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Bay in Iceland

Herjólfsvík fishing

Herjólfsvík is a bay in the Austurland region of Iceland, opening into the Atlantic Ocean. It fishes as a tidal estuary, with water temperatures ranging from 3.1 °C in February to 10.4 °C in August. Atlantic cod peak from November to February, caught by bottom fishing with jigging.

AusturlandIceland

Bay

October

Autumn season

6.9 °C

Avg. water temp

0.9 m

Swell @ 7s

Herjólfsvík fishing facts

Species, access points, and monthly water temperature on this water.

  • Place

    Herjólfsvík
  • Region

    Austurland
  • Country

    Iceland
  • Coordinates

    65.4389, -13.6456
  • Elevation

    0 m
  • Type

    Bay

When to fish

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

Fishing spots

1

Cities

1

Species

12

Fishing methods

  • Bottom Fishing
  • Jigging
  • Surfcasting
  • Spinning
  • Drift Fishing