This is the junction were Nordura spills into the glacial mother river Hvita. There are several junctions in the region and all of them are outstanding for salmon and sea trout. Straumar is a short stretch and one pool carrying two names, Bugt and Strenghorn, is the primary hot spot. Bugt and Strenghorn are several dozen feet below the actual junction which is not a very good spot. When Nordura is low, its affect on coloring on Bugt and Strenghorn is minimal thus anglers are often fishing discolored glacial water. However fear not, when the fish are running these spots are alive with fresh run silver from the sea and they address anglers flies with greed. Hitching is a great favorite tactic here as access to the salmon is easy and the flow of the river excellent for hitching. The last few years have been beset with long draught periods making the junction pools very prolific. Straumar is fished with two daily rods and the fishing has exceeded 500 fish over a single season. That is nothing less than furious fishing from what is in truth a single pool, albeit a big one.

Straumar has a well equipped self catering lodge situated so close to the junction that when you have finished breakfast you simply pull on your waders, grab your rod and make the one minute walk to the pool. You never need to touch your car while fishing Straumar. To add to the charm the Straumar lodge is the second oldest lodge in the country, and old white and red sheet iron wooden hut complete with creaking floors. It was built by British anglers early in the 20th century. It has been refurbished to an extent and an extra lodge with sleeping facilities has been raised close by to add to the family possibility factor. The fishing on the junction beat Straumar was outstanding in 2008, all in all 422 salmon were landed plus just over a hundred sea trout. All this on two rods. Last year was outstanding as well, finishing with a total of 367 and a fine haul of sea trout adding to the quality. Straumar is predominantly a grilse fishery as the mws don’t seem as keen on stopping in the junction as do the grilse. No matter, every salmon caught in Straumar is fresh from the sea and they have a lot of room for their speedy lung busting runs.