Intimate west Iceland salmon river with small clear pools. Known for prolific grilse runs and excellent dry fly fishing. Short beats, high rod density but very productive. Volcanic bedrock underlies this river. Iceland's salmon are managed conservatively under operator and national rules — quotas, size limits and catch-and-release are widely applied; check the river's rules before fishing.
Langá á Mýrum runs some thirty-six kilometres out of Langavatn — a lake dammed into being by a prehistoric lava flow — down through the Borgarfjörður lowlands of west Iceland. The hard bands of lava rock that shape the country have made the river: they pen it into two handsome canyon reaches, one low on Beat 2 and a more dramatic gorge at the top on Beat 6, and between them break the flow into ninety-three named pools and runs over clean volcanic stone. The water is crystal-clear and the flow dependable, drawn steadily from the lake above. This is predominantly grilse water — bright fish of one to three kilos with the occasional heavier salmon — fished best on a floating line through the season. Wading is comparatively easy on firm rock and gravel, the canyon sections excepted, where the footing wants respect.
Wading: Uneven rock in the canyon reaches
- River
- Volcanic
- Partly confined
- Pool riffle
- Step pool