Sheepeater Cliff Bighorn Country

Bazi was no more diligent a time-keeper. Her attention disappeared into the water and after the sleek, shimmering bodies that represented victory. Like Njal, she used every weapon at her disposal, upsetting the water with her front paws and snatching at the fish as the struggled to come to terms with what was happening. Left, right, shallow and deep - again and again she dunked her head into the creek, stopping on a few occasions to cough up water.

By the time their twenty minutes were up, Bazi was ahead by three. She ceased her frantic movement and flashed her competitor a thrilled smile, leaping back to the banks of the Creek to inspect her catch.

As instructed, she pushed three lucky bodies back into the rushing water and kept the two fattest specimens for herself. Scooping lunch up between her jaws, she moved closer to Njal's catch. "Yours are bigger," she admitted through a mouthful of fish.

Caught: 5