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The Big Spring 20's!

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   The year 2014 came in with a bit of concern as I was in hospital for the month of February with a serious blood infection.  Once released from hospital, I battled through the infection at home for an additional six weeks.  Finally getting the "All Clear" from the doctor's on my birthday at the end of March. The following weekend, my father in law decided it would be a good idea, as a mental health break, to go chase some early season Brown Trout in the snow.  So off we went, one old guy and a sickly dude, on a mission to find a snowy Brown Trout.  "Stauffer Creek" April 2014    Here is a little back story leading up to the events of April 2014. One of my favoured early season creeks to fish is the infamous "Stauffer Creek" aka The North Raven River, here in Alberta.  This little creek has won the hearts and minds of some famous writers over the years, as highlighted in Barry Mitchell's book "Alberta's Trout Highway." Wo