Freestone · Volcanic · Suðurland / Skaftárhreppur, IS

Geirlandsá

Fagrifoss

A south-coast sea-trout river near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, around 22 kilometres long, rising at Geirlandsbotnar at about 500 m elevation.

Poor · Arctic Char
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.83 mLast reading 2h ago
  • Water temp3.1°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.83 m
Last reading 2h ago
Water temp3.1°C
ClarityClear
Weather3°C
WindNE 11 km/h
Pressure997 hPa
Rain · recent3.4 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Arctic Char
Cool — slow
3.1°Cideal 4–12°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Arctic Char
When
Late summer into autumn for sea trout, with char throughout the season
Where
A south-coast sea-trout river near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, around 22 kilometres long, rising at Geirlandsbotnar at about 500 m elevation.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

Today's headline hatch shown — see all 2 active hatches hour by hour as a supporter.

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

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

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Part of the Battle Hill Lodge system
  • Booking through operator essential.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Fossalár
6.0 km
Sea trout · Char
Vatnamót
8.0 km
Sea trout
Tungufljót
22 km
Sea trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Fagrifoss
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A south-coast sea-trout river near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, around 22 kilometres long, rising at Geirlandsbotnar at about 500 m elevation. Part of the Battle Hill Lodge system alongside Vatnamót and Fossalár, and one of the Skaftá tributary cluster that forms the heartland of Icelandic sea-trout fishing. Two waterfalls punctuate the course, and the lower beats hold the main sea-trout water. Arctic char also present. This is a small, intimate river where stealth and fine presentation matter more than distance.

Sea trout here

Core south-coast sea-trout river in the Skaftá tributary cluster (Battle Hill Lodge system)

  • River
  • Volcanic
The full read · show the working · for Arctic Char · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature68 × 28%19.0
Flow90 × 22%19.8
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time85 × 13%11.1
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity29 × 12%3.5
Conditions total= 74
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 4–12 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout check current operator conditions → check current operator conditions
  • Char 1 May → 15 September

    Icelandic Arctic char (bleikja) — fishery permit controls all dates. Common season May–mid-September; exact dates issued per fishery permit. Resident lake char prime late May–mid-July; sea-run char (sjóbleikja) peak July–August. Always obtain the current fishery permit before fishing char in Iceland.

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

Related guides
Icelandglacial, spring-fed or runoffEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts