Day One went remarkably well all things considered
The huge brown trout from Varma. It took a number six black Nobbler. Photo by Gunnar Rósarsson.
The sea trout season started off well despite a bout of bad weather which sparked a run of floating ice and some moderate flooding and discoloring. Anglers set upon a few rivers following a night of heavy sleet and snow which turned to rain in the early hours. The catch was pretty good all things considered altough there were no very big ones bar one notable exception.
The exception was from the river Varma which is in fact not one of our listed rivers although it is one of the Reykjavík Angling Clubs rivers. This was its first spring opening since a huge chloried leak from a local swimming pool in Novemebr 2007 decimated most fish for several miles downstream. The river was largely monitored last year and limited catch and release fishing allowed this spring.
A 7 pound char from Varma.
The fishing turned out to be quite good as five anglers landed some 25 fish, most of them 2 to 5 pound sea trout plus a 7 pound char and a 5 pound stealhead of obscure origin. The main course though was a gnarled old huge brown trout of an estimated 13-14 pounds(see photo)
Tungulaekur started slowly and by noon „only“ eight had been landed although fish were following flies all morning long. The fishing picked up well in the afternoon though, and although we do not have a confirmed total, the days catch ran into several dozen.
Tungufljot started well, fourteen sea trout were landed and released and several hooked and lost. Most of the catch was from the same long pool of Syðri Hólmi, which is in the junction with the glacial river Ása-Eldvatn. The trout were all estimated from 3 to 8 pounds. One monster was hooked but broke free without being seen.
First one of 2009 from Tungufljot.
Litlaa up north produced eight sea trout in two and a half hours of fishing. Most of them from Bunnabreiða, which seemed to boil at times when the fish were on the move. The weather was far colder up north and the anglers felt liek they were fishing in the dead of winter. Litlaa‘s warm origin though keeps it open and fishable although winter seems to be parked in the northeast for the time being at least.
The biggest one from Litlaa, a 69 cm sea trout about to be released. Photo by Jón Þór.
Stay tuned to us as we will be bringing you more up to date news as fast as possible. We still have to report on some rivers, notably Minnivallalækur. What we do know is that the first shift yesterday failes to produce a fish. It may stem from the fact that the clients were anglers without experience on the river, fishing without guides.
Spring is probably here now as the next few days have a mild forecast. Frost will slowly leave the undersoil and there will be some flooding. Those catching the rivers as they come down from floodwater will be inluck, especially if they get some warmish weather as well.
