Same here. I wouldn’t bother with southern Ireland - & I live here! Much of the spring fishing has gone & the summer fishing on my old stamping grounds - Erriff, Moy etc very uncertain

I wouln’t go back to Gaula, Orkla etc. Such beautiful rivers & potentially great fishing but climate change probably affecting them. The manager of one fishery told me a few years ago that the average temperatures in the Trondheim area had gone up by a degree since the 1970s. Anyway, the practical matter of rivers being shut down mid season several times in past few years settles it for this travelling angler.

I’m trying Blanda next year, we’ll see. The Gaspe rivers in Canada didn’t have a great year but Newfoundland seems worth investigating - did someone on here mention he was looking into this?

Anyway, like Pedro I’m getting the coarse rods out and soon I’ll happily be fishing a prime salmon beat on the Hampshire Avon for chub & barbel and expecting, instead if hoping for a pull

 

Have you seen the Blandas total for this year? 54 fish so far🙈
Icelander05

 

Thurso?

 

Patagonia for sea trout bigger than most uk salmon

 

No thanks.
Lower and lower water.
No flow in “prime” time.
Less fish too.
Previous thread on this.

 

Been there, done that, very good - although 2025 was a disaster. But looking for summer fishing.

 

Save your money for now and hope that in 10 years or so we are still fit and healthy and may be able to return to Russia

(wonder if they will have any fish left running the magnificent rivers there)

I’m with you on Iceland- the prices are greedy.

Newfoundland had a daily catch limit of 3. I’d love to catch 3 a day but that did put me off a bit (20 a day was common in Russia). Imagine catching 3 by 10 am. Then what. You just have to stop fishing and stand about !???

 

They're still fishing in some places in Russia - e.g. The Atlantic Salmon Reserve. Most of the guests there these days are Russian, unsurprisingly. I notice from the group photos that some of the old guides have gone.
I doubt I'll be going there again

 

Looking at Sweden for Baltic Salmon, but can't seem to find an operator that does anything with suitable accommodation, seems to be all self catering saying that the fishing looks good.

@Tangled The costs at The West Ranga look the same as last year through Sportquest I have my name down for a rod share under the solo traveller heading reduce's the cost somewhat.

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Stats for Iceland:

LV | Veiðitölur

veiditolur.angling.is

 

Stats for Iceland:

LV | Veiðitölur

veiditolur.angling.is

Many thanks for that, it to is sad reading.

 

if you live next to a river like many on here it’s easy just to pick the best times, the rest of us either have to pay a lot or take our chances or both.
It’s not easy to come up with what you’re looking for, im in a similar situation. Looking back at 35 years of travel I think probably one of the best was Fishing a place called Tikchik Narrows Lodge in Alaska. It was September we were targeting silver salmon, and rainbow, we caught so many silvers I lost count, over a hundred one day, I was lucky enough to catch 2 rainbow at 30 inches each + many more on double hand rods swinging the fly, lake trout and big grayling. A great fresh water trip. I to was considering Canada, but the chances of getting a good week and problems of limited fishing , if your lucky enough to catch 2 fish in the day you have to stop. The exchange rate then was over 2 dollar to the Pound. Thought about Bolivian but know very little about the fishing. When you find somewhere please let me know.

 

Sportsquest are now offering full refunds for river closures in Norway - doesn't fill me with confidence though. I see they're still selling Russia - with numerous warnings. I really miss Russia.

 

If you select 'Gönguseiðasleppinga' on the dropdown, that will show you the stats from rivers with smolt release programmes caught to date. The main page is all natural / no-smolt release rivers. Lax = salmon. Stangir = number of rods. If you click on the specific river (West Ranga is 'Ytri-Ranga') it will show you the weekly totals throughout the year

 

The daily catch and release limit in Newfoundland and Labrador is indeed three but in Quebec and New Brunswick it is two. The difference is that in Newfoundland and Labrador you may well actually limit out on some days on a small number of rivers but that is extremely unlikely to happen in QC or NB. If you are really devoted to getting every fish in the net you may have a problem but the regulations here require a single barbless hook so it isn’t that difficult to “lose” a fish.

 

What are you looking for in your weeks fishing? Numbers of small fish or the shot at a fish of a lifetime? The rivers of gaspe could give you the big fish but you might not get the numbers.

We fished mostly the York on the gaspe peninsula. We went 5 years on the trot 10, years back. We fished the opening week, bigger water but bigger fish that were fresh from the tide. It was hard fishing but we were prepared for that.

 

What are you looking for in your weeks fishing? Numbers of small fish or the shot at a fish of a lifetime? The rivers of gaspe could give you the big fish but you might not get the numbers.

We fished mostly the York on the gaspe peninsula. We went 5 years on the trot 10, years back. We fished the opening week, bigger water but bigger fish that were fresh from the tide. It was hard fishing but we were prepared for that.

A reasonable chance of catching an Atlantic everyday - great if it was double figure but not essential

 

Any pointers for Labrador/Newfoundland?

 

Seems that in Canada the 2 or 3 fish limit is for Salmon not Grilse so I have been told by Sportfish.

 

Lots of big trout on the Southern chalk streams, very few are wild. Occasionally used to stop at the Test at Stockbridge and have a few minutes fun feeding big rainbows with bread from the bridge, some of them probably 7 or 8 pounds and competing with each other for the bread. Not sure Halford would have approved ....

 

Nobody should approve of stocking the Test with Rainbow trout let alone Halford who would turn in his grave I should think.

 

Goodness knows what lots of hungry stockies of that size do to the ecosystem of the chalk streams ....

 

What we really need is catch per rod per day for the week they're selling you. It's ridiculous that they so rarely tell you - it's not like it's cheap.

Prices are around £7,600 inc flights and transfers (+tips)

 

Prices are around £7,600 inc flights and transfers (+tips)

Have a good look at yersel in the mirror , give what you see damn good slap , and join the pay for results club.

Carp fishing should suit you down to the ground , sir.

 

Oh eck, are you one of those poor people I keep reading about?

 

Me ?
I‘m afraid not.
I’m just someone who can see straight through your wafer thin facade.

Bye.

 

Last time I fished Bonadventure, Petite and Grand Caspedita (spelling) . The 3 fish per day really sucked. never read as many books on a weeks fishing trip!

 

You could try NFC on Gaula. Prices for 2026 are available.

 

Have you tried speaking to Steffan at Fish Travel uk, I was speaking to him in July and has some lesser known areas in Iceland at decent prices?

 

@Tangled just had conformation of my trip too West Ranga next year with a rod share and its surprisingly under half the cost of last year, same dates, this is through Sportquest Holidays who organised the rod share, may be worth an inquiry.

 

 

I was in the same sort of situation as you and decided to have a go for king salmon in Alaska. And I’ve absolutely loved it! Those fish are like runaway trains, so strong! And the fishing is in the summer. Worth considering.