Iceland trout fishing: Minnivallaekur River

Our recent trip to the Minnivallalaekur river in Iceland in July was a great success. Typically for Iceland the weather conditions change rapidly but we had our fair share of light winds providing excellent conditions for some prolific midge hatches ensuring rising fish were found in abundance. While the majority of fish landed were between 1-3lb several exceeding 5lb came to the net.

Paul (Maxie) Maxwell sums up his trip nicely below:

Hi Mat
Just thought i would send you a few words to express my thanks for a fantastic holiday. Right from the start you made me feel relaxed and at ease. The accommodation and the food were superb and all set in a wonderful lodge right beside the river. As for the fishing, it was Brilliant! I have never experienced anything like it before. With your guiding Mat I had the biggest fish of a lifetime and just when i thought it could not get any better you guided me onto a biger fish. Thank you once again Mat for fantastic holiday and I have no reservation at all in recommending Fly Odyssey to anyone looking for a fly fishing holiday. I am now looking forward to my next trip with Fly Odyssey. Cheers Maxie

FOr information of fly fishing the Minnivallalaekur river or further details on our 2011 hosted trip to this river please email us or call +44 1621743711.

Some pics from the trip below courtesy of Jody Burton and Toby Coe:



Paul Procter's 5lb 6 oz midge feeder



Maxie's 5lber in the net.



Jody with a hard fighting brown trout



Big Sky


scenery

CLA Gamefair 2010

We will be back to the gamefair this year at Rageley Hall between the 23rg-25th July. We have some interesting guys along on the stand helping out.

Ian Cole one of New Zealand's finest fishing guide will be there with us to talk about fly fishing in New Zealand. So for those who are planning a trip to New Zealand in the future please drop by and ask Ian all about the NZ experience.

Jeff Kean from Palm Valley Outfitters in the US will also be on the stand. Jeff has extensive experience in Mexico and works closely with Casa Blanca and Playa Blanca lodges. He is exploring some of the most remote fisheries in the Caribbean and will be on hand to discuss the exploratory options for Bonefish, Permit, Snook and tarpon fishing of the remotest parts of the Yucatan Peninsula. Jeff also runs red fishing and hunting operations in Texas.

We look forward to weeing you there and if you have any questions about fly fishing travel throughout the world please drop by for a chat.

Mathew McHugh
Director

Varzina River Salmon fishing

We have just had a group from the UK fishing enjoying the spring fishing on the Varzina River on the Northern Kola peninsula for atlantic salmon. While the fishing was tough by the rivers high standards with a total of 58 fish for the week one of our clients managed a personal best salmon of 28lbs. There were another 2 fish over the magical 30lb mark landed by others in the camp. It appears most of the rivers on the North Kola are slightly down this year on numbers. The water on the Varzina was still quite cold so the fishing over the next few weeks should improve still. Another group of ours heads over on Friday so we look forward to more big fish stories upon their return.






Kevin's personal best salmon above.

For interest in fishing the Varzina river in 2011 please call us on +44 1621743711 or email us.