Highlands & Laxardal Trip Report, 3 – 12 July 2023, by Pete Buckey
Having flown from Heathrow in the evening and spent the night in a hotel just a brief 5-minute taxi ride away from Reykjavik airport, I woke up the next morning
Having flown from Heathrow in the evening and spent the night in a hotel just a brief 5-minute taxi ride away from Reykjavik airport, I woke up the next morning
We’ve last minute space in a couple of cracking lodges which are part of the luxurious Eleven stable of properties. You’ll find great fishing, superb guides, gorgeous places to relax
We’re proud to have assembled a great team to plan your fishing holidays here at Aardvark McLeod. Most of us are anglers ourselves and you can be sure that no
2023 has been a busy year for the Aardvark McLeod team, with fishing trips to all corners of the world. Here’s a roundup, and highlights, of the team’s travels in
Imagine fishing in some of the world’s most beautiful, far-flung destinations AND staying in lodges full of home from home comfort. Not always easy to achieve in the angling world
There are two stand out fisheries in Iceland when it comes to brown trout and Arctic char: The southern Highlands and Laxardal on the North coast. The first explores to
When it comes to Iceland it is so easy to concentrate on the varied salmon fishing opportunities and often the incredible trout fishing is overlooked. One of the very top
My first expedition north to Laxardal was filled with questions; my bags strained with numerous rods, reels and flies and I was brimming with excitement. All of the packing and
Dry fly fishing, it is this time each year that my fishing frustration reaches its peak. Winter is desperately trying to hold on with its cold, wet grasp and my
As anglers we, from time to time, find a particular species or location that we become obsessed with. For me, brown trout have long been that species both at home
Once again I have run away to the land of fire and ice, and for the next week I shall be in Iceland. It still amazes me how easy it