oh... I miss the warmth so...

New Reads

Rick Kustich just released his new book on Great Lakes Steelhead. I have done some snooping on it and the pictures are worth the buy alone. It's going to be a "must have" for anyone living in the Great Lakes. You can pick it up on Amazon, but don't be lame, and support my local fly shop. Call up Nick at Oak Orchard Fly Shop . Info is below:

The Oak Orchard Fly Shop
5977 Main St.
Williamsville NY 14221

716-626-1323

info@oakorchardflyshop.com

STORE HOURS:

Monday - Friday 10AM - 8PM

Saturday 10AM - 5PM

I'll Always Be A Mountain Hippie at Heart...

I have loved these last 8 years living in Colorado, but I have received a job opportunity and it is going to relocate me to Western New York. I will still be able to get out to Colorado pretty regularly, but this new adventure should lead to some great new fishing as well. It will be great to dust off my spey rods, tie more intruders and finally have good smallmouth fishing again. 

I'll miss my CO peeps and we will still get to fish throughout the year, it will just involve a plane now. So stay tuned for some interesting new topics on the Sip.

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Happy Holidays, Y'all.

It's been a slow December on the Sip, but a lot of things are happening behind the scenes here and a lot of new stuff will be posted on in the new year. Meanwhile, I hope everyone has a great Festivus and says, "screw it" and get out to fish whatever open water you can find. It's a great time of the year to fish small flies, tie flies and stoke a wood stove. Life is what you make of it, my friends. I hope you all take advantage of this special time of the year. 

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America's Salmon Forest

Hip To The Sip will be doing more on this later in the month, but for now, I wanted to quickly post some quick vids for you. If you would like to add your voice to the growing number of businesses and individuals that support durable, fish-focused conservation of the "best of the best" trout and salmon spawning and rearing habitat in the Tongass National Forest, please take a minute or two and fill out the congressional letter of support at http://americansalmonforest.org/sign-on/

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Blast From The Past...

I saw this the other day. I had this poster on my wall in college. 

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Pig Huntin'

 Photography By: Scott Wells

btw.... My Irish are going to the Title Game.... BOOYA!

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Sometimes You Get The Horns... Sometimes The Horns Get You...

It's snowing outside and I haven't been able to move properly after my buddy's wedding this weekend. I decided it was a good time to get behind the vice for a bit. 

Winter came quick this year. 

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Happiness

Sometimes, the best short flicks have only nature as it's soundtrack. 

Created By: Scanout.com//Pure Love

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Get Out and VOTE!!!

 

Howdy folks. I ran across this article on ranking the Presidents on their environmental records, and thought I would share it with you. Voting is very personal and I hope you all dive deep into your decision and exercise your right to vote. We have a lot of people out fighting for our country in order to protect this day for us. So take advantage of it and get out and vote.

One of the main things I base my vote on is a President's environmental record. Another fly fishing related topic that is important to me is what the candidates plan on doing with public land. Do they want to mine it? Drill it? Privatize it? None of those work for me and it is important for me to vote for the candidate that I believe will best protect these resources for us.

I hope you all think about what is important in your life and what you feel is important to protect. Then go out and excercise your right to vote. After all, if you don't, then don't bitch about what the government does with your resources.

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Pumpkin Pie

Because Turkey-Day is right around the corner....

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Bows And Browns And Tigers, Oh My!

 

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Purple Rain

Photography By: Ben Sittig

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To Get You Through...

Still recovering from a great trip. I am still defrosting and drying out, so hopefully this gets you through until I post a full report.

Stay tuned!

Photography By: Ben Sittig

PS... My Irish are still killing it...

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Now This... Is How You Tie An EP Streamer.