Jack Gartside
Jack Gartside | |
---|---|
Born | Revere, Massachusetts | December 7, 1942
Died | December 5, 2009 Stoneham, Massachusetts | (aged 66)
Occupation | fly tyer, author, fisherman |
Website | |
jackgartside |
This article includes a improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (July 2015) ) |
John Clarence "Jack" Gartside was an American
fly tyer and fly fishing author.[1]
Considered one of the most talented and innovative fly tyers of the modern era, Gartside was taught how to tie flies at the age of 10 by
Red Sox outfielder.[2] Among his best-known original patterns are the Sparrow, the Soft Hackle Streamer, the Pheasant Hopper, the Gartside Leech, the FishHead, and the Gurgler. His designs have been featured in Eric Leiser's "Book of Fly Patterns," Judith Dunham's "The Art of the Trout Fly," Lefty Kreh's "Salt Water Fly Patterns," Dick Stewart's "Salt Water Flies," Bob Veverka's "Innovative Saltwater Flies," and Dick Brown's "Flyfishing for Bonefish." He was one of the first fly tyers to be profiled in Sports Illustrated (October 12, 1982). Gartside has been profiled in Robert H. Boyle's "Fishing Giants and Other Men of Derring-Do," and David Dibenedetto's "On the Run." In 2010 the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum inducted Gartside into its fly fishing hall of fame. The American Museum of Fly Fishing
added a number of Gartside items to its collection.
Tying style
Gartside was a proponent of natural materials and the
closed-cell foam
(as used in his Gurgler pattern).
Published works
- Flies for the 21st Century
- Fly Patterns for the Adventurous Tyer
- Flyfisherman's Guide to Boston Harbor
- Original Salt Water Fly Patterns
- Scratching the Surface
- Secret Flies
- Striper Flies
- Striper Strategies
Notes
- ^ "No Fly-Night-Cabbie is Jack". Sports Illustrated. January 2022.
- ^ "World's greatest flyfisher also played baseball". ESPN Outdoors. January 2022.