My Best Iceland Streamer – Catch & Tie

I’ll share my favorite Icelandic streamer—an essential fly for anyone fishing these remarkable waters. Watch as I demonstrate how to tie it and put it to the test in two unique locations on Lake Þingvallavatn.

Our journey starts at a stream outlet, a hotspot for trout early in the season. From there, we head to Kárastaðir, a deep and awe-inspiring location where we fish between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. At Þingvellir National Park, these plates meet and drift about 2 cm farther apart each year, creating visible cracks and fissures in the landscape.

This trip is just by the start of the 2024 Iceland fishing season for me, and it’s all about exploring the magic of Þingvallavatn with fly rods and streamers in hand.

The fly Peanut envy is originally tied by Kelly Galloup

The spots we fished were Fish Partner beats at Lake Þingvallavatn:
3-A & Kárastaðir
If you are interested in coming here to fish you can contact me here:
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Fly tying material list:
Thread: Textreme power thread 50 den black
Hook: Streamer hook in size 1 & 2 or 2 & 4 (largest in front) for example partridge attitude streamer
Hook Link: Senyo’s intruder trailer hook wire – large chartreuse and soft plastic tubing
Cone: Fly Dressing Conehead Large Black Nickle
Weight: Lead-free wire 0,5mm (inches in video description)
Wing & Tail: nature spirit fish hunter marabou – sculpin olive (uv)
Boddy Dubbing: ice dub olive brown & predator dubbing homeless care bear trimmed down in length
Hackle: Nature Spirit Strung Saddle 91. Dark Olive (Over Brown)
Ribbing: nylon 0,23 mm
Flash: Shimmerbou – Copper & Crystalflash Small Purple
Rubberlegs: Sili Legs – olive/black flake, Sili Legs – barred yellow/gold-black
Head dubbing: Ice Dub #281 Uv Peacock Eye

My rod setup used in this video:
Rod: Vision meri 9’ #8
Reel: Vision XLS meri #7-8
Line: Vision stillmaniac sink 7 #7

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