty of space. elfa@lax-a.is

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Vididalsa is almost fully booked for the season; only few rods available 27 June - 05 July. This high quality and very sought after river has it all; the perfect fly water, exceptionally large salmon and a fully serviced lodge where anglers are looked after in grand style. Don't let this oppertunity go past you - highstream 27 June. Please contact elfa@lax-a.is for further information and bookings.

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I have just received these informations from our friend in Argentina, Mr Gaston Guglielminetti, saying to us that the first group has arrived and is doing well, in the first one and half hour they caught 5 fish, all so fresh and strong. Gaston hopes with this great start that the week will be very promising. Have a look at the article here below and fallow up with fresh news over the next days..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

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I am going Africa tomorrow , I will return on the 3rd February. I will most of the time be able to receive my e mails at arnibald@lax-a.is and my mobile in Africa is +354 8983601 , best is to send text message and I will call back. If you need information on Iceland please e mail Harpa harpa@lax-a.is  , or Elfa elfa@lax-a.is , or Axel axelo@lax-a.is ,  if you need info on Scotland please e mail Harpa harpa@lax-a.is  , if you need information on Russia and Norway e mail Valgerdur valgerdur@lax-a.is  , anything regarding administration in Iceland and abroad e mail Valgerdur valgerdur@lax-a.is ,  any information regarding payments e mail svanborg@lax-a.is   ,   Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

The Lax‐a beat in Gaula –the ideal, classic, salmon fishing trip in 2010! Lax‐a offers an exclusive arrangement in the river Gaula in the season of 2010. After several years of scouting for the best beats and framework for the ideal salmon fishing offer in Norway, we have found a fantastic beat –Sandbrota –just below the big rapid Gaulfossen. Gaulfossen divides River Gaula in a upper and lower part and in early June salmon don´t rise through Gaulfossen due to high and cold water level. Therefore the lower part of Gaula normally keeps the best June beats, especially those located close to Gaulfossen. The Lax‐a beat Sandbrota is available for booking during the whole of June and is suitable for up to 4 rods at the same time. The beat keeps several pools and stop places for big salmon rising. Sandbrota fishes very well in June and for an example the opening week alone produced 50 salmon averaging 20 pounds. Our offer includes weekly fishing and accommodation in a classic Norwegian house just a stones threw from the river and our beat. For more information contact Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Lax-á is on Facebook under Angling Laxa We will be adding wonderful photos of fishing around the world. If you want to share your fishing stories and photos this is a good venue. Harpa will be taking care of our account, you can e-mail me at harpa@lax-a.is
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Best regards Harpa

Due to a cancelation there are now 4 rods available in Dee Lower
Crathes; 15^th, 16^th and 17^th February. For further information and bookings, please contact elfa@lax-a.is

We have the following openings in Norway.

Gaulfossen / Gaula , 8 - 15th July.
Orkla m 4 of the best pools on the river 12 - 19th Jun.
Sanbrota / Gaula , this is a great June beat , 50 salmon landed on the opening week last summe. We have rods 18 - 24th June and 24 - 30th June.
Contact Arni at arnibald@lax-a.is   or call +354 898 3601

For those of you who would like to come and fish for salmon in Iceland, but aren’t quite sure how to get started in your search for the ideal location, we have put together a short overview of our salmon rivers. We divide our rivers into two categories, rivers that come with full service lodges and rivers that come with self catering lodges.

Blanda is the longest and most powerful salmon river in Iceland. The river is one of Iceland’s earliest rivers, known for large and powerful salmon, good fishing and great lodge. The river is divided into 4 different sections so everyone can find something for their taste and price: elfa@lax-a.is

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Not only does Blanda have one of the highest ratio af multi-winter salmon in Iceland and is the best spring river in the country – but it also has our finest lodge.

We at Lax-a take pride in our lodges, both the full service ones and the self catering ones, but the Blanda lodge is undoubtebly our best lodge.

