Blagdon since 1904 — the dam that proved reservoirs could hold fish as well as water. This smaller reservoir responds faster than larger ones — fishing patterns shift noticeably within thirty-six hours of major weather changes. A contrarian lake: the textbook lee-shore rule is wrong here. Onshore wind colours the shallow water and pushes fish out into cleaner reaches, so the productive drift is parallel to the bank, not into it. Easterly opens up the whole North Shore and Rugmoor for right-handers. Polish Water rises first in the morning, fed by a spring pipe that keeps it cool when surface temperatures climb. In July heat, Cheddar Water's aerators are where the rainbows bunch. Rugmoor Point fishes reliably in almost any wind — the single honest banker on the whole lake.
- Reservoir
- Limestone
