Big Laxá · hatch chart
Salmon from 25 June to 31 August; brown trout and char in the lake and the first kilometre
By month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
| Month | Insect | Stage | Size | Time | Intensity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Salmon fly, small | Swung wet fly | #8-12 | All day | |
| Jul | Salmon fly, small and dark | Swung and dead-drifted | #10-14 | 10:00-18:00 | |
| Jul | Midge (Chironomidae) | Adult | #18-22 | 11:00-16:00 | |
| Aug | Salmon fly, tiny | Dead-drifted in the film | #14-16 | 10:00-17:00 | |
| Aug | Midge and small caddis | Adult | #16-20 | 12:00-17:00 |
Flow and visibility
Because Big Laxá comes out of a lake fed by lava-field springs, its level barely moves all summer and its temperature stays between 2 and 6°C. It never colours, so fish are visible in every pool — which cuts both ways, because a spooked fish in this river can be seen leaving from 30 metres away. This is one of the few rivers where a fall in air temperature, not a rise in water, is the event that turns the fish on.
The insect plate
