Jason and I head off to the Varma river in south east Iceland after chasing Salmon in the Laxa i Kjos. We switch focus to Sea Run Trout, Brown Trout, and maybe even some Arctic Char.
Another fantastic river that holds big fish. The sea run trout can be over 5 kilos. The brown trout are beautifully marked. And the Arctic Char are…weird looking, but extraordinary.
The river flows through a little town call Hveragerdi. The whole area is, how do you say it…seismically active! There’s even a bakery in town that gets its heat source from the many steam vents around the place. The Airbnb host has said that the ground shakes sometimes. But not to be worried.
Awesome!
This is a 6 rod river with lots of different terrain. Mountainous waterfalls. Slow flats. And sections where the river flows through the town. Hopefully close to the pub. We’ll need something to settle our nerves between the earthquakes.
That little red house on the map is our Veidihus, or fishing house. Its a hut we can use for shelter in case a volcano erupts, I suppose.
You’ll notice it’s pretty new looking. I think the last one got buried in lava or swallowed up by a sink hole.
Rich