"There is little doubt that the countryside in Stone County, Missouri, especially in the vicinity of the small town of Crane, is a wonderful example of beautiful Ozark scenery. The fact that a crystal clear, spring-fed creek flows through nearly 23 miles of this countryside is also indisputable. Whether this little gem of a stream is one of last bastions of the fabled McCloud River Redband trout is a subject that has been debated by experts and anglers for many years."  Keith Oxby

Original watercolor painting by artist, author and angler Steven Weinberg.