West Iceland

Langárbyrgi (Langá á Mýrum)

FreshwaterLangá á Mýrum, from Lake Langavatn to the sea west of Borgarnes — lodge at the Hvítsstaðahylir pools

The Reykjavík Angling Club (SVFR) runs Langárbyrgi on the Langá, a lake-fed salmon river that meets the sea west of Borgarnes in west Iceland. All 93 named pools can be reached by car, and between eight and twelve rods fish at a time depending on the date, fly only, with each rod allowed to keep one salmon under 70 cm per session. The lodge stands above the Hvítsstaðahylir pools and has 14 en-suite twin rooms, plus six single rooms added in 2024.

Published price
From ISK 69,000 per rod
Season
June to September
Main fish
Atlantic salmon
and 1 more
Guiding
Not published
34 guests at a time

Season

June to September

Fishing runs June 19 to September 25, with 8 rods from June 19, 10 from June 26, 12 from June 30 to September 9 and 10 until September 25. Most fish are grilse, with multi-sea-winter salmon early in the season, and the catch averaged about 1,000 salmon a year from 2016 to 2025.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Wading
Catch and release
Some fish kept
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Not published

Price and what it covers

From ISK 69,000 per rod

From, per rod; rods are sold for 1 to 3 days at a time, midday to midday. A board fee per person per day comes on top: ISK 29,900 with two anglers sharing a rod or ISK 34,900 for one angler from June 22 to July 3 and from August 20 to September 23, rising to ISK 40,900 or ISK 45,900 from July 3 to August 20. In 2026, three days on a rod cost from £5,250 (June 30 to July 3) to £7,990, transfers not included.

The year this rate applies to is not published.

Included

  • Room with a private bathroom and meals, covered by the board fee
  • A river warden who assigns beats and briefs anglers on arrival

Not included

  • Guiding, booked separately
  • Transfers

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
34
Guiding
Not published
Package
Not published
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Reykjavík (KEF), Keflavik International Airport
From there
From Keflavík airport the drive takes about 1 hour 30 minutes; the Langá meets the sea west of Borgarnes. An ordinary car can reach the lodge, and every marked pool has road access.
Loading map

The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from the lodge's own website.

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: svfr.is

Lodge website

Booking agency

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