Fly fishing for salmon on Stora Laxa River in Iceland. Stóra Laxá is Located in the southern part of Iceland only 90 minutes driving from Keflavik Airport. The river spans over 90 kilometres where it runs from Lake Grænavatn through the gorgeous and scenic canyons Laxárgljúfur before opening up on to the meadows and joining the glacier river Hvítá.
Stora Laxa offers very good salmon fly fishing, it is one of the best salmon rivers in Iceland. Stora Laxa winds it‘s way down through spectacular landscape, with breathtaking scenery wherever you look. The variety of pools are great, you will find calm pools as well as fast flowing ones. Stóra Laxá is known for big average weight and is the home of some of the biggest salmon in Iceland.
