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Fishing

As Iceland is surrounded by the richest fishing grounds in the North Atlantic, sea fishing has always been seen as more of a career than a sport, though there are limited opportunities out of Keflavik in the southwest.

The country's rivers and lakes, however, are also well stocked with salmon and trout , pulling in hordes of fly fishers during the fishing season (April 1 to September 20 for trout, June 20 to mid-September for salmon). Both fish are plentiful in all the country's bigger waterways, though the finest salmon are said to come from the Laxa (which means Salmon River), in northeast Iceland, and the Ranga in the south. During the winter, people cut holes in the ice and fish for arctic char ; the best spots for this are east of Reykjavik at pingvallavatn, and Myvatn, in the northeast .

You always need a permit to fish, which are generally available from local tourist offices and some accommodation, especially on farms. Permits for char or trout

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are fairly inexpensive and easy to obtain on the spot, but those for salmon are always pricey and often need to be reserved months in advance, as there is a limit per river. For further information, contact the National Angling Association , Bolholt 6, IS-105 Reykjavik (tel 553 1510, fax 568 4363, www.arctic.is/angling ); or Icelandic Farm Holidays , who publish a free English-language booklet about trout and salmon fishing in Iceland.


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