Right, what a problem to have.
I was all set to go to Iceland again in 2026 for my usual fix but prices have doubled since 2025, they were a stupid daily amount this year but now they're actually offensive. They're exploiting the loss of Russia and the high risk of river closures - without compensation - and low catch rate in much of Norway.
So where to go? Canada is possible but many Lodges are very shy of publishing catch statistics - some seem to have reasonable expectation of 1 fish per week. Not what we want, we can get that at home for much less. We go abroad to remember what salmon look like.
Any recommendations - including UK and Ireland, I guess? I haven't written off Norway either. Needs to be double-handed to get the full workout.
I was all set to go to Iceland again in 2026 for my usual fix but prices have doubled since 2025, they were a stupid daily amount this year but now they're actually offensive. They're exploiting the loss of Russia and the high risk of river closures - without compensation - and low catch rate in much of Norway.
So where to go? Canada is possible but many Lodges are very shy of publishing catch statistics - some seem to have reasonable expectation of 1 fish per week. Not what we want, we can get that at home for much less. We go abroad to remember what salmon look like.
Any recommendations - including UK and Ireland, I guess? I haven't written off Norway either. Needs to be double-handed to get the full workout.