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Tungufljot is now one of the best self catering rivers of Iceland , excellant fishing shared by only 6 rods , 3 comfortable self catering lodges. Only less than hour drive from Reykjavik. Never low water , this fly only river is a great value for your money. There are some rods available ,  Contact Arni at arnibald@lax-a.is

It´s sometimes difficault to bring the whole family to Iceland during prime time for salmon fishing, we´ll it´s not that difficault but it´s quite expensive. For those of you who want to bring your family to Iceland and allow them to experiance what you have in the past and not having to pay a fortune, we offer many options, such as our self catering rivers early season from June to mid July..have a look..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

Brevyeni Camp is located in a deep canyon 27 kilometres from the sea and just downstream of the well known Ryabaga water. The beats contain classic pools as well as rapids and exciting glides. This part of the river is easy to read as it is full of features and there is often a fish lying“behind that rock”!
valgerdur@lax-a.is

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Located just west of the river Varzina at Kola Peninsula of Russia, this tented camp is an ideal place for small groups of six. If you are looking for a remote adventure with superb fishing, stunning scenery and of budget-price – this is it!
valgerdur@lax-a.is

Argentina's Patagonian pampas beckons all those who chase Big Browns, Brookies and Rainbows. And nowhere can this be more enchanting than at the magnificent three valleys of Estancia Tres Valles. Here is an exclusive luxury fishing lodge which affords all guests an unforgettable experience in the Patagonian outback.

Snow melts gradually. Rivers, gently-flowing and crystalline in the morning, turn slightly whitish and extremely fast as the hours pass. Days become longer and frost mornings merge with primroses afternoons. It is time to pull out the rods and dive into nature.

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The Argentinian Seatrout season has started, first anglers just finished their week with great fishing, 70 fish to land, all bright and in amazing health, this is much better fishing then same week last year. Biggest fish 23 lbs!! Our friend Alejandro Bianchetti, a veteran guide from Villa Maria sent me this update from the week.  Those of you who have already booked a week, get ready, it´s action time..Those of you who still haven´t booked in yet, this is the go for you guys..Contact axelo for all bookings.. axelo@lax-a.is  

All rivers have their favorites but you will be well of with a handful of the patterns below - in various sizes from small to big: Red But, Green But, Undertaker and Billy But. Green Highlander, Blue Steel and Silver Doctor. Francis, G. P. The Cascade and Ally’s Shrimp. Thunder & Lightning, Willie Gunn and Sunray Shadow – 2”– 6”

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If you are looking for a really great fishing at a reasonable price, Hvannadalsa is the right river for you. This is a 3 rod river in the Westfjords, beautifully located in a very unique and remote place, great for families and friends who prefer relaxed and private fishing. elfa@lax-a.is

Our three spring weeks are getting well booked in the Kola river for 2010.
Kola is a well known river by many anglers, for those who have not heard about or experienced it yet, it is almost equivalent to Alta in Norway in number and sizes of fish. For those who have experienced the Kola river know there are no words for describing the size and strength of the fish..

Lower Yokanga, Varzina and Sidorovka are all situated in the military zone in Russia. Those who fish these rivers need a special license to get into the military zone and that license cannot be issued with less then 2 months notice before the trip.

If you are interested in fishing on the military zone in any of those rivers please be informed, you need to book in good advance. There are no last minute booking possibilites because of the military zone paperwork...

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My name is Valgerður Erla Árnadóttir and I will be taking care of the administration for Russia for 2010 as I have done for previous years. We are now finalizing the pre-trip information for 2010 and I will contact all those who have booked a trip to Russia shortly. You will receive pre-trip information as well as a questionnaire to fill out in order to get an invitation letter for visa, and flight options if you would like me to book your flight, we offer direct flight to Murmansk from Arlanda, Stockholm, every Saturday during the season...

We had an amazing success in season 2009 in our trout fishing trips all around Iceland, all our groups got so good fishing, big fish on the dry and nymphs. We will proudly keep up the good work for season 2010, we have added new beats to our programs, all very attractive with new spots in every corner. Here are some pictures from the 09 season, contact Axelo for all booking information, season starts april 1st..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

Vididalsa had an amazing season in 09 and bookings for 2010 season are doing so well now, we have few dates left to sell, but these dates are really good to combind with dates in Blanda beat 1, only a short drive away. The lodges are good offering great meals and service, jacuzzi and nice comfort.  Here below you can view available dates, contact me for further information..Axelo axelo@lax-a.is

