Freestone · Volcanic · Norðurland vestra, IS

Blanda

The Blanda river at Blönduós, north Iceland, in summer.
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Green Butt · 10-14 doubles
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelLight rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp8.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Green Butt
Green Butt10-14 doubles
When the Blanda drops and clears, downsize to Green Butt.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp8.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather9°C
WindSE 16 km/h
Pressure1005 hPa
Rain · recent7.8 mm
Rain · ahead1.3 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10 Uhr

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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Nordic SpringflyHatch
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Ladoga CaddisHatch
2
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Evening SedgeHatch
2
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Arctic Cased CaddisHatch
1
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1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Atlantic Salmon
Beats · 4

Blanda is a big, powerful, early-running north-Iceland salmon river, beat-structured and rod-limited — there is no national licence, and access means a controlled rod allocation rotating through numbered beats from June. Beats I and II open early (5 June, 4 rods); Beat III opens later (20 June, 3 rods). Below the 1991 Blöndulón reservoir the once-turbid glacial river now runs blue-turquoise most of the season, but it stays heavy water that asks for a wading stick and life jacket. Confirm the current beat map, rod numbers and booking route before relying on this.

Blanda Beat I — early lower riverBallot
The early lower-river beat, opening 5 June with around four rods and famous for two-sea-winter fish of 10–18 lb in June and early July.
Blanda Beats II–III — middle/upperBallot
The middle and upper salmon beats.
Upper canyon waterBallot
The uppermost section runs gin-clear through the Rugludalur basalt canyon — specialist water needing a careful foot on wet rock.
Svartá — trout & char contextEnquiry
The Svartá and associated trout/char water is a secondary multi-species package, usually guide-hosted, sitting alongside the salmon fishery rather than replacing it.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Blanda is limited-rod premium water where access, wading safety and current management rules matter as much as the booking itself
  • Check beat allocation and river-condition guidance before fishing because this is bigger, more powerful water than many Icelandic salmon rivers.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
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26 km
Salmon · Brown trout
Víðidalsá
31 km
Salmon · Sea trout · Char
Miðfjarðará
65 km
Brown trout · Salmon
Gallery · 6
  1. The Blanda river at Blönduós, north Iceland, in summer.
    Blanda at Blönduós
  2. The Blanda river at Blönduós in summer conditions, the lower river.
    Blanda at Blönduós
  3. The Blanda river flowing through Blönduós near the estuary, north Iceland.
    Blanda near the estuary
  4. The Blanda river flowing through the town of Blönduós, north Iceland, in November.
    Blanda river
  5. The Blanda river flowing beneath Langadalsfjall mountain in the upper valley, north Iceland.
    Blanda beneath Langadalsfjall
  6. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature5930% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 5 June → 5 September
Related guides
Atlantic Salmonsalmon tacticsEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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