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[iblly]

I grew up with Mike and Michelle. Lots of camping/fishing trips as kids. Ivan and my dad worked on the tugboats together way back in the day when Ivan first began selling dew worms out of the garage. I have lots of great memories from that home/store.

[ShaunO]

I grew up going to Berry's as any good Richmond kid did - I split my allegiances between Calvin at Nikka and Mike at Berry's.  I still do my best to get into see Mike and crew.  I haven't seen Len or Mike in quite some time now, but it could have been poor timing on my part.  I was in the just this past week and grabbed some gear for hardwater fishing.  I try to support my local bait and tackle shops and avoid big box stores like the plague.  Yeah, they're not always the cheapest and may have limited supply (compared to Amazon, who doesn't ?) but if they close up you know they aren't coming back and that will be big blow to the fishing community.

[iblly]

Calvin was a great guy. Definitely miss BSing with him.

[tuna]

morning i have a bunch of pentac blades and components im going to sell of , silver plate and gold plated blades and body just no time to sit down a make some up more into tying flies now

[Chinook]

I grew up going to Berry's as any good Richmond kid did - I split my allegiances between Calvin at Nikka and Mike at Berry's.  I still do my best to get into see Mike and crew.  I haven't seen Len or Mike in quite some time now, but it could have been poor timing on my part.  I was in the just this past week and grabbed some gear for hardwater fishing.  I try to support my local bait and tackle shops and avoid big box stores like the plague.  Yeah, they're not always the cheapest and may have limited supply (compared to Amazon, who doesn't ?) but if they close up you know they aren't coming back and that will be big blow to the fishing community.

Mike and Len sold their business, not sure if they are there at all these days.

[ShaunO]

True!  I think Mike continued for a period of time after the sale to make sure the transition went smoothly.  I would see Michelle and Len from time to time, but now I only see the other Mike and Kevin and many new faces.  I think Mike Berry was hoping to retire and may have well done so.  Good on him!

[Wiseguy]

Calvin was a great guy. Definitely miss BSing with him.

What a decent human being Calvin was. I met up with him a few times steelheading on the C/V system. One particular time he was having a hell of a day with multiple hook ups on steelhead in the spot we were fishing with a few others. Nobody else hooked anything that day. Dude was a great rod. Miss seeing him on the river and in the store.

[ShaunO]

I grew up in Steveston and I remember when Nikka opened.  I was just a kid and would fish on "C" dock and sell shiners, chub and herring and make a couple of bucks for junk food from the Petro Can gas bar, a cone of fries (wrapped in newspaper) from Pajos and more fishing gear from Nikka.  It was a great little racket us local kids had going on.  We would break down our rods and bungee cord wrap them to the top tube on our bikes and ride the dykes home. These are some of my favourite memories from growing up there... even the cannery smells on a hot summer weekend are thought of somewhat fondly.  Hahaha

[Wiseguy]

These are some of my favourite memories from growing up there... even the cannery smells on a hot summer weekend are thought of somewhat fondly.  Hahaha

I worked at BC Packers on the line cleaning salmon in the early eighties. Applied for a job and 15 minutes later was outfitted with an apron, rubber boots and gloves and put on the line cleaning salmon! Lol. Learned how to clean a salmon super fast. Ha ha. Still have the knife I used to clean thousands of fish.

[redside1]

True!  I think Mike continued for a period of time after the sale to make sure the transition went smoothly.  I would see Michelle and Len from time to time, but now I only see the other Mike and Kevin and many new faces.  I think Mike Berry was hoping to retire and may have well done so.  Good on him!

both Mike and Len have been retired for a couple of years now. Mike lives in Ladner & Len moved up to the Faulkland/Enderby area.