Guest tickets are now available for all waters apart from Silver End Pits.

These are only available online via the KDDA website or by post from the Membership Secretary.

Please view the Guests page on this website.

Pennett's Farm Reservoir new car park

A new car park has been provided by the farmer landlord of Pennett's Farm Reservoir which is located at the bottom of the hill to the rear of the farm buildings.

There is a new entrance with a KDAA sign and a double farm gate fitted with a combination lock. This is on the White Notley side of the farm and there are also large signs 'Blake Developments' at the entrance.

There is a hard surface track leading down the hill to a carpark.  Access to the Reservoir is north along the hedge line through three small gates to the otter fence surrounding the water.

Please keep the gates closed at all times as sheep are kept in the fields.

The car park is currently also providing access up the hill to a house that is being built so please avoid parking in such a way that would obstuct builders lorries accessing the building site.

The old car park is no longer accessible.

Additional portable toilet Silver End Pits

Owing to the increased use of the portable toilet at Silver End Pits, another toilet will be installed near to the existing one hopefully by the end of this week.  It will be removed in the autumn.

Please remember to:

1. Flush the toilet BEFORE use.

2. Flush the toilet adequately after use.

3. Please leave the toilet as you would expect to find it.

If you find any problems with the toilet please contact a Bailiff. Do not just leave it for someone else.

Matches will resume on the 31 May using Angling Trust Covid 19 competition guidelines

Match to be held at Pennett's Farm Reservoir Sunday 31 May

Social distancing guidelines for matches.

Pegs to be pre-booked with the Match Secretary
£10 match fee bring correct money.
Rolling draw 8 till 8.30 anglers to go straight to their peg observing 2m social distancing.
Do not touch or borrow other anglers equipment.
Anglers to stay at peg until scalesman and boardsman have weighed catch.
Do not follow scalesman around venue.
Leave fishery immediately unless you are awaiting prize money.
Results will be posted on Facebook within 24 hours.

News from the AGM held 16 January

      a)     Subscriptions to remain the same

       b)     Rule change agreed:-  Constitution Rule 7 - Election of Officers to be amended to include the wording ' A member who wishes to be considered for election at an Annual General Meeting, as a replacement Officer, must notify the Secretary by the 20th November prior to the meeting and must have been a member of the Committee for at least two years at that date. This provision may be overridden at the discretion of the Committee.’

      c) Rule change agreed:-  Constitution Rule 3 to be amended to include the words. ‘There is no provision for the refund of subscriptions if the fishing rights to any water rented/owned by the Association is relinguished or lost during the membership season.’

 d)   Rule change agreed:-  Conduct Rule 4 regarding the issue of dog permits to be amended to include the words ’and the Layer Marney complex’

`e) Fishery Rule change - received the Committee’s decision that the Night Fishing arrangement at the Layer Marney complex should be made permanent.

 e) Fishery Rule change - received the Committee’s decision that the concessionary subscription arrangement for the residents of Tollesbury regarding the Hunts Farm Reservoir be removed.

Silver End Front Pit stocking 14 December 2019

The planned stocking into Silver End Front Pit of six C6 21lb to 24lb mirror carp and fifteen C4 9lb to 15lb mirror carp went ahead on Saturday 14 December. 

The carp were supplied by VS Fisheries. Sussex.

A wet morning but with plenty of help we were able to transfer, photograph and quickly release the fish.

To view a pdf. of the C6 carp click here  To view a pdf. of the C4 carp click here

The £300 plus donations in memory of Ray Bennett, has at the request of his daughter Alison Parrish, contributed towards the cost of the 21lb zip linear carp. Named 'Ray' and appears as the first carp in the C6 photos.

May we request that anglers submit catch reports by email or Facebook, with weights, if any of these carp are caught, in particuar the C6, so we may monitor their progress.

Delvery	Ready to go	Bob Reed	Cameron Parrish and Bob Reed
Cameron Parrish	Alison and Cameron Parrish	Steve Mason, Alison Parrish, Dave Winger, John Joyce, Bob Reed

Please not that the electric otter fence at Pennett's Farm Reservoir now has an On/Of switch adjacent to the gate to deactivate it rather than disconnecting the battery terminal.

First on the water, switch of the electric fence, last off the water please switch it back on.

