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| Jessie Hollenbeck fishing a local spring creek |
This week I would like to highlight two Western New York
companies that are looking to make a few waves in the world of fly fishing.
First is Wide Sky Fly Fishing. WSFF is run by local guide
Jessie Hollenbeck who specializes in fly fishing for the many species of fish
that call Western and Central New York home. He has spent numerous hours
learning our local streams and can put you on trophy lake run trout and salmon during
the run, help you decipher the code of our local spring creek trout, put you in
position for excellent dry fly fishing in the spring and summer, and also get
you into some great warm water fishing opportunities.
I have had the pleasure of getting to know Jessie throughout
the years and his dedication and love for the sport of fly fishing is second to
none, not to mention that he knows how to catch fish!!! His patience and
persistence give him an edge when teaching others how to be successful on the
stream, and those who have spent any time with him come away with a better
understanding of our WNY fisheries.
You can get more info on both him and the fish pursues at
his website www.wideskyflyfishing.com, or just give him a call at 585-314-5089.
The second company I would like to feature in this week’s
blog is Silo4. This new upstart company is a four man team with two of them
coming from the local WNY talent pool – Matt Smythe and Grant Taylor. They’re
goal is to tell stories that need telling, or as their opening paragraph on
their website puts it, “Some stories grab you by the collar. Some whisper softly in
your ear. However they're told, they still need to say something that matters.”
Both Matt and Grant live just south
of me out here in WNY and have been working hard at what they love to do –
writing and photography!
Matt has his own blog www.fishingpoet.com where he continually writes
outside of his hectic freelance world. And we are thankful he does!
Grant is an artist as well, but
his art comes from behind a lens. His website www.granttaylorphoto.com will give
you a sneak peek into his world.
These two WNY artists are joined by
two very talented cinematographers Matt White and Dustin Lutt of Rockhouse Motion. Together they
are Silo4.
There most recent project is a short
film entitled a “Deliberate Life” and it is a beautiful piece that should get
some attention this year, as it well should – It’s amazing!
I hope that those of you who visit will take the time to stop over to their pages and, at the very least, take a moment to look around. But you may be moved to stay awhile or even leave a comment two. Either way....enjoy!
