HOWARD DREYFUSSThis photo was taken sometime in the early 1970's. Howard was an old friend who I met on a Westport Beach and occasionally exchanged fishing stories with.
It had been a good morning at Burying Hill Beach in Westport and the action was just about over. It's obvious that Howard had enjoyed a great day of bluefish action as I took the time to snap some photo's in the aftermath. I see Westport fishing fixture Doc Skerlick casting in the background but Doc is a story for another day.
Howard was an exceptional human being. A former Ct State Representative and a member of the Diplomatic Corps, he had traveled throughout the world, spending a lot of time in post-WWII China.
When I had the film developed, I liked this picture and had a print made which I gave to Howard. He was very appreciative, but I didn't realize how much he liked it until weeks later when he knocked on my back door and presented me with his own favorite fishing rod, an Orvis Battenkill bamboo rod. He explained that he wouldn't be around much longer and wanted me to have the rod as he knew I would care for it. He told me he had fished the rod all over the world.
A few weeks later, Howard passed away. The rod remains one of my fishing treasures. - DWA
What a story! That picture also captures an early summer morning at Burying Hill...I can just smell it...and can feel what a hot muggy summer day is in store...
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