The successful coaching scheme for juniors we supported last year will continue into 2019.. This is a joint venture with Kelvedon & District Angling Association and Maldon Angling Society and the plan is to hold coaching sessions throughout the May - September period on a variety of waters, split between the two clubs. Those enrolled will be welcome at all sessions, and we’ll cater for both novices and those who already fish.

The scheme is aimed primarily to bring juniors aged 8 to 16 into the sport whose parents do not fish but also to develop the skills of juniors new to angling.
They do not need to be members of either KDAA or MAS.

We will be running this with accredited Angling Trust Level 2 Coaches, Chris Burt and  Graham Garnham who both hold Enhanced DBS checks, Safeguarding & Protecting Children, First Aid course etc.

We’ll be teaching them everything to get them hooked, from starter sessions using a 4 metre whip, onto full tuition on float rods, feeders and pole fishing. Every variation we can in fact, the aim is to capture their interest and give them a sport for life!  Tackle will be provided.

If you know any child who would like to enrol into the scheme please visit the ACI website for an enrolment form, parents who’d like to learn to fish too are welcome, though they might have to share the same swim. There will be nominal charges only for bait and tackle replacement.

£7.50 per day or less for Family Groups, Coaching dates are set for;

25 May, 8, 22 June, 6th, 20, 31 July, 15, 21, 28, 31 Aug and 7, 14, 28 Sept.

For more information on this venture, please see the ACI website : www.anglingcoachinginitiative.co.uk or  email at : aci.info@anglingcoachinginitiative.co.uk

The ACI Facebook page can be found here : www.facebook.com/Angling-Coaching-Initiative- 377571599384078

We still need additional Volunteer Assistants to make this initiative a success, if you’d be prepared to help at any of the sessions, can you please contact Chris Burt see below.?

You can do as many or as few sessions as you wan't or any of the club venues.

So if you would like to join the Initiative please visit the ACI website to download a volunteer enrolment form..  

Coaching dates here and on the Match Fixtures page.

Volunteer Assistant form

Chris Burt

Angling Coaching Initiative

3 Great Cob Chelmsford CM1 6LA

Email:  aci.info@anglingcoachinginitiative.co.uk

M 07917 781299

Restocking has taken place recently at Marney 2 with 100 bream around the 3 pound size and 450 bream around the half pound size. the fish came from a fish farm .

Also 70 tench have been introduced into Elm Farm Reservoir and 300 crucians provided by the EA into Marney 3.

To deter fly tipping outside Hunts Farm Reservoir, a gate with our combination lock has been installed by Wilkins on the track. The farmer also has his own lock on the gate.

The river only permit which was for the winter period only is now available to cover the whole river open season between 16 June 2018 and 14th March 2019.

Only available from the Membership Secretary.  Download a an application form on the Joining page.

Fish Welfare Rule - fish spawning

The Committee has decided to introduce a new Fish Welfare rule with immediate effect.

This new rule is an alternative to closing waters for extended periods which is not viewed as practical as fish spawn on and off at different times.  We trust members to act responsibly.

The Association has published a member's Privacy Notice which is a document that sets out the ways in which it gathers, uses, discloses and manages member's data. 

It fulfils a legal requirement to protect a member's privacy under the Data Protection Regulation.  Links to the documents are on the website Homepage and below.

KDAA Data Protection Policy

KDAA Privacy Notice

If members past and present have any queries on the content of the documents please contact Fred Merrin.

A Working Party was held on Saturday 6 December 2017 on Silver End Front Pit to enlarge the dug outs and cut back foliage on the east bank.  

Thanks to the twelve members that helped including the four non Committee members.

Silver End Front Pit had 24 Carp introduced in November 2017, ranging from 10lbs to 21lbs.

Tiptree Reservoir had six carp between 11.25lb and 19.0lb and over 50lb of Rudd stocked in October and approximately 145 Carp from 2 - 5lb, plus some good quality Rudd in November.

Layer Marney 3, had 300 Crucian Carp supplied by the Environment Agency from their own Fish Farm in December.

Another local lake, NOT KDAA, has had some fish deaths. Oxygen problems have been ruled out. A virus is the most likely cause. Cefas are doing tests to find out which one.
To protect our waters no angler should turn up at our waters with a WET keepnet, landing net, sling, mat or any other item of tackle. All such items must be thoroughly dried, preferably baked in the sun, and be with no moisture at all. This is the only way of ensuring that any virus is killed.
Spraying with a disinfectant is not a solution as the virus can easily survive in parts the spray does not penetrate. Dipping tanks are also not viable as equipment needs to be soaked for at least half an hour and the solution needs to be changed frequently to be effective.
Thorough drying is the most effective way of stopping the transmission of deadly viruses

John Joyce
Chairman

A new page has been added to this website to provide the facility for members to Sell, Swap or Buy surplus fishing tackle.

