A hundred years of quiet joy
The Guash is a small limestone stream running from Braunston-in-Rutland to its confluence with the Welland downstream of Stamford, Lincolnshire. Its meandering course winds gently through classic English farmland, passing through stone villages, going largely unnoticed by many. It is a stunning little stream, bursting with life and is, most notably, home to a wonderful population of brown trout.
For a large part of its course the river runs through the Burghley Estate and in 1921, the Marquess of Exeter and the then land agent to the estate, Major Bailey, formed a small fishing club to breathe life into and rejuvenate the river.
In its inaugural year, 56 members paid three guineas to join the Guash Fishing Club. A riverkeeper was employed and some stocking commenced, with a programme of bank and river improvement works scheduled across their
