Orpington & District Angling Association

Kent association with the Ruxley gravel pits at Sidcup and Laddingford lake.

Orpington & District Angling Association has its main waters on the Ruxley gravel pit complex at Sidcup. Big Lake, about 14 acres, holds big bream, tench, carp and pike, while the smaller Shallows and Klingers lakes hold a similar mix, and Old Barge Lake is lightly fished. The association also has Laddingford, a 2.5-acre lake near Beltring, and shares river fishing on the Medway, the Eden and the Backwater at Penshurst with Penshurst Angling Society. Through the Rother Fishery Association, members can also fish the River Rother and the Royal Military Canal. Membership is sold online, with junior, pensioner, disabled and senior categories.