What a season!
What a season in Jökla river! Since my last update the fishing at Jökla has been surpassing all expectations, with daily catches last days from 50 to 70 salmon!
In the last week of July alone over 300 have been landed by 14 rods. We fish 8 rods on the lower river and 6 from the the upper river camp, which opened on second week of July.
Not only are the salmon here in numbers, but the quality is outstanding. The majority of July catch comprised 2SW salmon, and in the last few days the grilse started to run and they too are of a good size and are in excellent condition.
After being flooded off for June, July has jump-started the season with a bang, and long may it continue! The overflow from the dam is not expected until late September (might even not all seson), so we might have a full season to fish the main river. The last time the overflow was late, in 2024, the river gave 1,163 fish. With the total currently already close to 900 fish, it’s going to be broken and maybe even been doubled!
It should be noted that this run of salmon is now mostly self-supporting, the fish are breeding well and our stocking programme has been greatly reduced since when we first started managing the river.
Bookings are strong but there are still some rods in upper river late August and also lower during 10 to 15 September, when fresh fish are still running the river. Please get in touch if you’d like to join the party.
Elsewhere in the Strengir rivers the little gem that is the Hrútafjarðará is enjoying a good season. The water level has been good throughout July, which has allowed fish to run freely. This hasn’t always been the case in the recent dry summers the west coast has suffered.