Sept 6, 1977 (cont.) of a hatch and the rise of fish was resultory but nonetheless we took 15 cuts between us , from 10 am to 3 pm with time off for a nap after lunch. They ran from 13" to 19" - I don't recall previously seeing anything smaller than about 15" but it had several today. A group of harlequin ducks dived and frolicked around us all day, along with an occasional transient merganser. Ospreys were patrolling the river. He saw loons, more and elk along the road. Sept 7 Upper Lamar Parked at the little turn out west of Lamar Range St. and walked across the big grassy flat to the south sweeping bend of the Lamar River. Saw two coyotes on the flat and a band of 14 pronghorn at the west end of the valley. They tell us there is considerable winter grazing of coyotes here because of the high fawn prices - up to 50 a year they estimate. These two animals were mighty shy - took off running at our 1/4 mile. He immediately started fishing when he reached the river and the rise continued until about 2pm, slowing down toward the end. Our