Barry Ord Clarke
Born in England, Barry Ord Clarke is an internationally acclaimed and much published photographer and writer. His work as a fly fishing photographer has taken him to over 40 different countries and 4 continents. He is a regular contributor to numerous fishing magazines world wide. He has written, Co written and contributed to more than 35 books about fly tying.
He has won medals in some of the worlds most prestigious fly tying competitions, and his own flies can be seen in the 'Fly fishers club' collection in London and soon in the ‘Catskill master fly collection’ in the United States. For the past twenty years he has lived in Norway where he works as a professional photographer and a fly tying consultant for ‘The Mustad Hook Company’ and Veniard Ltd.
Veniard & Mustad Fly Tying Consultant - Barry Ord Clarke was voted Fly Tyer Magazine’s Fly Tyer of the Year 2021.
The prestigious award honours the exceptional international contribution Barry has made to the world of fly tying with his innovative approach of linking his clear step-by-step tying instructions in book-form to his popular YouTube channel videos which then show him tying EXACTLY the same fly online. This ground-breaking ‘pairing’ is a first in the world of fly tying instruction.
His offer of responding online to all questions about his tying techniques has further strengthened his message around the world: that with clear instruction in both print and video, coupled with the right background advice, anyone can learn to tie flies which not only look good but also catch fish.
Barry is British, lives and works in Norway, and regularly demonstrates at fly tying exhibitions throughout Europe and the USA.
A renowned photographer in his own right, his tying images are crystal clear, minimalist and stylish. His approachable attitude and innovative tying techniques have encouraged thousands of beginners to take up the hobby in the first place or more experienced tyers to up their game.
His book "Flytying for Beginners", published by Merlin Unwin Books, was released in September 2021 and was also published in the USA by Skyhorse Publishing in spring 2022.
