Well, that was better than normal in that I caught one fish. Just a small perch, rather than the two clonking chub from last year, but hey I traditionally catch nowt.
But man was it cold - the wind from the east was slicing.
Still I saw a woodpecker and a jay and it was nice being outdoors for a decent spell.
Human amusement was provided by three rented narrowboats driven by numpties (cue Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws - "Ha ha, they're all gonna die!") and two extremely well-upholstered joggers who appeared close to some kind of seizure.
After all the distractions/disturbances I was looking forward to a quiet hour at dusk (when the action starts). Alas it wasn't to be, a couple of divs ripped past in a ratty old cruiser, as if they were Roger Moore in a speedboat - killing the swim and any chance of catching anything. To add insult to injury one of them looked like Justin Lee Collins - not a good look.
I have a rule that I stay till the bats come out, and boy was I glad to see them.