Joe Jackson
Raised in a small town in southern Indiana, a love of fishing, hunting, and wildlife was instilled in Joe at a young age. After 14 years in the Army, he found Project Healing Waters, and his curiosity in fly fishing and tying bloomed into love and obsession. He started tying in November 2016 and placed second in Project Healing Waters National Fly Tying Contest in 2017. Joe received the Everett Drake Fly Tying Award in 2018. Joe ties flies for all warm, cold, and salt water species with a focus on Deer hair flies and big streamers. His realistic art flies like the hummingbirds, pheasant, Grinch, Baby Yoda, Bald Eagle, Kingfisher, and others have been sent across the globe. He believes the most important thing anyone in this hobby can do is to get kids out on the water and/or behind a vise.
Joe’s Posts
The Hawthorn fly
Photos and text from Chris ReevesBibio marci or St. Mark's fly or more usually the hawthorn fly, is a species of fly from the family Bibionidae. It is found across much of Europe. Their name comes from the fact that the adults usually emerge around St Mark's Day, 25...
The Carson from Chris Reeves
Photos and text from Chris Reeves An Irish Mayfly pattern. Step by step instructions The Carson is a pattern designed for fishing on the loughs of Ireland. The usual method of fishing is “Short lining” from a drifting boat and this requires a heavily dressed fly that...