Fly Fishing Destinations Varmá River, Iceland
Technical Pocket Water Fishing for Thermal Trout
Iceland is a smoldering volcanic island; a geological wonder perched on top of a substratum of boiling magma right where the North American and Eurasian continental plates move in opposite directions. Along this fault line, where everything gets pulled apart in endless slow-motion, heat erupts constantly from the core of the earth. It is in this region of tectonic turmoil that a meandering river has found its course. by Rasmus Ovesen photos by Rasmus Ovesen & Martin Ejler Olsen SEATROUT have have always struck me as an utterly noble, fish. I grew up fly fishing for seatrout along the windswept coastal shorelines of Denmark. I’ve toiled and grinded away blindly, cast tenaciously for hours on end and in all manner of harsh weather, covered square meter after square meter of seemingly endless surface area in the ocean and fjords, and worked continually with patience, motivation, and stamina. I’ve handled my Sisyphean task with both stoicism and discipline. Every nagging speck of doubt I’ve dismissed with the uncritical zeal of a religious fanatic.
