About me

I'm Teemu Vehviläinen, also known as "Grayling guide". I've been fishing more than 35 years and most of it in the last decades in Northern Finland, Sweden and Norway.  I live now in Hetta, Enontekiö in Northern Finland. I'm a passionate fly fisherman but I also handle spin fishing and ice fishing.  

I've been teaching in primary school for 20 years so I should get along also with children quite well. In that job I have arranged a lot of multi-day camp schools and taught for example fly fishing and outdoor skill courses after school. Nowadays I just concentrate on guiding.

I have a Finnish Lapphund Bruce who is over 10 years now. And some of you guessed it right. His last name is Springsteen. Bruce is a reindeer dog without reindeers and he can participate in our trips if you want.

I'm a hardworking guy who doesn't take things too seriously. The main thing in our trips is to have a great time. Enjoy the nature without any pressure and exact timetables while we are fishing. There's not a right or wrong style to fish. 

  I'm reaIly cautious of not leaving any trash behind. I also want to treat every fish in a respectful manner and kill only the fish we are going to eat. For dinner we try to catch medium-size fish while we release the really big ones. We want to make sure that the next generations can enjoy the same nature as we do.

Other than fishing I like to work on old motorcycles and cars. In my younger years I used to be a hurdle runner and a volleyball player but now I´m retired from sports.

I like to spend more time in the wilderness than updating my webpages and social media. So if you don't see lots of new photos in my webpages weekly it only means that I'm rather exploring more rivers to fish than using computers. Although I have got an Instagram account: @graylingguide.

My main goaI is that you'll be able to relax in our fishing days together. Yes, and of course catch some fish.

Cheers,

Teemu