Eldvatnsbotnar
View from Eldvatn up to the glacier Eyjafjallajökull.
Sea Trout
Harnessing water power to light up their farms.
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Botnar is located near the Eldvatnsbotnar (which is what the Botnar farm is named after) where water breaks out from under the lava stream Skaftáreldahraun
formed in 1873 with the Laki Volcano. Thus the excellent sea trout river Eldvatn or Fire River is formed, not
far from Kirkjubæjarklaustur in southern Iceland.
The enchantingly beautiful and mysterious Eldvatn is one of Icelands larger sea-trout rivers and offers over
32 miles of fishing on the main river and tributaries with 40 named pools. Eldvatn has a beautiful stock of sea trout, much the same as most of the rivers in the area. These are wild ice age brown trout with the sea going tendancy. They grow very old and very big. 10 to 20 pound sea trout are never out of the ordinary in this river. There are also quite a lot of big sea and stationary char, stationary brown trout and usually a few dozen salmon as well. Most of them though are not of Eldvatn origin, rather being fish from smolt releases on nearby rivers. They make the fishing more interesting but due to their origin, they are free game. The sea trout on the other hand are caught and released and there is a strict fly only regulation on the river. Anglers are allowed to take their char home with them if they so choose
Farmers in this area were pioneers in harnessing water power to light up their farms.
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