Despite freezing our butts off Atlantic salmon fishing last night here in Iceland, mother nature returned with warmth and sunshine this morning. It was absolutely gorgeous around the lodge on the Hofsá River. We slammed a quick breakfast buffet and headed for Beat 5, a section of river closest to the lodge in hopes Granny … Read more
Looking downstream from pool 22 yesterday on the mighty Hafralónsá Atlantic salmon river here in Iceland I saw a rope dangling from the canyon rim to the water. It turns out that rope leads to pool 21, better known as the Slave. If you read this blog regularly than you know damn well, the Slave … Read more
The weather changed last night. We woke up to the patter of rain and rattling wind. No one jumped from bed like yesterday. I made us coffee around 8 and we sat around and enjoyed the precious brew. We have eight more days of Atlantic salmon fishing here in Iceland and it doesn’t hurt to … Read more
Although its August and Iceland no longer has 24 hours of daylight, there was light at 11 PM last night and the sun came up around 3:30 AM this morning. Close the shades before bed and save that eyepatch the airlines gives you on the flight over. Atlantic salmon fishing in Iceland takes stamina. Perhaps … Read more
All my friends passionate about fishing (fishing bums) are similar whether from home or abroad. Icelandic Fly Fishermen pals Ingo Helgason and Siggy Hedinn picked Granny and I up at our room in Reykjavik, Iceland at 8 AM. First halt on the long drive to our upcoming fishing was the truck stop for a healthy … Read more
After hours of delays leaving the USA yesterday Granny and I arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland this morning. We’re here to Atlantic salmon fish with our friends of Icelandic Fly Fishermen. You may remember I fished here in 2014 with my friend Ingo Helgason. It was an epic trip where I caught one of the most … Read more
Thirty years ago I wondered if I’d ever catch a bonefish in Belize, a massive trout in New Zealand or a peacock bass in the Amazon. I thought with the measly salary at the time my boundaries for fishing would be 250 miles from home. And honestly, I was happy with that because my 250 … Read more
I don’t like departing the comforts of Victor, Idaho during summer. Fishing my own rivers, coffee on the back porch watching humming birds and listening to Cubs games on my XM are hard to leave. But I travel anyhow and I never regret. The past ten days fishing with Untamed Angling and Ben Furimsky in … Read more
We switched up guides on the last day. Ben and I went with Rafael Costa who is not only a fishing guide for Untamed Angling but also a fine photographer (click his name). We went for a long run up river to a place that Rafael has never been to explore. Untamed has set eyes … Read more
I woke up to find that a paddle crushed my 6-weight Winston while traveling down river last night. It seemed as though today wasn’t going to be a shining one but fortunately it was all uphill from there. Ben and I left with our guide Augustin early, skipping breakfast in hopes to catch a payara … Read more
Today was our last day of filming with Rodrigo and Marcelo of Untamed Angling for a possible segment for the International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Ben and I are only a small part of the clip and we did our part catching pacu yesterday. This morning we both hung back behind the guys while they … Read more
Camping in the Amazon may not sound so great to those that fear creepy crawlers like spiders and snakes, but the truth is, seeing either is rare. Its so wild here down the Iriri River that critters prefer to stay far away from humans. Therefore, camping last night was lovely and this morning was beautiful … Read more