author
Ellery Clark Gregg
b. 1899
Best known for a practical 1940 guide to fly tying, this American writer was closely connected to the craft and culture of fishing. Later museum records also link him to lure-making in Florida, where his outdoor know-how found a wider audience.
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How to Tie Flies
by Ellery Clark Gregg
About the author
Ellery Clark Gregg was an American author born in 1899, and he is best known for How to Tie Flies, published in 1940. The book helped secure his place in classic angling literature, especially among readers interested in the techniques and materials of fly tying.
Reliable biographical details about him are limited, but library and public-domain records confirm his name, birth year, and authorship of How to Tie Flies. A museum record from Florida also identifies Ellery Gregg as a fly tyer and lure maker who moved from Connecticut to Tampa in the 1940s and became known for creating fishing lures as well as flies.
Because so little personal information is widely documented, his reputation today rests mainly on his hands-on writing and his connection to mid-20th-century fishing culture. For readers interested in traditional outdoor crafts, his work offers a clear glimpse into an earlier era of American angling.