DAVE O'BRIEN
    Dave bought out and replaced Bob Young in 1990, and ever since, he has been at the helm of what is certainly one of Canada's premiere fly shops. As Dave has a formal background in mathematics and statistics, he is more responsible for the financial and accounting aspects of the business - his brother refers to him as a mathemafishian. Dave is an extremely avid flyfisher, and usually spends 50 days per year chasing fish anywhere from the saltwater flats to the remote steelhead rivers of northern British Columbia. His passions include both sight fishing for permit and spey fishing for steelhead, and he is an experienced instructor in both single and double handed flycasting. Dave also serves as the shop instructor for our very popular flyfishing & entomology course where he has taught hundreds students, over the years, the basics of the sport.
    RYAN HEITZ
    Once known as missions fish'n magician, Ryan has since broadened his horizon and taken on the rest of the fishing world. Ryan brings an extensive knowledge of the sport which he started acquiring at the tender age of four. Ryan has worked in most aspects of the fishing industry over the last 10 years, including wholesale as well as retail. Although majoring in mathematics Ryan's true passion is on the water where his calculating mind has help deduct the finer aspects of the sport. Ryan is a well rounded rod excelling in trout, steelhead and salmon angling.    
    CURTIS MEYERS
    Curtis brings to the table a life long passion for the sport that few anglers can top. His extensive knowledge of the industry and well rounded fishing sense has set him apart from the average shop jock. Apart from growing up in the wilds of BC he has worked in a multitude of different outdoors stores as well as a guide on Vancouver Island. Although his specialty is manipulating fur and feather he also excels in both the single and double hand rod as well as ultra light trout jousting.  He is also our go to man for guiding around the Fraser Valley and teaches most of our on the water fishing schools.                           
    AARON GOODIS
    Aaron has been fly fishing and flytieing since the age of six and his passion for the sport has only grown since that first day. Although Aaron is very well rounded in all aspects of fly fishing he spends the majority of his time in pursuit of Steelhead on the many remote and local rivers of B.C. including the famous Dean and the mighty Thompson or " matching the hatch" on interior lakes. Aaron has worked in the industry for seven years and has spent three years as a fly fishing guide at a well known remote wilderness lodge. He started working for Michael and Young shortly after the Vancouver location opened, and he has been a full time fixture ever since. Aaron has spent the last ten years mastering the spey cast and he enjoys teaching all disciplines of fly casting. Aaron is currently a certified fly casting instructor through the Federation of Fly Fishers and a member of the Totem Fly Fishers in Vancouver.
    ANDRE STEPHEN
    Andre Stephen joined the Michael & Young team at the Vancouver location when we opened it's doors in May of 2002. Although Andre has been fishing since his childhood, he was introduced to the art and life style of fly fishing when he moved from Armenia to Canada in 1982. Thankfully, as his obsession grew, he became bored with other styles of fishing and finally gave them up to pursue a passion for the feathered fly that was, and still is, blossoming.  Although a well rounded fly tosser and innovative flytier he finds fly fishing the salty water from the many beaches of BC as his pot off tea, so to speak. When not on the water, Andre can be found pursuing his other passion, playing his flamenco guitar for audiences all around western Canada. Andre continues to challenge his fly fishing prowess with the many opportunity's that his adopted country has to offer. 
    AL DANIELSON
    Al's passion for fly fishing is growing every year as is his arsenal of rods, reels, and experiences. His favorite place to be is on the Skagit casting small emerger patterns to selective Rainbow Trout. He is in charge of shipping and receiving, and our warranty department, and is almost as handy with a tape gun as he is with a fly rod. 


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    SID SOETISNA

    One of the newest members of the M&Y team is Sid "The Flymaster" Soetisna. 

    Sid has been fascinated with fishing and fish for that matter ever since he was young living in Holland where he spent a lot of time fishing for Carp and Pike. When his parents decided to immigrate to Canada it would give him an opportunity to fish for species he had only read about, Trout and Salmon. Growing up most of his spare time revolved around fishing activities, whether it be tying flies, reading books, or actually fishing on the water. His passion is any type of sight fishing, whether for big rainbows on White Lake, or carp in one of the Lower Mainland sloughs. Although his three beautiful girls take up much of his time he is excited to watch them grow and to introduce them to the amazing world of fly fishing, and still manages to devote some of his time to the water and the fly fishing that he loves.

    GARY SLANG
    Over 30 years ago, Gary's had his first experience in the fly fishing realm; casting tiny dry flies to Arctic grayling. Since then his love for the dry has been solidified and he has broadened and honed his fly fishing skills to include all the aspects of our sport. From microscopic dry fly fishing  to down and dirty deep water river dredging, he is a well rounded fly fisherman,  knowledgeable not only locally but also with in the interior of B.C., and his passion for dry fly  has taken him to many rivers in Montana and Idaho. With a diploma in Fine Arts from Emily Carr, he uses his artistic skills to add originality and innovation to his flies. We welcomed Gary to the M&Y family in the spring of 2003 and have been very pleased with easy going demeanor and willingness to go the extra mile for the customer. 
    ADRIENNE COMEAU
    Our very own steelhead diva!  Compared to the rest of us she is relatively new to the fly-fishing world, but she has out fished most of us this year. Trophy rainbows and beautiful steelhead have caused her to be forever hooked to the amazing world of fly-fishing.
    LAWRENCE VANDERVEN
    Lawrence brings a fresh attitude, and big smile to our Vancouver store. He was in the shop so much we figured we should just hire him. He has pioneered some pretty awesome Lower Fraser fly fishing for salmon. You should stop in to meet him and maybe he will hook you up with some great new ideas.