Actually yes, the PH in 2012 was around 8. Acidity is not a problem in Iceland. There have been done some studies that showed that the river is really suitable for small and young fish, there just isn’t enough food to sustain many big fish(unless they eat other fish). The conductivity is from 80-90 µS/cm which is good on Icelandic standard!

When I was a kid we were catching nice char in amongst the brown trouts, now with the warmer climate the brown trout have completely taken over(arctic char is … well, arctic, and likes colder water) and you don’t see any char anymore(other than the small ones that get swept down river and eaten). But in cold summers and summers that have a lot of snowmelt the river is still pretty cold for brown trout. Actually, 3 of the last 4 summers have either been really cold(2011) or had a lot of snowmelt throughout the whole summer(2013 and 2014). I’m hoping for normal water levels this summer with a bit less and warmer water for my trout 🙂