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Bit of a change for me ... smashed the front lawns at one , packed the mower away then bimbled off to the Hundred House beat of the Edw .... got there at just before two .... Reading 18 degrees in my truck river not tooooooooo low ... tackled up my old faithful six for two weight ... she's perfect for dries when this beat becomes like a jungle ; as it was this afternoon !!

Boy were the trout Savage this afternoon ... fished between two and six ... only perhaps did a third of the beat ... slow and stealthy are key here !!! Fished a Parachute Iron Blue the whole session .... and didn't loose it either !!! I must spend to much time on these wild streams !!!!!Anyway from three ish plenty of sedge activity and also the mayfly and olives .... so a real platter for the Edw residents!!! Starter main and pud all at once !!!!!

Fishing was superb... Great Savage takes, a few fluffed strikes this afternoon but managed to bring to the net fourteen beauties .... ranging in sizes from six inches right uo to twelve .... one cracker slipped off just before the net .... always the way hey !!!

River is low but still reasonably cold ... stacks of little hungry feisty brownies here with the usual odd surprise !!! Great fun on light tackle ... Tenkara would also be fun here at the mo ! I'm sure it would be effective with little dries ... .....

Kingfisher up and down several times ... the ambience here is just sublime ... love it ... a super few hours on one of my favourite beats ; spot on !!

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A fun afternoon spent on the Edw. Despite bright and sunny conditions we had 8 trout up to 10 inches all caught on small dries. Not the easiest casting on this beat, but that’s what made it so enjoyable.

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Well ..... turned up at nine at one of my favourite rivers !!! Low low but beautifully clear and looking over the bridge a rise , in fact two !!! Excited delirium setting in .... tackled up my trustee six foot two weight and a new Stuart Croft line ... these really are superb fly lines , dear but my they are crackers !!

Anyway , a weird four hours albeit fun ! Small fish today , all of them , really odd .. nowt over six inches !! And casting a twenty Parachute Pheasant Tail into streamy water leading into pools had a feisty response !! I did search the pools with a tiny tungsten nymph ..... not a sniff !!!

Fishing today did remind me of early fly fishing days on the river Morda or Cynllaith up near Oswestry .. splashy takes by small beautifully marked brownies..... eleven to hand ; none of them rod benders and six or seven that didn't make it !!! Where's all the tubby edw fish that normally show ?? I'll put it down to the flow of water and just the kids out to play this morning !!!

Farmer redoing all the fencing either side , but some considerate exit and entry points for us anglers which is nice to see .... obviously not the same punters who did the fencing at Arrow Kington !!

Anyway a lovely morning .... in dire need of rain especially if we get hot weather on this low river too . Even catching small ones is fun , especially on a dry ... and in the gorgeous Edw Valley.. what more could a river angler ask for ...... bliss !!!!

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First time fishing this beat and indeed the Edw, pure escapism although no fish seen or caught will definitely be back, water level low and clear plenty of fly life

Bowled up at the lovely pull in at the Hundred House beat .... always a pleasure parking here and my usual drills on getting out , cup from the flask and a peer over the bridge ..... lovely !!!!!!!

Tackled up with my usual six foot two weight rod and a single Goldbead PTN fished in the usual deep holes and had four this morning in my three hours there ... absolutely lovely solid takes too ..... silver fish at the mo ; not the buttery Edw fish of Summer ! But with some feeding and settling into their feeding lanes they'll soon colour up .... some new obstacles here too .... didn't appear much of a problem but getting in and out regularly is part and parcel of the wild streams ...... good exercise too !!!

Only fished perhaps just over half then cut out into the field where the farmer was sorting out flood damaged fencing !! Getting the old thumper going !! Pppffftttt I didn't envy him .... must admit fencing is always put so close to streams !!! Can't think why ! Always see good fencing just hanging in the air !! Oh well ... land use at a premium it seems .......

A fun few hours on one of my favourite beats .... lovely job ..... May give Talybont a crack next week ... hoping the weather behaves .... Happy days !!!

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Always a gamble fishing a wild stream in these drought conditions!!! We've heard of skinny Latte well today was skinny Edw !!!! Lol !!

Headed to one of my favourite beats ,.the Edw @ Hundred House , as I know its got deep pools normally! Well actually it didn't disappoint either,.fished from half nine till one and had a ball on a small black Klinkhammer and Parachute Greenwells !! Great splashy aggressive takes when you could get a cast away !! It's tight and my six foot two weight is just the ticket here !!!

Nine beauties to the net this morning, nothing big , all between five and ten inches, lovely stuff !! A few missed and three off the hook also, but good sport on the surface, with olives , uprights on the go from tenish . . . . .

Always good fun here , although tight and huge amounts of foliage now, but as expected for the back end of Summer !Two new trees down across the stream, may be awkward in normal flows! Otherwise a fun hectic few hours which did surprise me , looks like rain back end of the week , let's hope its a decent amount !! Back on the Edw soon . . . . . Lovely job !

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This beat is for masochists. First time on here with the water low but carrying a few more inches following rain the previous night. Water a little coloured especially in the morning. Very tricky fishing in jungle conditions. Managed a few fish on a small parachute Adams.

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A cooler day today, initially anyway!! Up at four , all jobs done and the pooch had a bimble ,plumbed for the Edw @ Hundred House ! Got there at ten to six tackled up my usual rig ,misty and lovely and cool to be honest . . . . Reading twelve in my truck , nice !!!

First important task was a temp reading of the water which was 13 degrees, happy with that!! I took it in three more locations as well , all reading thirteen, sorted !!fine for some fishing . . .

Fished dry all morning , Para Greenwells and Adam's, both effective but tricky in places to get a cast away !!! Like a jungle here although as always great fun and some cracking takes this morning too !!lovely bit of sport i must say !!But as always if your carefull on the Edw you can get a dry pretty close to rising fish !! And explosive takes too ! Awesome !!!

Twelve to the net this morning ranging from twelve inches to seven . Four of them really nice fish this morning and plenty of poke in them too . I bet they're relieved like us that the mad scorchio week is over . . . Eeekkkkkkkk bit too much ! And rain to this week I hope! Didn't get any on the weekend on the outskirts of Leominster !! Oh well ,.all down London it seems .

A lovely four hours in one of my favourite spots ! Only did a bit over half of it ! Fun as always here and let's hope this Lilliputian stream has a bit of water soon ! It's pretty much on its bones . Back on the Edw end of the week maybe , spot on . . . . .

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It was days like this that reminded me that Hundred House is one of my favourite beats.
Having said that, the lower bit has changed a lot since was last there due to tree fall in the winter storms. And some of the pools are now quite deep, but I won't use chest waders as I will ping them when crossing the barbed wire fences.
All fish taken on a grey duster klink.

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