The Northeast coast of Russia's Kola Peninsula is a very unique location. The cold waters of the Arctic Sea meet the rocky coastal highlands to offer one of the finest treasures of the famed Kola Peninsula, the last refuge of the large Atlantic Salmon.  The river water is as clear as the wind of the tundra and the Salmon are big and plentiful. In the midst of this rugged beauty sits the finest Salmon fishing camp in all of Russia, the Varzina River Lodge. The Varzina Lodge is situated at the mouth of Varzina River at the confluence of the Penka River.  The Lodge is situated between the Yokanga to the East and the Kharlovka/Rynda to the West.  It is some 250 km Southeast from Murmansk and about 75 minutes by helicopter. CLICK READ MORE FOR ARTICLE , Fred fred@lax-a.is

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A few years ago I sat pondering at my tying bench thinking how good green is on Canada's famed Bonaventure River. I took every green feather and floss in my bench and tied a fly so garish that I ended up calling it Seasick. The following September after fishing one of my  favorite Bonaventure pools all day without a single swirl. jump or strike,  I remembered my little fly Seasick, As I went to tie it on, my guide mumbled something about it will never work...too much green. Undeterred, I had a special feeling and i was determined to give it my best shot.  It was the last pass of the day and there was nothing to loose. On about the fourth cast, a huge salmon exploded out of the depths of a fast rip .... CLICK READ MORE FOR ARTICLE , Fred fred@lax-a.is

What a great fun we had during new years eve , party going on until the morning , beautyful night with no clouds and full moonlight, and firework you can not believe! CLICK READ MORE FOR PICTURES , Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

We have now updated our Lower Yokanga page , now with lot´s of new pictures , from the pools , the fishermans , the guides and the Camp. CLICK READ MORE FOR PICTURES AND INFO , Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

Andreas Witt and Hanspeter have been sending us so many pictures from Lower Yokanga , here come some nice photos of some of the Lower Yokanga pools , nice so many memories popping up now looking at the pictures, many adventures fighting big fish from each and every of the pools , CLICK READ MORE PICTURES ,
Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

We have now received the fishing report from West Ranga for the summer of 2009. The total catch was 10.407 salmon, making last summer the second best summer ever in West Ranga

I am missing the Kola river , the river where I have landed all my biggest salmon in my life , almost all my clients as well have taken their biggest salmon ever on the Kola river. There is no river in the world with such a great number of 20 to over 40 pound salmon. We will be opperating only the best weeks in June for the big Kola Monster salmon , the weeks are 5 - 12th June , 12 - 19th June and 19 - 26th June. Same beats as usual Bear beat , Reindeer , Home , Junction , Pump , La Parska , Monica and Net, we will reduce the rods to be only 12 and reduce prices. There is a different  accommodation from the previous years.  Well I think this is a very interesting news to the salmon anglers world , half of the rods is already taken. Call Arni at +354 898 36 01 , or e mail arnibald@lax-a.is  .... CLICK READ MORE TO SEE PICTURES OF WHAT KOLA RIVER OFFERS!

We are very happy to have secured the lease on the Sandbrota beat on the Lower Gaula , this is one of the top beats on the Gaula early season , June early July , 50 large spring salmon where landed in one week ( the opening week in 2009 ) , we will only fish 4 rods. It is hard to find any better fishing in Norway than this , Please CLICK READ MORE FOR INFORMATION , ARNI arnibald@lax-a.is

I received some very nice pictures from Andreas Witt and Hanspeter , the pictures is from Lower Yokanga , Andreas and Hans Peter fished Lower Yokanga with us the last week of June and the first week of July 2009 , fishing was excellant about 95 salmon each week to 8 rods, and good fish. I will release 10 pictures at a time each day. It is so great to have pictures from anglers so PLEASE send me your pictures and comments and I will publish them , CLCIK READ MORE FOR PICTURES , Arni arnibald@lax-a.is

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I fished with my good friends Greg Verhoef and Paul Main last June on the Lower Yokanga Russia , early June 12 - 19th June , we landed 92 salmon to 7 rods, many many big ones including 4 over 30 pounds and one of 44 pounds. CLICK READ MORE FOR PICTURES , Arni arnibald@lax-a.is