River guiding — guide & 4×4
Included on the Lower and Upper sections; optional in The Gorge.
- per guide, full day
- ISK 120,000
The water · By the day · 1 rod
The Gorge
The salmon furthest from the sea in all of Iceland, and a very high proportion of multi-sea-winter fish. One rod, your own dates.
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ISK 59,000per rod, per day
- Rods
- 1
- Sold as
- Sold by the rod, by the day
- Season
- 20 July – 30 September
- Lodging
- No accommodation — fishing only
The water
The Gorge is the wild end of Stóra-Laxá — a ravine where few people have ever set foot. It holds a very high proportion of multi-sea-winter salmon, and the salmon that have travelled furthest from the sea of any in Iceland.
It does not sell as a fixed period. You pick your dates and how many rods, minimum two, anywhere in the season from 20 July to 30 September, and pay by the rod per day. A larger party may share the rods.
Its own water, its own dates, its own 1 rod — the Gorge is counted separately from the Upper Beat, so booking here takes nothing away from that section and nothing there takes away from this. One rod is the whole of it, though, so the days you want are worth taking early.
A guide is optional here rather than included — the one section where that is your call. There is no accommodation at the Gorge: this is a day on the water, and anglers arrange their own beds. Expect a walk in and a capable 4×4 to reach it.
How a day runs
You pick the dates and the number of rods; the same two sessions apply, 08:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 22:00. Nothing is bundled — add a guide or tackle if you want them.
- Rods
- 1 · Sold by the rod, by the day
- From
- ISK 59,000
- River guiding — guide & 4×4
- ISK 120,000
Add to your rod
What's included
- Your rod on the section you booked — the rod is the angling licence, so no separate permit
- A guide on the Lower and Upper sections, for every session you fish
- Fly-only water, catch & release on all fish, two sessions a day
- Three prepared meals a day, once you add a catered room
Not included
- International flights
- Waders, boots and rod hire — available as paid extras
- Gratuities for guides and lodge staff
- Alcoholic beverages
- Any night in Reykjavík
Add to your rod
Genuine choices, not part of your rod price. Add them when you book, or add them later.
Waders, rods & disinfection
Hire what you would rather not fly with.
- Waders & bootsper person, per trip
- ISK 10,000
- Single-handed rodper person, per trip
- ISK 9,000
- Double-handed rodper person, per trip
- ISK 11,000
- Gear disinfectionper person, per trip
- ISK 4,500
The other sections
Luxury Package · 8 rods
Lower Beat
Until 2 August this package is the entire river — the Upper Beat and The Gorge are both inside it — on eight rods. From 2 August, the water up to Hundastapi.
- Season
- 21 June – 30 September
- Sold as
- Sold as 3-night periods
- Lodging
- Lower Lodge · Catered
FromISK 477,000per angler, per period · rod & guide
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From August · 3 rods
Upper Beat
Tougher terrain, 3 rods, self-catered — and a lot more solitude.
- Season
- 2 August – 30 September
- Sold as
- Sold as 3-night periods
- Lodging
- Upper lodge · Self-catered
FromISK 417,000per angler, per period · rod & guide
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