Amato, Frank
Biographical note
Frank William Amato was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1942. He attended the University of Portland, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in European history. After receiving his master's degree in 1965, he taught at Central Catholic High School in Portland for two years. In 1967, he started Salmon Trout Steelheader magazine, the first of mutiple magazines and books on fishing and other outdoor sports published under his imprint, Frank Amato Publishing.
Sources: Vital records in Ancestry.com; information provided by Amato in his interview; "About STS," Salmon Trout Steelheader magazine website, undated (accessed November 2025), https://www.salmontroutsteelheader.com/pages/about-sts.
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Oral history interview with Frank Amato
Oral history interview with Frank Amato, conducted by Clark Hansen on November 16, 1998, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Amato discusses fishing in the Columbia River Basin, the effectiveness of fish hatcheries and other conservation efforts, and publishing fishing magazines and books through his imprint, Frank Amato Publications.