Overview
Ytri-Rangá is a river in Iceland popular for salmon fishing. It is over 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, rising north of Hekla, passing to the west of Hella before, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) further south, joining with the river Þverá to become the Hólsá.
Description
The East Ranga River offers world class fly fishing in one of Iceland’s best salmon rivers. East Rangá has been one of Iceland´s most productive rivers for the last 20 years. The river has earned its place as one of Iceland´s top salmon rivers due to a well planned conservation and management policy that has been in place for 25 years. East Rangá is one of the most beautiful and prolific salmon rivers in Iceland. The smelt release program is one of the best in Iceland. During the last 5 years the average salmon catch has been over 4000 fish caught on 18 rods. The river is divided into nine beats with 2 rods on each beat and has a fair rotation system utilising the 22 km stretch of the river for the maximum benefit of each angler. This allows plenty of space per rod and a nice variety of interesting river pools. One guide per two rods is recommended for the best coverage of pools including knowledge of the river plus the most appropriate tackle and best fly patterns. Facts about East Rangá: Season is from 15th of June till 15th of October each year. East Ranga is famous for catching the greatest number of big salmon out of all the rivers in Iceland. Late July and early August is the prime month for the salmon. Fisherman can use fly, lures and even worms.