Anglers from all across the world travel to Iceland for what is some of the best salmon fishing anywhere. North Atlantic salmon carve their way through wild rivers flowing past volcanic mountains, deep valleys and open farmland. Other than the massive salmon that you can almost scoop out of the glacial rivers with your hand just like a grizzly bear, the best thing about fishing in Iceland is that you’ll be able to enjoy a long stretch of river all to yourself, or along with your fishing friends.

While the salmon season runs from June until end of September, the trout season varies from river to river, although the official season is from April/May to September/October. For those with thick blood, or a fluffy down jacket, ice fishing is very popular here in Iceland.

Anglers hungry to land bigger fish won’t have a difficult time finding companies to take them to deeper waters. Sea fishing normally begins in late May and lasts until the end of August. Several tournaments are located in different parts of the country.