SID 6

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Virtual Paper is having Technical Difficulties - We're moving to Page Gangster- will send out SID 6 here in a day or two again once we've signed a contract.  Forgive  the interruption.   You have to love letting me pay for another issue last night and taking down the service the next morning- great business model!

2011 SID

Couple Updates -

SID is getting a face lift sometime this year. I have got three different bids to build a more robust web site, with blog.  Have to sit down with the wife now and figure out how much we can spend.

We just got an FTP site: now to figure out how to use.

Looking into mass distribution emails, but unfortunately GODaddy limits the number to 250 outgoing emails per day.  Not going to cut the 5k list I have of folks who want to subscribe.

If you didn't see this issue of the Catch it's worth a look.  SID got a little love inside too.  Also, looks like we snuck a pic into Fly Fishing Journal this issue from the Musky tribe.

SID 6 is in high gear will be out here middle of Feb.  Fin, Feather & Fur.
High country Elk Hunt with Bow
Fall Musky
Art of Mike Savlen
Bar Fly
For Me - By Our friend Bob
Ducks & Dogs
Maybe some Geese too
Flies through Hard Water: Ice Fishing
and a couple other surprises...


SID 7 is in layout still need a couple contributions left there and will be out on April Fools Day.
Pheasant hunt
Flats Fishing the Keys
Art of Derek DeYoung
Bar Fly
For Me- Bob
Pheasants
Swamp Buck hunt
and a couple others treats


SID 8 is our annual Road trip issue out in June/July timeframe: NEED SUBMISSIONS

SID 9 out in August is Kids Edition: NEED SUBMISSIONS

SID 10 will most likely be dedicated to SID  HEROS: folks that are disabled, vets, and people fishing through life threatening illness.  Look for this in Sept   NEED SUBMISSIONS

SID 11 - Not sure what we've got going here I have a half a dozen ideas but nothing yet I love.


Please send all submissions to aaron@sleepinginthedirt.

H Monkey Bow Man

Monkey and I went to the range for his weekly lesson today.   The instructor is superb.  He has patience of a saint and can help H hit the target close to 75% of the time.  Keeps my little man motivated and drawing arrows until his little muscles shake. 

The guys at High Five Archery are top notch.  Hudson has fallen in love with shooting his "Boandarrow" and it's all due to the tremendous tutelage he's received from the staff at High Five.  

The focus Hudson musters while trying to drill an arrow into the target or pop a balloon is unparalleled during the rest of his day. He really gets into it. 

We signed up for a family membership today, so we could go back and got Hudson (and Dad) another lesson here next week.   

Of course I brought a camera along.  Here are a few photos of little man plucking targets and popping balloons today at lunch time. 

Hudson's concentration marked by extended tongue. 

Hudson searching for anchor spot, corner of mouth. 

With a little help from the instructor, Hudson found his anchor. 

Ready to go!

Hudson lets one fly! He just missed the balloon on this one, but nailed a few right before.

________________________________SID 5: The Rich Issue

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Salt this Winter

Can't really post much here, someone spoke for this story and set of images specifically asking for first rights and not to run it on my site. Apparently, we've attracted some attention.. who knew that was a bad thing.    I can tell you this.. Some time in the next year or so you will see a major rag run a story about our family vacation in Hawaii last week.  I can also tell you Bone fish there average 10 lbs.  Here is the one picture I can put out.  Outside that you all will just have to buy a copy of this none-fly-fishing, but outdoor sports related magazine.  Sorry this is the one story SID folks can't have the scoop first on.

However, I can tell you in the next three to four months SID will most likely visit the SALT 3 more times in search of Permit, Tarpoon, Snook, and yes more Bones....

I would love to swing a couple S.A. trips too, but not sure the funds will hold out.  Golden D is on the list and so are Taimen in Asia with my friends from WCA.  I'm going to try and swing it, but not sure I can afford the whole deal.  I guess it's the bad part about not taking advertisement on you have to fund it all yourself.  Oh well, the pay off is, you get what you see and that is the real thing.  Some guys who just love to fish and get lucky taking a picture or two.

So far 2011 looks like this:

Trip to MX for Slam
Trip to Keys for Slam
Trip to Jellystone for Father-Son Annual
Trip to MT with a guy you may know from the Catch
Trip to Baja for Roosters
Trip to Canada or two this summer... I live so close now have to run up there and see what we have left  as Northern Wilderness
Trips...... you will all be tired of Smallmouth and Musky by next year, they're everywhere up here - and I plan to fish every day after work from May until Oct..
Trips to Northern parts of Wisco an Mich... Got new friends to make there
Who knows what else- I would really like some epic Chrome in there... Maybe we can squeeze the Dean in the fall..... I don't know....  so much to do so little PTO.....

Going to have to be creative is all I can say...  I'm really itching to fish with my friends from WCA again.  Really the nicest bunch of guys I've ever encountered as outfitters.  Class act, fishy as hell, and humble.   Hard to find trio of traits in anglers.

Good doods.

We will see how it unfolds...

PS - you will see a lot more hunting in 2011 too. Turkey, Deer, and many many Birds will be taken..

Email aaron if you have an idea or want to fish... seems I make some really good friends via the web.. feel pretty blessed in that respect.

ao