Jack Pangburn frequently fishes the Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Delaware West Branch and the Croton Watershed streams. He is a contributing member of Trout Unlimited, Catskill Fly Tiers Guild, Federation of Fly Fishers, and the United Fly Tiers. Now as a retired art education instructor of the secondary and college levels he lives with his wife in Westbury, New York. Their four children have given them seven grandchildren.
Jack's fishing buddy once overheard someone call him "Grizljak" because of his strong use of grizzly hackle. His fishing buddy started calling him by that nickname and it has stuck ever since.
Jack is a fly tying instructor who has custom tied flies for years. His flies are tops in every department, award winners in national and international competitions, beautiful to look at, perfectly proportioned and catch fish.
Farrow Allen, writer/editor and tier says: "Aside from being a thoughtful fly tier and dedicated angler, Jack Pangburn is a highly skilled artist." His art has been recently displayed in Mid West Fly Tier, American Angler, Orvis News, United Fly Tiers Roundtable, and the Macallandar 2001.
Jim Schollmeyer has photographed most of Jack's fly patterns that have been printed in these fly related publications: Fly Tying, Flyfisher, FlyFish America, Fly Fishing & Tying Journal and the new Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Pattern Encyclopedia. Photographer/writer Thomas Ames,Jr. has included fly patterns designed and tied by Jack in his new book Hatch Guide for New England Streams.
Jack has written and illustrated a book titled "Deer Hair Fly Tying Guidebook" that is filled with his illustrated drawings.