Art graduated from Amherst College in 1932. He was a housing director at the college for 30 years. He was one of the founders of the Amherst Fishing Rod Company in 1947. The company produced fine split cane fly and spinning rods. The growing popularity of fiberglass spelled doom for the company in 1951.
Amherst rods are now rare collector items.
We made many trips together. Just getting to the Miramichi or St. John Rivers were as much fun as being there. In his 80s, I can still see Art making an impossible shot on a pheasant that flew at his head. He ducked, spun around and dropped the bird. On a spring black salmon trip to the Miramichi only five years ago, Art landed seven Atlantics on seven consecutive passes.