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
Request for donated tackle for ACI – junior coaching
The Angling Coaching Initiative (ACI) is requesting donations of any tackle that you no longer require, particularly float and quiver feeder rods and serviceable reels, landing nets and handles, plus any end tackle and boxes, rod rests and unhooking mats/cradles. ...
Seabrooks Charity Match cancelled and a new Bailiff
Owing to the then uncertainty around Covid restrictions, plans for the Charity Match for Saturday 29 May on Seabrooks Reservoir have not progressed and it will, therefore, not be going ahead this year. Seabrooks will, therefore, be open for general fishing on that...
Marney 2 & 3 bream and roach stocking
In December 2019 the KDAA topped up the carp stock in Silver End Front Pit with six C6 21lb to 24lb mirror carp and fifteen C4 9lb to 15lb mirror carp On the 13/18 March this year we have enhanced the silver fish in Layer Marney Two and Three with 700 bream 6" - 10""...
Fish Welfare Guidance
As a consequence of the number of new anglers taking up fishing and also the many anglers that have returned to the sport this season after a break of probably many years, the Committee decided that it would be useful to offer guidance on fish welfare. Bailiffs and...