Jack Gartside
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Jack Gartside on the cover of Fly Fishing in Salt Waters magazine
Jack Gartside (born 1946 in Revere, Massachusetts) is an acclaimed American fly tyer and fly fishing author.
He was taught how to flytie at the age of 10 by Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox outfielder.
Gartside is considered among the most talented and innovative fly tyers of the modern era, and was one of the first flytyers profiled in Sports Illustrated (October 12, 1982).
Among his best known original patterns are the Sparrow, the Soft Hackle Streamer, the Pheasant Hopper, 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," and Dick Brown's "Flyfishing for Bonefish."
