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Article Salmon fishing in Iceland, where to start Apr 14. 2023 Planning Iceland with its fascinating extremes and great runs of salmon is a dream destination for many anglers. Here’s where to start. Get the advice here	Article The Perfect Seven Nov 9. 2021 Rod choice Are you looking for a perfect single-hand gear set-up for salmon fishing? Here’s Nils Folmer Jorgensen’s preferred tools, how he ended there and his honest opinion on why. See his selection here	Article NailFly Jun 17. 2021 Polished Here’s a simple pattern for a summer salmon fly, which can be varied almost endlessly. It uses nail polish for the body and is super fast to tie. Learn to tie it here
Article The Monster Brown Trout of Thingvallavatn Jan 31. 2020 Big trout The Icelandic lake Thingvallavatn has become synonymous with monster ice age brown trout. People from all over the world come to chase their dream fish. Many have their dream come true from the first cast, others go home empty handed. Get the lowdown here	Article The Prince Dec 20. 2018 Iceland There are quite a few rivers around Iceland claiming the queen crown. But there is only one Prince. Meet the river Hofsá Read more here	Article My Erna Jul 14. 2018 Iceland A well proven Icelandic hair winged salmon fly, responsible for catching many large salmon See the pattern here
Article The Big Laxa Oct 12. 2017 Iceland Laxá í Aðaldal AKA Big Laxa is probably the most legendary salmon river in Iceland. Not only is the river big, but so are the salmon. Read about this famous river here	Article What is a switch rod? Mar 18. 2014 A jack of all trades There's single hand and two hand rods. The one in between should be the switch rod, right? This article is about how salmon guide Nils Jorgensen sees it. Single or two hand?	Article Nize Nov 19. 2012 Tube fly Nize is a tube fly tied the environmentally friendly way - reusing tube scraps from other flies. It's an efficient fly for salmon. See how to tie it here
Article Another Year of the Giants Mar 18. 2012 Iceland Icelandic salmon guide Nils Jorgensen's annual report from 2010 was "The Year Of The Giants". An unbelievable season, which for me seemed like once in a lifetime with many monster salmon. Well, the madness continued from day one in 2011… Read Nils' 2011 report here	Article HKA Sunray/Bismo Nov 26. 2011 Tube fly This fly is without doubt one of the best catching flies on the bigger rivers in Iceland! It was originated by Danish Henrik Kassow Andersen. Salmon guide Nils Folmer Jørgensen from Iceland shows you how to tie it. See step by step pictures here.	Article Vatnsdalsá May 24. 2011 Monsters The Icelandic salmon river Vatnsdalsá river is famous for its large fish. Many anglers get a big surprise when they see the monsters showing themselves in this rather small river. But it is more than that. This was the first full catch & release river in Iceland and is a role model for other rivers. Read about big salmon here
Article Minni May 12. 2011 Hefty browns Medium sized spring fed stream, crystal clear water and brown trout reaching the 20 lbs./10 kilo mark. Where do you find this? Just over one hour's drive from Reykjavik in Iceland in the Minnivallalaekur river. Read more here	Article Spider NJ Apr 21. 2011 Tube Once again, simple is good! Once again, black is good! Once again, rubber legs are good! Once again a tube fly from Nils Jorgensen. This little tube fly is so easy to tie that you can easily fill a box in no time. Tag along here and learn to tie it	Article Black Ghost Tube Apr 21. 2011 Ghost buster Believe in ghosts? How about a black one? If you're fishing sea trout or brown trout, or even salmon, there is no way around the Black Ghost. It has caught thousands of fish around the world. This is an all time classic that has proven itself. See how to tie two different tube versions of this fly.
Article Nils Folmer Jørgensen Apr 7. 2011 Dane in exile Nils is born Danish but moved to Iceland where he has been living, fishing and guiding for a very long time now. Read about Nils here	Article Raven NJ Apr 7. 2011 Tubed Simple things somehow often seem to work and this has also been the case for one of Nils Jorgensen's absolute favorite salmon flies, the Raven NJ. It has proven itself many times. See how to tie it here.	Article PET Blue NJ Apr 5. 2011 Tubed Black and blue colors are great no matter where you are fishing for salmon or sea trout. The PET Blue is just one of several colors of Nils Jorgensen's PETs. They are great in all sizes and easy to tie on the new Pro Tube System. Follow the steps here.