- Catching the fish is definitely the biggest element.

Favorite part is always the take.

You know, when the fish takes the fly,

adrenaline just goes off.

Just casting, minding your own business,

then all of a sudden, boom!

(chuckles) That's a lot of fun.

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We are at Tungufljót, which is a central river

on the south coast of Iceland.

This river is known for very big fish.

I think it's because of all the glaciers,

and this is fairly new geologically

on this part of the country.

It's fun being fishing in this kind of weather.

Once you have your first fish

it starts to be a lot more about

the nature, the river, the company.

And being outside, getting away

from your normal life, really,

doing something else for two or three days or a week.

That's what it's all about.

Fly fishing offers a never-ending journey,

so to speak, although it sounds a cliché,

you're never gonna master it,

no matter how hard you try,

no matter how much time you spend doing it,

you're never, ever gonna master it.

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