A short session on the coldest morning of the winter so far. I'd been scrutinising Google Earth and found more potential access to the heavily vegetated bankside.

Over quite a walk, I found 5 swims, all allowing a good trot of a float. With the centrepin spinning nicely, and the frost starting to melt around me, it felt an idyllic venue, apart from no fish. I did bump a tiddler early on,but that was it.

Hmm, that's 2/2 blanks. I'm not sure if its my ineptitude or a lack of fish, but I'll be making some more masochistic visits, i'm sure. Just a shame that it's my nearest coarse fishing river at 35 minutes from home. 

One thing, while under the cover of trees an enormous bird of prey flew low over the canopy, enough to cause quite a shadow as it passed. having lived in Berkshire where Red Kites outnumber sparrows, I am used to the sight of large birds, but this was huge. Would they have ospreys within 10 miles of central Cardiff?