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streamer fishing are useful under certain water conditions as well. Trout fishing on the Big-
horn is generally best the 13 river miles below the Yellowtail Dam, and estimates put the
fish population between 3,000 and 5,000 fish per mile. Although fishing is certainly more
popular during the temperate season, the Bighorn is a tailwater fishery—thanks to the Yel-
lowtail Dam—meaning that the river never freezes in winter and stays fishable year-round.
CROW FAIR: THE TIPI CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Crow Fair is indeed the tipi capital of the world.
Held annually since 1904 during the third week of August, Crow Fair is considered
the largest outdoor powwow in the world. The five-day celebration was introduced
to the Crow people—their traditional name is Apsáalooke, which means “children
of the large-beaked bird” but was misinterpreted to mean “crow”—by S. C. Reyn-
olds, an Indian Affairs agent assigned to the reservation around the turn of the 20th
century. His goal was to encourage the nomadic Crow to become more settled and
agrarian on the reservation, which was neither their traditional homeland nor partic-
