Arlington Virginia Store Manager: Javier Gonzalez Javier recently joined Orvis in the fall. He brings over nine years of men’s apparel knowledge to the Arlington team. Working for Orvis has reestablished a passion for fishing, a past time hasn’t done since his childhood. Recently he has been found fly fishing on the C & O Canal for carp and bass. When he isn’t fishing or working Javier can be found enjoying a glass of wine and listening to his wife, Cara sing arias by Puccini and Mozart.
Arlington Virginia Fishing Manager: Dan Davala Dan was born in Fairfax, Virginia and has fished the lakes and rivers of the state since he was a child. He started fishing with his grandfather at the age of five, and turned to the fly rod at fourteen. In the time since, he has pursued everything from Brook Trout in the Blue Ridge Mountains to Tarpon in the Florida Keys. Dan is passionate about fly fishing in all its forms, whether crouching through a small mountain stream, or plying the surf with a stripping basket strapped to his waist. Trout, Bass, Catfish, or Carp, "If it swims", he says, "I will feed it a fly". Working for Orvis allows Dan to share his love of fly fishing, fly tying, travel, and the outdoors with all who are interested. When not at the store, he can be found fishing and traveling across the country and around the world with his beloved wife and best friend, Melody. Dan is an FFF certified fly casting instructor.
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