Home Bay

Around the corner from Polish Water and starting at the landing stage is Home Bay.

This bay naturally divides into two distinct parts, the first of which can be imagined by drawing a line from the landing stage to the tip of Home Bay point with the fishing area being the part of the bay closest to Blagdon village. This area is quite shallow (up to 8 feet) and is bisected by the channel caused by the inlet stream which enters the bay in the corner by the pine trees.

Early in the season, fish tend to hold in the shallow areas at the top of the bay where access from the bank is difficult although fish can be taken from the landing stage and the area of bank just up the point from the inlet. As the water drops, the point becomes fishable although fish numbers decline as the level drops. Home Bay is not noted as a late-season bank area.

The second area of the Bay is less well defined but can be thought of as being bounded by the shelf off Polish Water and a line drawn straight out from the tip of Home Bay point.

This area is almost exclusively the preserve of boat fishing and reaches depths of 20 or more feet.

Drifts can be made across the bay to Green Lawn and preferred anchoring positions are all around the numerous shelves which come off Polish Water, the tip of the Point and the middle of the bay between the landing stage and point.

In early summer fish are frequently taken in the deep water in a position almost level with the main bank of Green Lawn. Overall, for boat fishing, Home Bay offers sport throughout the year.

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