No fish reported yet from yesterday   No really surprising considering the state of the river, as low as many have seen it for decades.  Mercifully no real algae bloom yet but with the hottest day of the year forecast for today it may be only a question of time.   Says much for the salmons determination to run that we have managed the few we have.

However in fishing in general its often a case of never say never and unlikely, if not almost seemingly impossible, for certain things to happen.   I am reliably informed that a sea eagle was seen perched on a rock on the lower river a few weeks ago.  Turns out it was one that was introduced to the Isle of Man and was radio tagged  too which confirmed it's authenticity.

Much like the mullet that I showed you photographs of yesterday.   Can I thank all those of you who took the trouble to reply and 99.9% of you confirmed, quite rightly in my opinion that they were in fact mullet, though there was a difference in identifying what species of mullet they were as there are of course several.

We all know mullet are a sea fish, lover of harbours , marinas and the like as well as the open sea and also, as in the case of the Severn/Wye the estuary.  Often seen on the lower river in large numbers and well known to journey as far as the Redbrook area, particularly on high tides.  One person who replied recalls seeing mullet  on two occasions on The Tunnel beat just above Symonds Yat Once this year on 14th May consisting of 6/8 fish and again last year on 2 other occasions this time consisting of up to 30 fish.   Used to be numbers  of flounders on the lower Wye too. probably still are.  Perhaps these events happen more than we think.

Who would have believed however they they could penetrate as far upstream as the Golden Mile, not far below Hereford!! Had I  not seen the evidence I have to admit I would have found it difficult to believe myself.. However that is where that picture was take a couple of seasons ago by two utterly reliable anglers who watched that small shoal of mullet for about an hour before they drifted off. Seeing is believing as they say so never decry a story or incident unless you were there or can prove otherwise.