Elvering River Wye, Brockweir.

This is an image of an elver fisherman looking into his net to check if there are any baby eels (elvers) in it. There were none tonight but maybe on tomorrow's higher tide there will be. The elvers are carried on the Gulf Stream from the Sargasso Sea to Britain, it takes a few years for them to get here. They are swept up the Wye and Severn on the tide and when the water runs back they swim to the side and continue to try to go upstream. The fisherman holds the net in the water and the baby eels swim into it. After a few minutes he scoops the net out of the water and tips the catch into a tray. I will return tomorrow night and hopefully get some pics of the elvers. This pic was handheld but I will use a tripod next time.

River Wye Elver baby eel Brockweir Gloucestershire

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