Steelhead & salmon
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
Open the checklistGrenlækur
- Type
- Spring creek, Southern Region, Iceland
- Season
- May–Sep (salmon)
Where the season comes from
Veiðitími á laxi er heimilaður (samkvæmt 17. gr laga nr 61. um lax- og silungsveiði frá 2006) í allt að 105 daga á tímabilinu 20. maí til 30. september.
Our translation: Salmon fishing is permitted (under Art. 17 of Act no. 61/2006 on salmon and trout fishing) for up to 105 days within the period 20 May to 30 September.
Set for Iceland as a whole, not this water by name. Each river's own dates, within this legal window, are set by its fishing association.
Exceptions on the page:
Fiskistofu er heimilt er að framlengja, með undanþágu, þann tíma í allt að 120 daga og allt til 31. október ár hvert, að fenginni umsögn Veiðimálastofnunar. Þessi heimild miðast við ár þar sem veiði byggist fyrst og fremst á stofnum sem viðhaldið er með sleppingum gönguseiða.
Our translation: Fiskistofa may, by exemption, extend that period to up to 120 days and up to 31 October each year, after an opinion from the Institute of Freshwater Fisheries. This applies to rivers whose fishing rests mainly on stocks maintained by smolt releases (the 2024 MFRI report names Ytri-Rangá and Eystri-Rangá as smolt-release rivers, but no page gives their dates).Lax skal vera friðaður fyrir allri veiði í a.m.k 84 stundir í viku hverri.
Our translation: Salmon must be protected from all fishing for at least 84 hours every week.
Lax- og silungsveiðin 2014 (VMST/15022)
Veiðimálastofnun (now Hafrannsóknastofnun), with Fiskistofa · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there. - Live gauges
- None listed
- Listed by
- 1 authoritative list
- Guides
- None listed
- Shops
- None listed
Today on Grenlækur
No live reading
Why there is no reading
No provider we read publishes a machine-readable feed on this water. We show no number rather than a guessed one.
More about Grenlækur
The Grenlækur is a spring creek in the Southern Region of Iceland. Iceland's Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (Hafrannsóknastofnun) studied it in its report “HV 2018-43”. It rises from springs under the Eldhraun lava in Landbrot (Skaftárhreppur), near Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Also called Grenlækur í Landbroti.
Where to fish
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Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish. Most waters here need a rod licence or permit and often a beat booking or club ticket; the listing pages under Regulations say which.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Restrooms near Grenlækur
Restrooms near Grenlækur
Restrooms within 2 miles of Grenlækur in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
More water near Grenlækur (6)
- GeirlandsáSouthern Region · Freestone river · about 14 km
- VeiðivötnSouthern Region · Lake or reservoir · about 59 km
- Eystri-RangáSouthern Region · Freestone river · about 97 km
- Þverá í FljótshlíðSouthern Region · Freestone river · about 108 km
- Ytri-RangáSouthern Region · Freestone river · about 109 km
- AffallSouthern Region · Freestone river · about 110 km
Regulations and official lists
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Each line is an official list that names this water. Those pages are the authority on seasons, licences, limits and closures for each beat or reach; read them before you go.
Guides and shops near Grenlækur
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Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Guides
No guide within 60 km yet.
Shops nearby
No shop nearby yet.
Species
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The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Grenlækur er frjósamur lindarlækur með ríkulegt lífríki. Þar er einn stærsti sjóbirtingsstofn á Íslandi og mjög verðmæt veiðihlunnindi.
Our translation: Grenlækur is a fertile spring-fed stream with rich life. It holds one of the largest sea trout stocks in Iceland and very valuable fishing rights.
Listed as: sjóbirtingsstofn.
Listed by the agency
- Sea trout
Gear checklist
About this
A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.
Videos for this water (5)
Watch: reading a trout stream
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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Watch: nymphing basics
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Fish Tales
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Grenlækur.
No stories from here yet.
Sources for this page
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
All 4 sources and dates
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Live readings come from the named provider when the page is shown, under the licence shown on each card. Designations, species and the flagship note link to the agency or body that publishes them; this page copies only the list wording and the species names. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the OpenStreetMap feature “Grenlækur, Skaftárhreppur, Southern Region, Iceland” (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), found with Nominatim; a point on or near the named feature, approximate. Water type is our own classification.
- Vatnsþurrð í Grenlæk 2016. Áhrif á lífríki í vatni (HV 2018-43)Hafrannsóknastofnun (Marine and Freshwater Research Institute) · checked 2026-11-05
- Lax- og silungsveiðin 2014 (VMST/15022)Veiðimálastofnun (now Hafrannsóknastofnun), with Fiskistofa · checked 2026-11-04
- OpenStreetMap via Nominatim (position)© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 · checked 2026-10-20
- Overture Maps places (guide map points)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0 · checked 2026-09-30