Fnjóská is a 117 km clear-water river that rises in Bleiksmýrardrög and is one of the largest clear-water rivers in Iceland. Salmon and sea-run Arctic char are the main species during the fishing season, but brown trout and resident Arctic char are also found in the river.

Illugastaðir, also known as Beat 5, is fished from the boundary marker above Hólmabreiða, pool 68, and upstream to the junction of Bakkaá and Fnjóská, just below the farm Reykir. The marked pools are numbered 69–80. From there, the beat is unmarked up to Bakkaá.

The fishing season runs from 8 July to 31 August. Two rods are sold for full days only, and both rods must be purchased together.

Fly-fishing only, using fly rods. All salmon, Arctic char and sea trout must be released. Anglers are allowed to keep resident brown trout.

Fishing hours are flexible, but limited to 12 hours between 07:00 and 00:00 on the day of fishing.

No accommodation or fishing lodge is included with permits for the Illugastaðir beat.

Anglers are kindly asked to close all gates behind them, respect landowners and other anglers, and avoid driving across fields or unmarked tracks without permission from landowners. Please leave no litter by the river and take all rubbish with you.

By purchasing a fishing permit, anglers agree to follow all fishing and access rules and to register all catch in the electronic catch logbook on our website. Fishing permits are non-refundable.