SALMON RIVERS AND TROUT STREAMS. 81 trout and salmon. It is said there is good trout fishing in the lake, hut the author is inclined to the belief that only char are found there. If so, it is doubtful whether they will take artificial flies. The Southern HvItA (White-river).—This is a large river, and, as usual with all such in Iceland, is a Lokulsa—i.e. fed by glacier water. Naturally, the waters of such rivers are too cold and turbid to be the haunts of the Salmonidse, and therefore they are fishless streams, save when they have tributaries fed from other sources; as when such is the case the salmon—the author is not sure whether sea-trout do so, or not—brave the turbid milky-white water of the lower reaches of the rivers, and make their way to the tributaries, in whose clear water they can find congenial quarters. About twenty-five miles from the debouchure of the LLv'itd the river makes a sharp bend, and receives several tribu- taries, the two easternmost of which are said to be good salmon rivers. The smaller of these, the one nearest the main channel, is named Minni Laxd (Lesser Salmon-river) and the easternmost the Stcerra Laxa (Greater Salmon-river). The best houses at which quarters are obtainable are Grof farm and Hruni parsonage. In every case in Iceland the permission of the owner of the land, upon which it will be necessary to go to fish, must be obtained ere wetting a line. At the present time, with but few exceptions, it is readily accorded upon the bulk of the fish being handed over to the farmer owning the land abutting on that part of the stream where they were caught. It will be as well to offer to pay for the fish reserved for the angler’s own consumption, but in most instances no payment will be taken. Both Grof and Hruni are distant two longish days’ ride from the capital vid ])ingvellir (See Route 1). Several parties of Englishmen are said to have had good sport both in the Hinni and Starr a Laxa. The Lax! falling into the Hvalejor/Sr (Whale-fjord).— Distant one day’s journey from the capital ; good quarters at Reynivellir parsonage. Nothing is known by the author of the sport to be had in this Laxd. It is, however, worth a visit, as it lies en route to the two rivers which bear the name of being the best salmon rivers in Iceland, though he believes they are excelled by the northern Laxd near Husm'ik. The Lax! falling into the LeirArvogar (? Lair-river-voes).— A small river unvisited by the author. An excursion can be made to this Laxd from Reynivellir parsonage by riding to LLals farm, thence by boat across the Whale-fjord, whence a walk of five or 6

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