Tungufljót
Over the last few years the Icelandic sea trout runs have proved themselves more and more prolific, particularly along the spectacular and easily accessed southern coast, gaining recognition worldwide as an exciting target species. Good numbers of big, strong, hard-fighting sea trout are a very real prospect for teams of two to four rods fishing the Tungufljot.
The Tungufljot river, located in the Skaftafell region, is renowned as one of Iceland’s top destinations for sea-run brown trout fishing. The river is home to a completely natural, self-sustaining stock of sea trout, with no shortage of Atlantic salmon, char, and resident brown trout either.
The bulk of these fish run be fresh into the system in August, September and October and these hard fighting sea trout can be caught using a myriad of fly fishing techniques including hitched and dry flies, nymphs and streamers.
Set amidst an incredible landscape of glaciers and volcanoes, Tungufljot is just a short distance from some of Iceland’s most iconic natural wonders, including Skaftafell national park and Vatnajokull - Europes largest glacier.
The river is relatively wide and slow around Sydri-Holmur where it joins the glacial Skafta river, often very prolific on the seam line of the clear and glacial water, and gains character from Bruin as it winds up the valley. Lovely fly water pool after pool, easily fished with a single handed rod, often set against a backdrop of a cliff or hugeboulders, continues through the prolific Burhylur and continues until you reach the uppermost pools around the breathtaking Bjarnafoss waterfall.
Tungufljot is renowned for the number and size of its sea trout, with large numbers of acrobatic fish in the 3-7lb weight class, many in the 8-15lb range and every season number of fish approaching or over the magic 20lbs figure.
The river is fished by a maximum of 4 rods, and ideal for private groups of 2-4 rods, although some slots are available to two teams of two rods. Pricing varies through the prime season, but is always very competitive especially when compared to Icelandic salmon fishing rates.
