Prostaff - Torrent - - Canadian manufacturer of technical fly fishing clothing

Pro-Staff Torrent Team
Torrent has built a Pro-Staff program for a carefully chosen team of professionals, all of whom have a passion for fly fishing. These pro staff team members are integral partners in our business and are true ambassadors for our products in the field. Their comments and observations on the products we develop or distribute provide invaluable feedback that enables us to continually improve our product lines by listening to our clients.
	Claude Bédard - Canada - Québec ^{More than 40 years ago, a bamboo pole from his grandfather, an American fishing magazine (Field and Stream) and a book on fly tying helped initiate Claude Bedard into fly fishing. He has been tying flies since that first experience.} ^{As a guide and instructor in Quebec, Claude has fished throughout Canada and the United States. His specialty - big, selective brown trout. He ties flies for numerous clients and has won medals in world fly tying championships as well as in Canadian competitions.}
	Logan Wilkins - Canada - British Colombia ^{Logan Wilkins was born and raised on the West coast of British Columbia and fell in love with fishing at an early age. In his late teens he picked up his first fly rod and taught himself how to cast^.} ^{Fifteen years later with a decade of guiding experience under his belt, Logan has a depth of knowledge in a wide variety of fishing scenarios. He has fished for steelhead in a variety of locations, from the Skeena in the north, to the Klamath and Trinity River systems in California. He has even chased Bonefish and Tarpon in Honduras.} ^{His desire to continue learning and exploring has seen him spend the last five summers guiding on the North Coast of British Columbia perfecting his salmon trolling techniques as well as exploring the many fly fishing opportunities the Pacific North Coast has to offer.}
	Tim Bloomfield - Canada - Medecine Hat - Alberta ^{Tim is a teacher by trade and has a post graduate degree in Coaching Studies. Most of his free time is spent driving around Western Canada and the United States searching out big trout in lakes or pristine mountain streams (there's just something special about big bull trout).} ^{Tim has been involved in designating lakes within Alberta as "Delayed Harvest Lakes", runs stillwater schools in the Spring and also presents at neighboring Clubs and Conclaves.}
	Mike Bailey - Canada - Alberta ^{Mike grew up on the shores of the great lakes. Fishing with his father and grandfather were usual ways to spend the weekends. As time progressed it soon became an obsession spending most of his time chasing the great lake salmon and steelhead in the watershed of the Maitland river.} ^{In 2001 the father of 5 moved to the foothills of the rocky mountains to further pursue the dream. Spending a few seasons guiding the world famous Bow river most of his free time is now spent scouring the mountains of Alberta and British Columbia looking for the hidden jewels of water others have forgotten. An avid fly tyer and rod builder the hobby has now become a way of life .}
	Rob Vodola - Canada - British Colombia ^{Rob has been fly fishing in British Columbia since he was 12 years of age tying flies and chasing steelhead and trout.} ^{Been living in Northern British Columbia for the past 12 years, he is lucky to have world class steelhead and salmon opportunities at his doorstep. Along side other many great anglers and friends he has been blessed to enjoy using great products from LOOP and Torrent} ^{Rob's favorite is Spey casting for steelhead and salmon in Northern British Colombia rivers and meeting up with his fellow reps from abroad to share water with.}
	Raymond Plourde - Canada - Nova Scotia ^{Raymond Plourde is a well known angler and guide in Nova Scotia. He is also an outdoor writer and photographer, specializing in the art of fly fishing and is a regular contributor to the Atlantic Salmon Journal and The New Fly Fisher. His favourite species to fish for are Atlantic salmon, brook trout and striped bass. He is a longstanding member of the Nova Scotia Salmon Association, the Atlantic Salmon Federation, Trout Nova Scotia and several local river associations. Raymond is also a full time wilderness conservation campaigner with the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax, working on getting important wilderness areas throughout Nova Scotia legally protected. He also serves on the national board of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).}
	Martin Poisson - Canada - Gaspésie - Québec ^{Coïncidence ou présage, son nom reflète la passion qui l'habite depuis l'âge de 6 ans. Des excursions journalières à la truite de ruisseau aux nombreuses journées de guidage sur la rivière Bonaventure en Gaspésie, Martin n'a jamais manqué une occasion d'approfondir ses connaissances dans le domaine de la pêche et ce, peu importe les méthodes utilisées. Que se soit sur le lac Memphrémagog, en mai, à accompagner les néophytes à la ouananiche et au touladi ou bien, lors des quelques 60 jours de guidage au saumon qu'il fait chaque été sur la majestueuse Bonaventure, ce passionné de pêche et de chasse en a fait son métier depuis plus de 10 ans. Propriétaire de la} ^{Pourvoirie Destination le Mirage inc., canne à moucher à la main depuis plus de 36 ans, il continue d'initier plusieurs nouveaux saumoniers à chaque saison. Sa préférence; le lancer de la sèche et sa présentation à Salar!}
