Laxa in Kjos is back on track following the long draught period that hit most of Iceland. It finally rained and the fish were quick to move. It was as if the river had been given an electric jolt. The first full rainy day produced all of ninety hookups and 55 of those were landed. And we are then only talking about the salmon. The river is loaded with sea trout as well.

Laxa in Kjos is very low these days and that has been affecting the fishing. Hot and still weather has not been of help either. However the weather is cooling down and while we will have to wait a bit longer for some rain, the cooling and the accompanying wind will help.

Laxa in Kjos has been productive over the past several days despite the conditions being very bad. Yet, the last group on Laxa landed 60 salmon which is outstanding under the circumstances.

Three nights ago a huge run of big sea trout entered the Laxa in Kjos. As is their habit on the river, they passed quietly during the night and were only discoverd the morning after when one of the guides found that there were hundreds of sea trout all over the beat!

Laxa in Kjos finally had its delayed opening this morning and the morning was indeed worth waiting for. As this is written the total from the first shift is not known as they are still fishing, but after the first hour there were three landed, and seven by eleven o‘clcok, plus an 8 pound sea trout.

We have had our first confirmed salmon sightings of the season, that is yet to start. A good looking rather smallish mws was seen finning in the Kvislafoss of the Laxa i Kjos last Wedensday, May the twentieth.

One of our featured rivers is known for its quality Atlantic salmon fishing. But it has also emerged over the years as a massive sea trout river with the trout running alongside the salmon with the prime time hand in hand. This is the Laxa in Kjos, a mere hours drive from the capital of Reykjavik.

The Atlantic salmon season of 2009 is fast building on the horizon. And it comes on the back of such a stunning record season that hardly anybody knows what to expect this year. But for the most part people have concluded that the coming season has a considerable margin for slipping from 2008 without losing a label of excellence.

A lot of funny things tend to happen while fly fishing for salmon in Iceland. In some places they are called tall tales but as most anglers know only to well, you can hardly make up a fishing story that is so ridiculous that a true one cannot beat it every time. Here is one from the Laxa in Kjos.