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Books Jack is the author of Striper Flies, the first book ever specifically written on fly patterns for striped bass. Another book, Striper Strategies, is described by reviewer Steve Raymond as: "...one of the most remarkable striper-fishing manuals to see the light of day," and by reviewer Tom Meade as "Blessed with bright writing, keen observations, and the most concise advice a striper hunter can find." His recent books include Secret Flies for Fresh and Salt Water, The Fly Fisherman's Guide to Boston Harbor, and Scratching the Surface. "Wow," wrote On the Water magazine about the Fly Fisherman's Guide to Boston Harbor. "Easily the best guidebook to be found anywhere." In 2006 Jack published revised and expanded editions of his earlier seminal works Fly Patterns for the Adventurous Tyer and Original Salt Water Fly Patterns. Other books include Flies for the 21st Century and The Soft Hackle Streamer. In the Press Jack has been profiled in Fly Rod & Reel, Fly Fisherman Magazine, Fly Fishing in Salt Waters, VillmarksLiv, La Peche en Mer, Tight Loop, and other national and international publications. He appeared on the cover of Fly Fishing in Salt Waters (the famous photo of Jack and his inflatable giraffe) and Tight Loop (December, 1998). What Some of the Experts Say About Jack Kenney Abrames: "A rare angler of substance." Gary Borger: "One of only a few who have ventured outside the ordinary." Eric Leiser: "Exceptionally gifted." Gary LaFontaine: " Few can match him for creativity in pattern innovation." Dick Talleur: "As creative an angler as he is a tyer, with a great instinct for coming up with things that work when nothing else seems to." Lefty Kreh: "His paint don't dry." |
About Jack Gartside |
Jack
Gartside is counted one the most
innovative and prolifically inventive fly tyers of the modern era.
He got his first fly tying lesson in 1956 from Ted Williams, the
great Boston Red Sox outfielder. Ever since he's been tying and
fishing, accumulating an extraordinary range of fishing experience
in fresh and salt water. He was one of the first
fly tyers profiled in Sports Illustrated magazine (Oct.
12, 1982). Jack's best-known original patterns include the Gurgler,
Sparrow, Soft Hackle Streamer, and the Gartside Pheasant Hopper.
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.