European Species Championship 2026 – Dalvik August 2026. Newsletter no. 1.
The European Species Championship 2026 will be held from Dalvik, North-Iceland from 27th August to 30th August. EFSA Iceland will not issue a brochure for the Championship but instead issue a regular Newsletter and send it out to all the Sections and publish it on EFSA Iceland and EFSA HQ websites,
www.efsa.is/, http://efsafishing.org and on Facebook.
Information
Entry fee and closing date of entry. Entry fee is EUR 400. Bait included. Pre-Registration before 1st April 2026 and payment of entry fee before 31st May 2026. Price for Gala Dinner is EUR 50. The entry form will be sent out on a Word-format and a PDF-format.
The rate of exchange. On 22nd of January 2026 the rate of exchange for the Icelandic krona was approx. 1 € = 146 ISK krona and 1 £ Sterling = 167 ISK krona.
The Organizing Committee and e-mails. Skarphedinn Asbjörnsson Chairman, gamli@simnet.is, Thorir Sveinsson Secretary, thosve@snerpa.is, Hersir Gíslason Cashier, hersir.gislason@vegagerdin.is, Gunnar Jonsson, guz@mmedia.is, Ægir Einarsson, aegire59@gmail.com.
The fishing spots. We will be fishing from the fishing grounds near Dalvik and in bay of Eyjafjordur.
Fishing rules. See below.
Fish to catch. Cod. Other fish do not count for points. The fishing. All the good size fish must be killed by bleeding. You will be provided with a bucket for your fish. The skipper will bleed the fish, the Crew measure and the Boat captain or his Steward writes down on the Scorecard. After that put the fish into the common box. If you have got a record fish or if it is your personal record, you can tag it, keep it with you and bring it in for measuring. We may not by law release a fish back into the water, so all fish into the common box.
Bait. We will use Herring and/or Mackerel.
Teams. It is free of charge to register into teams. Your Secretary will register your Section’s teams in due
course. See registration cards below.
Tackle shop. There is a tackle shop in Akureyri “Veidirikid” Óseyri 6. https://veidirikid.is/
Clothing. It can be cold and windy in August in Iceland. Bring with you your warm clothes, rain clothes and boots.
Spouse tour. There will be no spouse tour organized by the Organizing Committee. But there are many places near Dalvik worth visiting.
EFSA uniform. You must wear EFSA uniform at the Opening Ceremony, the Prize giving Ceremony and the Gala dinner.
