July 2026 · Finnmark
Bugs on the windscreen
Park your van by the river and you get the fish-eye view of whatever is hatching. Here's what we've seen on our windscreen.
During the last three years we’ve spent about half of the year living out of our camper van. Parked along the fjords of the Norwegian coast or the rivers of Finnmark and Lapland.
When parked on the rivers there is the added benefit of often seeing the fish’s-eye view of whatever is hatching at the time. Here are some photos of caddis and mayflies that have landed on our windscreen. This is how the trout will see these insects as they land on the water.
Finnmark caddis from below.
Mayfly on the windscreen. The ribbing of the body had a golden shade to it.
Green mayfly on the windscreen.
Often in fly tying you spend more time looking at the top of the fly. Well, I’ve got bad news for you: the fish will rarely see that side. That’s all for humans. When tying, it’s worth taking a look at the underside every now and then. Make sure the silhouette resembles whatever it is you’re trying to imitate.
Next time you park your car by the water, keep an eye on what lands.
Tommi Heinonen · Founder, Kalakamu
I'm Tommi, a Finnish fly fisherman. Lapland and Arctic Norway are my home water. I started Kalakamu to set up the trips I wanted to take myself, here and in Patagonia.
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