BAKER CITY — Dennis Dauble is no stranger to sharing his love of fishing and nature with readers, both in books and in the pages of local newspapers.

His most recent book, “A Rustic Cabin: Finding a Sense of Place,” was released earlier this year. This story recounts his journey of owning — and fixing up — a cabin in the Umatilla River canyon.

Copies are now available, and Dauble has scheduled a visit to Betty’s Books, 1813 Main St., on Monday, Aug. 12, from 4-6 p.m.

The book’s back cover offers enticing tidbits about what stories lie within the pages: carpenter ants, jaybirds, cornbread, wild trout, forest gnomes, Indian legends, raccoons, secret creeks, organized religion, 100-year floods, s’mores, packrats, Adirondack chairs and “other affairs of rustic cabin life.”

Dauble, a now-retired fisheries scientist, started writing because a class he was teaching needed an affordable textbook.

“So I wrote the guide,” he said.

That book was titled “Fishes of the Columbia Basin.” When he retired, Humanities Washington asked him to give presentations so he spoke on “History of fish and fishing in the Columbia Basin.”

At one talk, an audience member asked, “What are you writing now?”

“I realized I had all these stories, notes from fishing trips,” he said. “I’ve kept a journal for 30-plus years.”

His next book was “The Barbless Hook.”

Then he wrote two more short story collections and a memoir.

“A Rustic Cabin,” he said, is more light-hearted than his other stories. He describes it as “part memoir, part natural history, part practical advice.”

The cabin he writes about was built around 1940. August will mark 20 years of his ownership.

“It was love at first sight — even though it was pretty much falling apart,” he said.

He worked on improving it for several years and all was well — until 2020.

“Cruised along until the flood,” he said.

The cabin was inundated with two feet of water, and the nearby bunkhouse was under three feet of water. His repairs pretty much started over.

He and his wife, Nancy, spend about 50 days a year at the cabin.

“It’s not perfect, but it’s, as Nancy says, a rustic cabin,” he said.

More stories can be found on his website, DennisDaubleBooks.com.

More books

Dauble has penned several books:

“Fishes of the Columbia Basin” is a natural history and identification guidebook for the layperson or aspiring fishery biologist that describes the life history and behavior of over 50 species of freshwater fishes.

“The Barbless Hook” is a collection of 26 stories that explores a range of topics that anglers often don’t discuss: trespassing, giving up a secret hole, losing a fish at the net, competition between buddies, and taking turns on guided fishing trips.

“One More Last Cast” features 25 stories that cover questions such as: When does one last cast begat another? What do tiny bars of complimentary soap, spam sandwiches, and pillow hogs have to do with fishing?

“Bury Me With My Fly Rod” is a 24-story collection of stories (with secret family recipes) that lead readers on a tour of Northeastern Oregon trout streams, hikes into Spirit Mountain, and by the author’s cabin in the Umatilla River canyon.

“Chasing Ghost Trout” is a “rollicking ride through heartfelt memories that shows how the spirit of family and love of nature can carry you forward throughout your life.”