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…

The managers of Hofsa have launched a great new website at http://www.hofsa.is/ The web is a huge improvement from their former web, which wasn‘t though as bad as that statement might indicate!

Fly fishing in Iceland is a fountain of endless unforgettable  occasions. A reader of ours, Gunnlaugur Stefánsson, the minister of the church on the banks of Breiddalsa, and an on and off guide on the river told us a memorable tale from last season.

The NASF will be screening a new film, “Home for Salmon” at the  BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) in Piccadilly, London next February the 18^th. The film is in aid of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF). NASF supporters from around the world are invited to the premiere.

An Icelandic brand of fly reels is ready to expand abroad following several successful years making the grade in Iceland. Formerly known as Wish reels, they now go by the name of Einarsson...

Looking at several other pools following our article on Hnausi on Vatnsdalsa it is astonishing how prolific very small pools on tiny streams can be. One such pool is the Bridge pool on the Leirvogsa which stands at best as a small stream. Yet it is one of the countries best salmon “rivers”.

Several pools throughout Iceland are better than others. Starting as of now, we will have a look at a few of them. At first sight the Hnausastrengur on Vatnsdalsa looks like being the top producer. But perhaps further research will reveil a different pool. But until then…

Negotiations between the Angling Club of Reykjavík and the land owners of the famed brown trout fisheries on the big Laxa have agreed a new deal reducing considerably the financial commitment of the Angling Club. With the economic state of affairs in Iceland still pretty critical, this needed to be done to decrease the potential losses of both parties.

The Angling Club of Reykjavik has added an impressive river to its array of rivers and streams, namely the Laxa in Dolum, which is a very prolific west coast river.

Last summer British Colombian fly casting instructor April Vokey visited Iceland, first to run a girl school on Midfjardara, the next time generally to fish herself. She runs her own website, http://www.flygal.ca/ and she kindly allowed us to run her Iceland article on our website.