Hrúta produced well in 2008
Beautiful springer from Hrutafjardara. Photo from Strengir outfitter.
Hrúta’s season was marred by a mid season draught that pulled the water levels down and made fishing hard for a while. However the fish entered earlier than in 2007 so anglers were never covering dead water. Soon though it rained and the fishing picked up. The rivers total for 2008 was a very respectable 402 salmon compared to 431 in 2007. To put this into a better perspective, the ten year average for the river is 298 so while there were no records broken, the river was still well over the ten year average. Speaking of records, Hrúta’s record stands at 631 salmon in 2005.
Over the last years, sea char in Iceland have been in a marked decline expect perhaps in several west fjord rivers. Hrúta has suffered but this season there were more char than over the last few years. There were more seen, more caught, so there is the hope that they are on their way back.
