Some will and some won’t have driven through the north-western Icelandic town of Blönduós. Always a happy place signifying progress while driving north. Even the most senior policeman is a very happy, positive man and a wonderful guide, fisherman and photographer. His stories of drug manufacture in remote farm locations in his area and incompetent Chinese tourists wrecking cars left, …
ION Beats of Lake Thingvallavatn 2016
This was my third year visiting these now famous pieces of water. You can read about my first time here and my second time here with an in-depth explanation of the lake, the fish and how it all fits together as well as how this extraordinary fishing phenomenon exists. The purpose of this short blog is to really re-affirm …
Sleepless in Iceland
The Opening of the Thvera season…June 2015
My colleague, Richard Scrope, and I were very lucky to be invited to join the leaseholders of the Thvera/Kjara for the opening of the Thvera (read about prime time here) on 12th June and the Kjara opens on the 15th June (read about opening in 2013 here). I love how the Icelanders get so excited about the opening days – …
Sterilisation Update – Iceland
A Fishing Phenomenon
Iceland 2014 – Part III – Fishing on the Moon – Trout and Char fishing in the Highlands…
June 15-18: Fishing on the Moon Tungnaa Char and Trout Tarquin: We headed east from Thvera, through part of Reykjavik and back on the E6 towards Selfoss where we stocked up on snacks and Skyr (superb yoghurt – http://siggisdairy.com/faq/skyr) for the fishing days to come. Then inland to the highlands, through the lowland meadow Icelandic pony farms and then, with …
Iceland 2014 – Part II – Some of the western salmon rivers…two visits to the north…
June 8 – 10: Nordura – one of Iceland’s best salmon rivers… Ben: As we drove home from Black Rocks we decided to complete the circle around the lake and took the west road, which took us past the ION Hotel and the scene of our great night at the river mouth but it also took us past the little …
Iceland 2014 – Part I – Huge Trout of Lake Thingvallavatn and Char of the Bruar River…
Frontiers has had Iceland at its heart since 1972 when we began to advise clients about the incredible Atlantic salmon fishing there. In June, a small team was put together to head to Iceland again to link up with old salmon fishing friends and to explore new and wild trout and char fishing options. The technical equipment was a far …
Thvera/Kjarra, Midfjardara, Jokla and Breidalsa…1 tired car, 2 drivers, 3 staff and 4 great rivers…
At Frontiers we take pride in our advice. When our clients talk to us about Iceland, our objective is to match them up with what we think is the right river for them. Some key questions beyond budget might be: Fitness levels, not in terms of long walks particularly, but more in walking or climbing in and out of canyons …
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