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It has been brought to our attention that a lot of wildfowl are being hooked by anglers surface fishing on the Brooklands complex. Six birds were reported to us today (1.7.24) and this is not acceptable. Please take more care… Continue Reading →

DDAPS will not be allowing the “magic twig” on their venues.It breaks the Thames by-laws as it is an automatic hooking device.It also goes against rule 1 in the year book for fair and sportsman like angling.

The officers and committee of DDAPS are very pleased to announce that as from 1st April 2024 they will control the fishing on the lakes at Sundridge, formerly known as Spicers. The two lake complex covers approximately 35 acres. The… Continue Reading →

50 years ago two young anglers started to fish for carp at DDAPS’s Brooklands lake, also known as Ellinghams. Neither of the anglers knew each other at that time and both never expected their paths to cross, let alone end… Continue Reading →

Stephen Oliver is a local artist with a studio in the Orchard shopping centre, Dartford. He is going to be painting a few scenes at some of our venues over the coming months. This is his first painting, which is… Continue Reading →

Dave was an active match angler, member of the committee as well as a Trustee of the Society. Many years ago, Dave was made a life member for services to the Society, as well as having Bennetts Lake in Hildenborough… Continue Reading →

30 Carp were stocked into Bennetts Lake October 2020