Henry Hughes
Henry Hughes is an Oregon Book Award-winning poet and the author of Back Seat with Fish: A Man's Adventures in Angling and Romance. He edited two Everyman’s Library anthologies on fishing literature, and his articles and reviews appear regularly in Flyfishing & Tying Journal and Harvard Review. He is a professor at Western Oregon University.
The Fish That Wasn't Ours
Catching sturgeon on the Willamette River in Oregon, with an English trout expert.
Pain Relief
The 10-day, 90-mile hike was tough, but the fishing washed away the bumps, bruises and bites.
Against the Grain
An artist, furniture maker, fossil collector and more, Paul Gentry is a bona fide original with an eye for fish
Lobstering
Sights and sounds flood in as the author recalls a long-gone lobstering job when traps were still made from wood.
Uncle Bob’s Blues
A writer remembers landing bluefish after bluefish, the sweet aroma on the grill and the new neighbors who were surprised by the culinary delight.