Breiddalsa river - Sea char - Brown trout

Nice brown trout from Breiddalsa

Season (trout/char): May 1. - July 1.

Rods: 6

Species: Sea run Arctic char - brown trout - sea trout

Lodge: 8 double bedrooms W/bathrooms, hot tub, sauna

Location: 80 Kilometers south of Egilstadir - East Iceland

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About the area

The trout beat is the top section of the river as well as the lowest with different species of fish in each section. The top consists of mostly stationary brown trout although there is a good chance of catching a sea trout on its way back to sea, specially early in the season.The lowest section is where the fresh water of the river meets the Atlantic ocean. There we see the water level rising and dropping with the tide fishing is done mostly on the low tide and when the tides are changing for sea run arctic char.

Nice char from Breiddalsa

The fishing is done with 6 rods from 1. May - 1. July. The river is privately owned and leased by Angling service Strengir that also own and operate the lodge located on the banks and provides luxury accommodation for anglers. The lodge has eight double bedrooms each with it’s own bathroom, TV and Internet connection. A comfortable dining and living room provides anglers with a chance to relax by the fireplace after a long day of fishing. The hot tub and the sauna are always popular to soften up stiff muscles and provide the ultimate relaxation.

Flies - Patterns

For the brown trout streamers seem to work extremely well, especially the ones that imitate salmon smolts. In the Breiddalsa river there is an abundance of salmon smolts for the brown trout to feed on and there are especially two patterns that work really well. Both of them are Icelandic designs, the Flaedarmus fly and the Rektor fly. Midge patterns are effective for the upstream presentation.

A nice sea run Arctic char caught by an english angler in Breiddalsa

For the sea run arctic char fishing is done with a different approach. On the bottom part of the river where it meets the sea the water level rises and drops with the tides leaving deeper channels in the sand. These channels are the focus of attention because that's where large shoals of char migrate up and down to feed. What they are feeding on are small shrimps that can be grey, green and orange colored to name a few. Any small shrimp pattern works very well. They also go for white very flashy streamer flies that are stripped in very fast. Small white Dog nobblers are a good pattern to work with.

Catch rates

Average catch rates are around 300 char and 300 brown trout with the average size being around 1 kilo.

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