You Have Got to Go Fishing

We finally made it to our friends house in Fort Smith, Montana on the Big Horn River. The population is 161 according to the 2010 census. It's not the easiest place in the world to get to. The nearest airport is in Billings, two hour drive. We flew into Rapid City, SD which is a six hour drive. It's a long trip no matter how you travel, the experience is worth the journey. 

Bob and Terry completed their house this spring. It is quite a "cabin". He calls it a cabin. I call it a 3000 plus square foot house with five bedrooms and two kitchens. That is the Big Horn River in the background. 

Bob is an avid fisherman and offered to take me fishing on the Big Horn. Of course, I accepted. We started off with a trip to the Big Horn Angler, one of the outfitters in town. 

This is the kind of boat used on the Big Horn. You just float down the river while your guide or in this case your friend rows the boat. 

Occasionally, you can anchor the boat and get out and wade. Here I am getting some fly fishing instructions from Bob. 

Yes, we did catch fish and quite a few of them.  We released all of the fish for future anglers to catch.   Here I am holding a nice little Rainbow trout they I landed. It was really a nice day of fishing and I am fortunate to have a friend who invited me to go.