JackGartside.com is a small team, just Jack assisted by webmaster Mike. We launched the site in 2000. Prior to that (and since the 1960s), Jack sold his flies, books and other products through shops, shows, and his mail order catalog. There is no warehouse and limited inventory—most of the the flies Jack sells he ties only when an order is received. With very few exceptions, the patterns he sells are his own designs.
Photo by Dave Skok
Jack does all of the fly design and tying, writing, prints, much of the graphic work, and all of the order fulfillment.
Jack lives in Winthrop, Massachusetts where despite being a renowned fly tyer, fisherman, author, lecturer, traveler, and general ne'er-do-well he lives relatively incognito. Enthusiastic as the day is long, Jack is a kid in a man's body. If you ever saw the movie Big, that's Jack. He likes swing dancing, 50s music, the Boston Red Sox, trivia of all sorts, old movies, and taking the road less traveled. He is obsessed with fish habits and fly tying: he's the only person I've ever seen feed pennies to striped bass, and an elegantly-shaped feather will have him buzzing for hours. You can read more about Jack and what some of the experts have to say about him on the About Jack page.
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Mike does all of the web site work—the design, management, maintenance and other technical stuff. He also serves as editor, writes the Pointless Polls, contributes the odd article and blog post, and answers the mail when Jack is off gallivanting.
Mike lives in Nahant, Massachusetts where he and his radiant wife Ellen wife are raising two young kids (Ben 5 and Sarah 2). He likes fishing (fly or otherwise), gardening, spicy food, sleeping late, and puttering. He dislikes seals and sea gulls but recognizes their right to exist. He loathes tying flies and thinks most fly tyers are nuts (but in a good way).
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