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Hi Deanna,
Jack Gartside passed away peacefully last night.
As many of you know Jack was diagnosed with small cell cancer in October 2008. After therapy over the winter months Jack was able to enjoy trips to Florida in the spring and local venues throughout the summer. However in early Fall it became apparent that the cancer had spread and Jack was admitted to hospital last month.
Jack?s fly tying skills were legendary and his impressionistic patterns fooled fish of all species. Gurgler, Soft Hackle Streamer, BMG, Gartside Hopper, Firefly are just a few of the many unique patterns he developed - so often with materials discarded or overlooked by others.
Anyone lucky enough to have fished with Jack will remember his stealthy, heron like approach, relaxed casting and retrieves that breathed so much life into his patterns.
Even on the slowest of days when you couldn?t ?buy a take? his enthusiastic chant of ?Any minute now, any minute now?? would keep your spirits up.
As many of you know Jack was truly one of those rare and special people who lived life to the full and captivated so many of us with his infectious charm, enthusiasm and some truly terrible jokes & pranks...
Jack will be hugely missed.
More details to follow at his website www.jackgartside.com
Perhaps you would be kind enough to post this on your bulletin board,
Kind regards,
iain
Sorry to hear, Jack was a unique one-of-kind who added much to our sport.
Sincerely hope he found the answer to everlasting life as well. He will be missed.
LF
I did not know Jack, but I knew his work. He will be missed.
Mark
Sorry to hear this. We met Jack at our HFFA meeting a few years ago. He was a great person and fly fishing ambassador.
It was an honor to have known him even for the short time he was here. To say he will be missed in an understatement.
God speed, Jack
I only knew than man from his website which I so enjoy. Condolences to his family and friends.
I had the pleasure of hosting Jack as a celebrity fly tier at our FF Club, and got to spend a few hours with him having dinner and drinks. A real character, and truly a funny guy. Who could not laugh with a guy who fished from an inflatable giraffe, and made flies out of stained ciggy butt filters? Yes, he will be missed, but now the angels have another fly tier to help their game on the trout streams of heaven.
His Softhackle will always be my go to fly.
Prayers to his family.
A truly great loss.
Sad to hear that. Jack was a true pioneer and innovator. Never met him before but have seen and read interviews and the like. Seemed like a truly class act!
"His paint don't dry"......Lefty
Jack Gartside taught me what a pheasant skin was used for.