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 stretches 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 2025/26 season
Latest News Announcements
Tiptree Reservoir no longer a club water
It is with much regret that we have to inform members that Tiptree Reservoir is no longer a club water. Our landlord sold Birch Wood including the reservoir at auction. We had hoped, having held the water since 1970, to rent the water from the new owner but he has...
Bream stocking Layer Marney 2 and 3 – 26 November 2022
Additional bream were stocked into Marney 2 and 3 yesterday Saturday 26 November totalling 1,500lb in weight. The fish averaged 2 ½ to 3 ½ lb and were split between the two reservoirs. (Approximately 500 fish). Our stocking programme tries to meet the interests of all...
Seabrooks Reservoir right hand track completed
Members that have fished Seabrooks Reservoir recently would be aware that the work on the provision of the winter proof right hand bank track up to the end of the first island together with the rebuilding of six swims has been completed. As previously reported we are...
Mirror Carp stocking Silver End Front Pit
The club carried out a second stocking of Mirror Carp into Silver End Front Pit on Wednesday 26th October sourced from VS Fisheries. Six C6 carp weighing 20lb to 21lb.50 and thirteen C4 carp 9lb.50 to 12lb. These carp join the stocking of a similar number of Mirror...