	Hugues Laroche - alias Mongoo - Canada - Victoriaville Quebec ^{Hugues pêche à la mouche depuis sa tendre enfance. Depuis son premier crapet soleil, il est passionné par la délicatesse et la finesse de cet art. C'est au cours de son adolescence que son addiction le poussa vers les rivières les plus prestigieuses de la planète. Celle ou salmo salar revient année après année.} ^{Depuis il sillonne les rivières à la recherche de salmonidé de toutes sortes. Hugues pêche une centaine de jours par année un peu partout sur la planète depuis environ 12 ans.} ^{Depuis quelques années il réalise, pour différents producteurs, des vidéos de pêche exclusivement à la mouche. L'enseignement des techniques de lancer et la réalisation de vidéo sont maintenant ses défis préférés.}
	Jason Newell - Canada - London Ontario ^{Jason Newell has been in the fly fishing industry for the last 11 years. He owned and operated Jay's Fly Shop located in London, Ontario. During this time Jay's number one goal was customer satisfaction. His most enjoyable part of the shop was teaching people about our great sport. Besides guiding Jay hosted seminars on fly fishing, fly tying and more recently Spey Casting^.} ^{Jay started to fly fish at the early age of 12. Over the years his passion has brought him to Belize, Los Roques Venezuela and Florida. His passion is chasing Steelhead on his home waters of Southern Ontario.}
	Kim Rood - Canada - Ontario ^{He became a passionate fly fisher the first time he rose a rainbow to a Hendrickson. Since that time he has delved deeper and deeper into the sport. 45,000km was put on his wagon during his first year pursuing fins on fly. Guides booked and learned from. A drift boat, 8 rods, and more fly tying materials than he cares to admit purchased.} ^{People tend to remember meeting him on the river. Maybe because he wears a unique hat, came over to ask how the fishing was, shared a beverage, or offered up his hot fly. All across Southwestern Ontario he has managed to create new friendships from people he's met on the water.} ^{He fishes from the Don River to the headwaters of the Maitland, Saugeen, Credit, and Humber. Essentially, he'll fish anywhere for anything. Care to join him?}
	Tanya Dias Forget - Canada - Montréal Québec ^{She became a fly fishing addict only 7 years ago. Winning second place in the international fly tying competition of the f.q.s.a. was just the beginning. She became a fly fishing instructor a year later, to then take her place as director of the Point de Mire fly fishing school.} ^{Tanya's experience brought her to fish all over Quebec, the Bahamas, British Columbia, Gaspésie, Newfoundland, to all the way in Europe. From classic one handed to spey, the experience she gained herself over the years and the conferences she learned from to perfect her technique would make many envious.} ^{She is also an artist who tries to capture key fishing moments on her canvas or by writing fishing articles for different magazines. Her passion now brings her to study environmental conservation. Sharing her passion and experience is her goal.}
	Stéphane Mailhiot - Canada - Centre du Québec - Québec ^{Initié à la pêche à l'âge de 15 ans, Stéphane a monté ses premières mouches en cachette avec des plumes ramassées dehors et le matériel de son père. Depuis ce temps, ce passionné de 24 ans d'expérience demeure toujours à l'affut des nouveautés en produits de montage et techniques de pêche.} ^{Participant assidu au Championnat Canadien de pêche à la mouche et Conservation depuis 2005, Stéphane y remporte régulièrement les honneurs. Il fréquente assidement différentes rivières du Vermont, du Québec et de l'Ontario, mais l'essentiel de ses activités se concentre dans son travail de guide et coach sur les rivières Chaudière et Saint-François, ainsi que le montage de cannes à mouches et la fabrication de canots en cèdre.}
	David Quenneville - Canada - Sherbrooke Québec ^{Passionné de pêche depuis son plus jeune âge, David à découvert la pêche à la mouche par l'entremise de son père. Puis il découvre une nouvelle passion: le montage de mouches artificielles. Depuis, il a fait de nombreuses conférences à ce sujet aux clubs de pêches locaux, des photo-montages de fabrication de mouches sur divers sites internet (QuébecPêche, Speypages, Hatches magazine) et plusieurs de ses montages ont paru dans des magazines.} ^{Depuis 2009, il se passionne pour les cannes à deux mains à cause de leur grande efficacité, et le montage de mouches tubes et spey est devenu son principal point d'intérêt. Le meilleur est à venir...}

Pro-Staff Torrent Team