​I am clearly not the most active blogger for Exploring Iceland, apologies. My excuse: I have been out and about – fishing!     Some very nice sea trout early in the season and more recently brown trout and salmon. I have been at lakes, at the beach and a few rivers, probably 2-3 times a week on average this summer… my family is very patient.

​Some more practical information: 

We are very proud to have our first blog from one of our Special Advisors, Ralf Duerholt, the fishing expert:  
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Fishing Blog Post #1 - December 2015
December is not the busiest time for recreational fishing in Iceland, a good opportunity to share a little about the basics on fish species in Iceland.

​Fresh Water Fish
The five indigenous species of freshwater fish in Iceland are the atlantic salmon (icelandic: lax; latin: salmo salar L.), the arctic char (bleikja; salvelinus alpinus L.), the brown trout (urriði; salmo trutta L.), the eel (áll; anguilla