W4F - Fly Fishing Iceland "Monster Ice Age Browns" Þingvallavatn
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Ken Tanaka of Wish4Fish is back on the water! This time fly fishing in the South East region of Iceland with Fish Partner (www.fishpartne...) on the famous lake Þingvallavatn (Thingvallavatn) and it's sister lake Villingavatn for MONSTER Ice Age Brown Trout. These were some of the strongest fish I have EVER caught by far!
My gear that I was using was the Douglas Sky and Douglas Upstream PLUS with the Ross Colorado LT and Ross Evolution R SALT. My line of choice was the Rio Products In-Touch Streamer Tip 6ips as well as the Rio Gold In-Touch.
Thingvallavatn is 83.7 km² and is the largest natural lake in Iceland. It lies along the North Atlantic Ridge, sitting where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates separate from each other. The lake is considered to be 12.000 years old and formed by land subsidence and lava dams. Canyons and fissures mark the National Park’s landscape and cut the lake bottom in many places reaching its deepest at 115 meters.
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Absolutely awesome video! I love the footage you've captured in Iceland and it looks like you've had some amazing adventures up there. It's inspiring to see you continuing to do what you love and make a career out of it.
Thank you very much for the kind words and support Liam!
Thats actually the one we got, thank you so much for all your help you have no idea how much i appreciate it. 😁
You’re very welcome.
Great movie again. And some awesome fish you got there. Thumbs up!
Thanks a lot Jonny!
That fight on the 4 wt was epic! Amazing video Ken! Thank you for sharing!
Yeah, it was super awesome! Best fight and the most nervous I have ever been fighting a fish! Thank for the kind words and for watching!
Amazing adventure Ken. Some great Browns.. Keep up the amazing work.. I enjoy Wish4 production.
Thanks a lot Frankie
Another great video Ken!
Thanks a lot Casey.
Jeez! Those trout fight with all the tenacity of an Atlantic salmon!
These things are BEASTS!
Does not get any better!
No doubt! Iceland is AMAZING! Especially on Lake Thingvallavatn!
Just happened upon this video and have since watched many more of your fly fishing videos!,
really nice browns, keep up the great work!
Awesome! Thanks a lot for the kind words and support Matthew
the colors on those browns are beautiful, great vids as always :3
Thanks a lot Ian! Yeah those fish in Villingavatn were incredible!
It's strange to see the treeless landscapes out in Iceland. Guess you don't need to worry too much about the backcast. Great looking fish, they look really healthy and fresh. Sticker arrived in the mail and is on the fly tying desk. Thanks for the video.
Yeah, no doubt! It's super surreal! The closest feeling you can have of being on another planet!
That was one fantastic thing for sure!... no need to worry about stupid trees! Thanks a lot for watching. Are you on Instagram? Tag me on the pic I would love to repost it. If not please email to me.
That hog on a 4 wt had to of been an amazing fight, great vid!
Oh it was! That was the strongest fish I have ever hooked! That's including Northerns, Musky, Bass.... there was no stopping it. Like I mentioned it took me to the end of my backing 2x. You can hear him just ripping line out! It was incredible! Especially on the dry!
You are Dr. Frankenstein summoning monsters from the deep!
Haha
Your footage and camera skills are awesome as well
Thank you very much
Those are some nice browns, badass!!
Thanks a lot Trout Stalker
OMG the acrobatics of that first fish was incredible
No doubt! Icelandic natives are unreal!
Those fish are monsters!!!
No doubt
Great vid ken!!! Headed to henrys fork this weekend!! Hoping to hit some fish on hoppers!! Tight lines man!
Thanks a lot Josh!
Sweet! The hopper action should be on point right now! You wading or floating?
Hi, i am going to iceland in a few weeks, do you have informations about the flies, the spots, etc... thank you !
What outfitter are you going with? Are you aware that everything is private and that the one public license that you can get will NOT get you access to any great fishing spots?
Wow!
Going to be in Europe for 2 wks in feb. was this your guide and if so can u provide the name. Keep up the great content
Are you referring to Fish Partner or Wish4Fish? Either way... if you're interested in fishing in Iceland you must go through a guide service and Fish Partner is who I go through.
www.fishpartner.com/
Hard on!
Well alrighty then.
So you just walk up to the edge of the lake and catch monsters like that? Wow! What time of year is prime?
Haha.. well, it's not quite that easy but yes. This lake is famous for MONSTERS and you see. Prime is May / June. More towards May.
What weight of fly line did you use im going to visite iceland and would like to know
Nice! Who are you going with? Fish Partner?
I was using a bit of everything. Floating in the highlands with Rio In-Touch Gold. Used that along with Rio In-Touch Streamer Tip 6ips on the lake. I have also used intermediate 3ips on the lakes.
Dreamy landscape and another great video of you ... what rods do you use here?
