Yellowstone - Upper Lamar Sept. 21, 1979 Continued Indian summer weather and we headed for the upper Lamar valley while the stream is still clear. Walked across the big meadow to discover that the section of stream where we usually start fishing is completely dry! Thinking that the river had to be somewhere in the valley we continued south to the east of Sentinel Ridge where we found some hardzone new water running next behind the grove of cottonwoods. Here we spent a fine day with occasional action along undercut banks. I netted 8 cats between 13" and 16" and Woody got 6. Beyond that we caught and released some 10 inchers that weren't measured or counted. As we quit at 4:00 PM to make our way back across that big, big meadow the evening rise was getting underway. Could have fished more fish if we had wanted to stay. Bob at the worked Frank Richardson and Bridner Grant joined us. We headed for Lamar picnic area where we cooked dinner and had a pleasant meal. Bridner's son Gary joined us too, along with a fishing guide from Iceland. Very social. Saw several flocks of turkeys and a few ducks along the river. The odd bison still visible on the high ridges. A prairie falcon and a golden eagle cruised overhead. Bunch of 6 mule deer (bucks) near Trinita Falls.