Þingvallavatn

Type

Lake or reservoir, Southern Region, Iceland

Season

Apr–Sep (arctic char and brown trout (all rod fishing in the park area))

Where the season comes from

Fluguveiðitímabil (20. apríl – 31. maí) Aðeins má veiða á flugu með flugustöng og öllum urriða skal sleppt. … Almennt stangveiðitímabil (1. júní – 15. september) Frá 1. júní til og með 15. september er heimilt að veiða með flugu, maðki eða spún.

Our translation: Fly-fishing season (20 April – 31 May): only fly fishing with a fly rod is allowed and all brown trout must be released. … General rod season (1 June – 15 September): from 1 June to 15 September inclusive, fishing with fly, worm or spoon is allowed.

Set for Þingvellir National Park angling area on the northern shore of Þingvallavatn (Leirutá on Lambhagi to Langatangi south of Arnarfell), not the land of Kárastaðir. The national park part of the lake opens 20 April with fly only and catch-and-release for trout until 31 May, then fly, worm or spoon until 15 September.

Exceptions on the page:

• Veiðibann gildir í Ólafsdrætti frá 1. júlí til og með 31. ágúst vegna hrygningar bleikju.
  Our translation: A fishing ban applies in Ólafsdráttur from 1 July to 31 August inclusive because of Arctic char spawning.
• Öll veiði í Öxará og svæðinu sunnan óss hennar er bönnuð, þar með talið við vestanverðan Lambhaga.
  Our translation: All fishing in the Öxará river and the area south of its mouth is banned, including along the western side of Lambhagi.

Stangveiði - Þjóðgarðurinn á Þingvöllum
Þjóðgarðurinn á Þingvöllum (Þingvellir National Park) · checked 2026-11-05. Dates change each season: confirm them there.

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