Access the page on the bottom menu button in the left margin of the site or click here.

It appears that a number of KDAA anglers are parking in Western Lane to gain access to the Back Pit. This is against the Fishery Rule on page 20 of the current handbook. One angler even blocked the entrance to the horse field and was abusive when challenged. This stupid behaviour must stop now. Anyone found parking in this lane is in danger of a life ban.

John Joyce - Chairman

The recent Silver End Front Pit stockings on two separate dates in October consisted of 13 fish of which 5 are mirrors from 11lbs to 19lbs and 8 are commons from 12lbs to 19lbs.

Eight of the thirteen fish are over 14 lb. One of those is 18lb and two are 19lb.

These fish are to replace the older fish that have died over the past few years.

As these fish are used to a natural diet they are expected to pack on weight when exposed to a diet of boilies.

Apply for a Guest ticket on line via PayPal, particularly useful if you are unable to get to a Tackle Shop in time before you wish to take a Guest fishing. 

Retain a copy of your emailed PayPal payment receipt to show a Bailiff, if requested to do so.

Link to Purchasing Guest Tickets page on the How to join page or click here.

In addition to the facility to purchase Guest tickets on-line via this website.  New and existing members may now pay their membership subscription on-line. Visit the How to Join web page.

Complete and submit an on-line form with an attached photograph and make payment via your PayPal account.. You may use your PayPal receipt as proof of membership until your membership card and handbook arrives in the post.

This facility is particularly useful if you are unable to get to one of our Tackle Agents in time before you wish to go fishing or do not wish to post your application..  There is, however, an additional £7.25 admin fee to cover our PayPal charges and postage.

The Working Party held on Tiptree Reservoir last Friday and Saturday completed building 20 fishing platforms with the aid of a mini digger.  They also cleared vegetation and cut back trees to open up more swims.  As usual the work was carried out by the small number of members who regularly turn up to help on working parties.  The swims on this previously overgrown water are now very accessible.

A new gate to the left of the existing one has also been installed with an improved access track to the new gate

Horses at Silver End Back Pit

Amanda Thorpe has had to divide her field into two halves where she keeps her horses., This has meant putting a small gateway in, It is one spring type gateway: ie it looks just like a spring and stretches across

the pathway hooking at one and, attached to post at the other. Please close it after you  have been through. it's not difficult to use.  Amanda cannot have the horses on the back field as the grass is too rich.

The older one has a medical condition which means if he over eats he could become severely lame, this could end up with him having to be put to sleep.

More fish for Layer Marney middle lake.

On Saturday 20th June 2015 the middle lake at Layer Marney received the first consignment of fish designed to bring the stocks back up to the desired level for our pleasure anglers. The fish stocked were: -

 ·         500 common and mirror carp 6 to 8 inches

100 tench 8 to 10 inches

·1000 roach 4 to 6 inches

·1000 roach 6 to 8 inches

Please note that when using the Portaloo toilets at Silver End Pits and at Seabrooks, the following procedure should be strictly observed:

1. Flush the toilet BEFORE use.
2. Flush the toilet adequately after use.
3. Please leave the toilet as you would expect to find it.
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Thank you.

During a recent burglary of Environment Agency premises, corporate branded clothing was stolen. We have good reason to believe that this could now be used to impersonate Environment Agency employees. Environment Agency officers always carry photographic identification with them, and they never offer any work or advice for cash. Likewise, our officers never demand cash from anglers for licences or for fishing licence breaches.

EWLO 70302 Brenda Cross
Essex Watch Liaison Officer
Essex Police
Chelmsford, Maldon, Braintree, Uttlesford Districts
Direct Dial: 101 extension 420279
Mobile:- 07970 599923
Email :- brenda.cross@essex.pnn.police.uk
Website: essex.police.uk

Chelmsford Police Station, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 INL

Signal Crayfish have been caught in Layer Marney 2 and 3 and the EA are known to be laying net traps in the Blackwater. If members catch any, Please kill these creatures that are alien to our waters.