North-west Iceland
Long Valley Lodge
Blanda and Svartá rivers — Blönduós
FreshwaterAtlantic salmonWading, Float trip
SeasonMay–Sep
- Guests
- Not published
- Guide to anglers
- 1:2
- Release
- All released
- Tackle
- Fly only
US$7,200 per person · 6 nights · 2027
North-west Iceland
Flóðvangur Lodge (Vatnsdalsá)
FreshwaterVatnsdalsá and Álka rivers, Vatnsdalur near Blönduós — lodge on Lake Flóðið
In 1997 the Vatnsdalsá in north-west Iceland became the first Icelandic salmon river to go fully catch and release. It runs about 40 km from the Dalsfoss waterfall to the sea, split into three salmon beats with a middle stretch for sea-run Arctic char and trout, and the guides drive anglers from pool to pool. Anglers stay at Flóðvangur, built in 1964 on Lake Flóðið, which has en-suite twin rooms, a hot tub and a steam bath.
Published price
£7,920 per rod · 3 nights · 2026
Season
June to September
Main fish
Atlantic salmon
and 3 more
Guiding
Not published
8 guests at a time
Season
June to September
Salmon are fished from June to September. About half the fish weigh over 10 lb, and multi-sea-winter salmon of 20 to 25 lb show up every season.
The fishing
- Water
- Freshwater
- Species
First is the fish the lodge leads with.
- How it is fished
- Wading
- Catch and release
- All fish released
- Tackle
- Fly only
- Gear
- Bring your own tackle
Price and what it covers
£7,920 per rod · 3 nights · 2026
Per rod for 3 days of fishing, booked as a group of six rods: £7,920 for July 10 to 13, 2026 (£47,520 for the group) and £8,640 for July 13 to 16 (£51,840 for the group). Bookings for single rods are considered.
Included
- Twin room with its own bathroom
- Breakfast, a hot lunch and a three-course dinner cooked by the lodge chef
Not included
- Transfers
Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.
The lodge
- Guests at a time
- 8
- Guiding
- Not published
- Package
- 3 nights, 3 fishing days
- For non-anglers
- Not published
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Established
- 1964
Getting there
- Gateway airport
- Reykjavík (KEF), Keflavik International Airport
- From there
- A drive of about 3½ hours north from Reykjavík, past Blönduós. On the river, guides take anglers between pools by 4×4.
Loading map
The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from OpenStreetMap.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.
Lodge website: vatnsdalsa.is
Lodge website
- vatnsdalsa.is/about for location, species, catch and release, fishing styles, gear, getting there, description
- vatnsdalsa.is/services for price, description
- vatnsdalsa.is/from-the-past-to-the-present for location
- vatnsdalsa.is/wp-sitemap-posts-page-1.xml for season status
Booking agency
- aardvarkmcleod.com/availability/iceland-salmon-seatrout-fly-fishing-av… for price, package, season status, fly-only rule, catch and release
- aardvarkmcleod.com/destination/vatnsdalsa-iceland for capacity, season, Wi-Fi, year established, getting there, location