I was using 3 different rods. Douglas Sky 9' 8wt
Douglas Sky 9' 6wt
Douglas Upstream PLUS 9' 4wt
For future reference you can see all the equipment I was using in the description box.
What camera are you using on your head?
Great video btw!!! Love those browns!
Thank you for the kind words! Yeah, these Icelandic Browns are special for sure!
My head mount is the Sony FDR-v3000x. For future reference, most of my equipment used can be found in the description.
Ah, gotcha. Thanks! Tight lines!
Would love to fish there but I have heard it is crazy expensive
I mean any sweet location with a guide is going to be pricey. It's not unreasonable by any means. I will have packages that will be very affordable coming soon!
Absolutely stunning fish and geography! I was concerned that you might get your fly stuck in a tree ~8^)
No doubt! Iceland is absolutely amazing! and that's one thing for sure!... you will never have to worry about a tree again!
Thank you, im just going with my family.
Not sure if you’re aware of this but ALL the good water is private. It’s not like how it is here.
There is a public fishing license that will allow you to fish 50 or so streams and lakes. Although you’re not going to catch and fish like this.
You need to go through a guide service or outfitter. Fish Partner does sell licenses guided or unguided.
Hi Ken , love your vids mate , ive watch just about them all . Reason I am commenting on this vid , is that I am going to Iceland next year and was hoping you could help a brother out with recommendations for rod/line weight , flies and tactics to take with me to Iceland? Thanks , ray
Ray, Thanks a lot for the kind words and support. Are you on Facebook? Lets chat there. Much easier to go back and forth. Facebook.com/Wish4Fish
I'm hosting trips there next year! You should join us!
PS just viewed ''more info '' for the rod n line weight lol
That was just for this particular video. In the other Iceland videos I was also using my 9' 5wt Douglas Sky.
More importantly is the regulations there. Also the terminal gear. Flies, Tippet, Line... Hit me up so we can talk about it
I am on facebook, Ill drop you a message dude.
What weight rod are you using 👌🏼👍🏼??
I was using a 8wt although caught that last fish on a 4wt because it had a dry fly tied up already.
Wish4Fish oh awesome my 7 wt should be perfect then, I hope to go to Thingvallavatn this summer to catch a on brown what time do you recommend to go and what are the laws about fly fishing there in terms of licences and season??? Great vid btw👌🏼
You will not be able to fish that lake without going through an outfitter. Thank you very much. June for the lake. Matter of fact everything in Iceland is private and you have to go through an outfitter that owns the rights to the water and the beats. I suggest Fishpartner.com.
Why do some of the fish have white bellies and the others golden brown? Different strains or male/female or....?
Those are coming out of 2 different lakes. Just a matter of diet and habitat. The silver one is the Ice-age Brown Trout. That is coming from a much bigger lake. Sort of like how lake run fish tend to get more silver when they are in large bodies of water. I have seen diet, volume of water and water quality effect the coloration. Those 2 more yellow Browns came from a lake that was attached to the larger lake. So same strain but the lake is much smaller like a pond.
Thanks for the quick reply and info. Just found your site and LOVE your "stuff"!
Thank you for the kind words and support Danny. Just wait to see what we have install this year! If you're around the Edison, NJ or Atlanta, GA area come by The Fly Fishing Show and say hello.
Wish4Fish I started fishing with Smallmouth bass and they say that bass fisherman know the most about their fish. Well if I can add some truth to that sentence, bass will adopt darker colours when near structure and when they are schooling off structure they will turn more silver. Don’t know if it goes the same way with trout but I have seen this to some effect with brook trout. 1 brook trout I caught in a lake was almost silver, then casting to where the stream ran out of it, I caught an almost black trout. The stream had vegetation and cover from the sun.
Devon Bustard - I don’t think that is the case. Since most streams have the same structure as well as lakes.
The only difference I see in color in trout is the difference between water purity. Not sure if it’s the water or what they are eating. Like I mentioned all the spring creek trout tend to be much more colorful. I think it’s because of the difference in what they are eating. It could be just because of how clean the water is. I think it’s similar to aquarium fish. When you change their diet to a higher quality feed they tend to color up. Obviously fish will color up during spawn as well as alpha vs weaker fish. Although the similarities from stream to stream makes me think it’s more diet related.
Which beat is that?
That was Kaldárhöfði Beat 4 as well as Villingavatn Beat 3D
nice.. what the fly line you use..
I was using two different lines. I was using the Rio In-Touch Gold for the floating line as well as the In-Touch Streamer Tip 6ips
Holy shit...
OK, you have great footage and you obviously can fish....but what about giving us something useful.....like details of the tackle, the set up the flies and the techniques!
Read though the Comments and you'll see others asking the same.
Show that you are not just on an ego trip and help your fellow anglers.
Watch my other videos. Plenty of information, tips and techniques.
I mix it up. Some have tips and some are just fishing. Can’t be all of one of the same thing. You and I will both get bored of it.