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 still accepting new members for the 2024/25 season
Latest News Announcements
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...
Speeding on the Layer Marney Complex track
This notice is aimed at those who exceed the speed limit on the notice at the start of the Layer Marney track. The club has received multiple complaints about members speeding down the Layer Marney track. The track passes several properties that are home to young...
Lock added to Silver End Back Pit gate
Please note that a combination lock has been fitted to the Silver End Back Pit gate leading to the dug out swims accessed using the club gate code. This has been done to secure the horses in the field and try to reduce the number of non-member trespassers.