WHAT DO YA MEAN, WORK? Today, we headed up to fish the North Fork of the Tongue River in the Big Horn Mountains, intending to pick up Dick Todd on the way. Just before we got to Dave’s ranch (1/4 mile, maybe), the phone rings and it’s a call from the company in Atlanta for whom Donald consults. We immediately lost cell service, so he phoned them back when we got to the ranch the house. Surprisingly, the phone call was to advise that they were sending some plans and a manual, expected August 1, for use in his preparing a fatal flaw analysis report. This was quite a departure from what he had been told just the past Monday. They were given the physical address for the RV Park to where they were going to FEDEX the package.
AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO FISH  After the phone call and picking up Dick, we proceeded on the way to the Tongue River. We stopped in Sheridan, WY, to pick up some groceries, a fishing license for Kay, and some prescription meds. We traveled up the mountains and stopped at the Big Horn National Forest Visitor Center, which had excellent maps, books, etc. We drove a few more miles up into the mountains, and had a marvelous day fishing the Tongue River, with lots of big cutthroats being caught on a Chernobyl ant. The Tongue River was a small stream with many cut banks against which the trout would hide. Donald caught 5 fish in the 16-18 inch category.
Despite fish hiding along the cut bank overhang, Kay was able to fool some fish in the middle. The Tongue River is definitely a do-over.

FOREST FIRES IN WYOMING  There were several forest fires near our location, but we somehow avoided the smoke.


EAT ‘EM LIKE CORN ON THE COB  We stopped back by the ranch on our return home for dinner of fried brook trout (fried the way Dick and Dave’s mother fried them on their many trips to the mountains) and vegetables. Both Dick and Dave ate the little fish like corn on the cob. To Donald’s surprise, Carolyn Todd had prepared a birthday cake. He received a great card and presents, and it was a fitting conclusion to a great day.