Kelvedon and District Angling Association

KDAA is a friendly angling club that provides some of the best uncrowded fishing in Essex.

Some of the Best Places to Fish in Essex

We have ten still waters that are open all year round and fishing on stretches of the river Blackwater

Club Information

The KDAA established in 1947 caters for pleasure, specimen and match fishing.  With waters within eight mile radius of Kelvedon, in mid – Essex located between Chelmsford and Colchester. Accessible from the A12.

KDAA is a friendly angling club that provides some of the best uncrowded fishing in Essex.

We have ten still waters that are open all year round and fishing on stetches of the river Blackwater

Night fishing is allowed on six of the still waters.

Adult subscription is £95 per annum with many concessions.

Please note that all our waters are member only waters and we do not issue day tickets. Members may purchase Guest tickets.

Please visit the Join KDAA page for information about the joining arrangements.

We are accepting new members for the 2024/25 season

Latest News Announcements

Change of ownership Angling Essentials and Wass Tackle

Kim at Angling Essentials, Witham is retiring this coming Friday 24 November.  Fortunately, the business has been purchased very recently by a Bob Saich.  There will be a period of transition as the new owner will be changing the layout in the shop and adding new...

Partial closure Seabrooks Reservoir for clay pigeon shooting

Seabrooks Reservoir will be closed for Clay Pigeon Shooting organised by Seabrooks Farm on the following dates. Thursday 23rd November Saturday 25th November Saturday 9th December Saturday 16th December 8.45 am to 10.30 am No members or their vehicles to be on site...

Recent stockings into four stillwaters

The club recently introduced stockings into four waters Layer Marney One and Two, Seabrooks Reservoir and Silver End Back Pit Marney 1 five C4s from nine pounds to twelve and ten C3s averaging about eight pounds each.Marney 2, twenty-two C3, averaging about 6 pounds...

Tree Work at Layer Marney – 5th and 6th October

Essential tree work by our contractor to provide wind tunnels to Layer Marney 3 means the following closures on Thursday and Friday, 5th and 6th October:- • Layer Marney 3 • The bottom end of Layer Marney 2 • The bottom carpark between 2 and 3 • The track between 2...