West Iceland

Laxá í Kjós

FreshwaterLaxá í Kjós and Bugða rivers — Kjós valley, Hvalfjörður

Laxá í Kjós, in the Kjós valley at Hvalfjörður, is a salmon and sea-trout river 45 minutes by car from Reykjavík, fished with light single-handed or switch rods, small flies and hitched tubes on floating lines. Six to eight rods rotate over three or four beats on the main river and the Bugða tributary, with a fifth beat open to everyone, and each rod has an en-suite room in the lodge above the lower river.

Published price
£5,590 per rod · 3 nights · 2027
Season
June to September
Main fish
Atlantic salmon
and 2 more
Guiding
Not published
8 guests at a time

Season

June to September

The season runs June to September, with 2027 dates from June 19 to September 26. Sea trout run from July.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Wading
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Bring your own tackle

Price and what it covers

£5,590 per rod · 3 nights · 2027

Per rod for 3 days of fishing in 2027, ranging from £5,590 for dates between September 20 and 26, transfer not included, to £8,860 between July 8 and August 1. Late June and late August cost £6,150.

Included

  • Your own en-suite room
  • Meals cooked by the lodge chefs
  • Guiding
  • Shared transfers from Reykjavík, except for the late-September dates

Not included

  • Tackle hire

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
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Reykjavík (KEF), Keflavik International Airport
From there
A 45-minute drive from Reykjavík. Some packages include shared road transfers from Reykjavík or Keflavík.
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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: laxaikjos.is

Lodge website

  • laxaikjos.is for species, season, capacity, getting there, location, fly-only rule, map pin, season status, description

Booking agency

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