Memories from Iceland 2016

A few hours ago the Atlantic salmon of Iceland exploit came to an end.  We boarded our flight from Reykjavik back to the States and will be home tonight.  I’m the pleasant kind of exhausted from a month of travel, fishing, short nights and writing the blog.  We are...

End Big and Go Home

It’s the last day in Iceland and only a few hours of fishing took place this morning on the Selá River.  The weather was cool, gray and drizzly.  A perfect day to catch one more Atlantic salmon on this Iceland trip.  And if you read this blog often, you know I like to...

Atlantic Salmon Fishing on the Sela River

I could’ve easily slept more this morning.  Not only was it cold and wet outside but I felt aftereffects from our after dinner party last night.  I’m not sure what time we went to bed but it was after 2 this morning.   The good news however is that we had Beat 2...

Brown Trout and Atlantic Salmon on the Sela River

We had a good sleep and finished coffee and breakfast early.  Ingo, Granny and I took off on the hour drive to Beat 8, the highest beat on the Selá River.  This upper section not only has Atlantic salmon but also a unique strain of wild brown trout.  The browns were...

A Dream of Fishing the Sela Comes True

After a few unsuccessful hours on Beat 4 this morning with Siggy, we left the comforts of Hofsá for the famous Selá Lodge.  It was a wonderful stay on the Hofsá.  The accommodation was relaxed and the food was delicious.  And Granny’s Atlantic salmon will be...