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The riffle hitch
Number of Salmon caught annually in several major Icelandic salmon rivers
This list does not reflect which river are best as number of rods varies from river to river
Average
2.819
1.475
1.638
1.176
1.102
1.057
1.751
931
1.361
1.033
727
531
1.116
791
836
671
499
866
687
372
21.438
1994
1.576
978
1.605
783
631
1.012
1.625
625
1.485
853
672
407
1.226
580
668
516
490
357
1.132
206
17.427
1995
1.523
1.400
1.638
1.020
1.160
1.028
1.697
764
1.123
1.425
735
394
1.116
981
1.032
601
520
519
1.088
424
20.188
1996
1.298
1.517
1.381
772
737
826
1.964
1.032
1.484
1.368
602
626
1.047
783
714
723
552
600
1.211
355
19.592
1997
2.960
1.366
1.633
1.147
685
607
1.899
764
1.613
697
560
331
1.227
691
602
789
411
877
568
217
19.644
1998
3.848
1.560
2.181
1.365
1.140
1.008
2.001
1.432
1.705
816
752
916
1.928
1.081
1.772
1.149
540
1.984
492
311
27.981
1999
2.536
1.641
2.136
1.297
991
1.020
1.676
938
1.872
1.065
793
646
845
1.089
1.203
629
467
1.191
424
443
22.902
2000
3.744
1.011
1.281
1.072
1.360
804
1.650
607
1.048
925
672
348
916
644
612
323
487
706
592
404
19.206
2001
5.466
1.407
1.210
1.006
1.108
906
1.337
877
1.005
948
532
577
1.042
581
433
584
434
1.086
414
418
21.371
2002
1.791
1.605
1.444
1.639
1.653
1.877
2.217
879
1.116
1.102
943
426
1.189
887
749
850
529
833
478
493
22.700
2003
3.443
2.263
1.872
1.656
1.558
1.483
1.444
1.394
1.156
1.133
1.007
640
624
588
577
547
558
504
472
448
23.367
Ytri og Eystri Rangá
Langá
Þverá and Kjarrá
Laxá í Kjós
Selá
Hofsá
Norðurá
Laxá í Dölum
Grímsá
Laxá í Leirársveit
Haffjarðará
Haukadalsá
Laxá í Aðaldal
Víðidalsá
Miðfjarðará
Vatnsdalsá
Leirvogsá
Blanda
Elliðaár
Hítará
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Maria, owner of Veiðihornið, assisting an angler
hitching in Hítará river (west Iceland)
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