Changes have been made on the management of Langa, as the Angling Club of Reykjavik has overtaken the former tenants deal following  mutual consent. This is a direct relation to the hardships that most if not all angling outfitters in Iceland have been dealt by the economic crisis in Iceland.

The old days are slowly fading into the mists of time and with them a whole lot of lore and history that has never been put on paper, simply reliant on aging humans passing them on, until…..

We are only just over a month away from the official start of the new season. We will then have several sea trout rivers opening up plus some lakes and rivers with stationary trout stocks. Most of the fishing though doesn't start until May.

One of Iceland's leading fisheries biologists, Guðni Guðbergsson, has told us that “fringe rivers” for salmon have been producing more catches recently, perhaps even at the disposal of other stocks in the rivers, notably sea trout stocks. There may be two main reasons for this.

According to Guðni Guðbergsson, one of Iceland's leading fisheries biologists, the likelihood of a highly successful salmon season for 2010, is in all probability very, very good. “Good years come a few in a row, just like the bad years, and we have had two outstanding years in 2009 and 2008,” Guðni told us.

The next season may be only a few weeks off, yet it is actually possible to fish in Iceland at the moment. While the winter has been light of snow, it has been heavy with frost and most if not all lakes in Iceland are covered with ice. A few hardy individuals have been taking a break from work by fishing through the ice.

We are obviously starting our countdown for the next season which we are hoping will be on par with the last two which have delivered a record season (2008) and a near record season (2009) on the salmon front, with many individual river recording their best ever catches over the course of both seasons.

The prominent angling club Strengur turned fifty last October and recently threw a birthday party worth waiting for. It started off with the west coast Laxa in Leirarsveit but most of their years have been dedicated to changing Sela in Vopnafjordur from a less than average salmon river to one of the worlds most coveted.

Langa may be one of Iceland's very best salmon rivers but it is not known for it's multiple mws's, rather its superstrong grilse. But during seasons of heavy runs there will always be some big fish on the prowl and more often than not they provide someone with great memories. Here is one such tale…