Fishing in Dartford: waters near you
4 checked fisheries within 15 miles of Dartford. Closest first.
The lowdown on Dartford waters
Right then — if you're after a bite near Dartford, here's every water we've actually checked close by. Nearest are Horton Kirby Angling Club Lakes (about 1 mile), Par Fishery (about 10 miles) and Hertford Union Canal (about 14 miles).
Between them you'll find carp, tench, bream, pike, perch, roach, eel, rudd on the cards — open any venue for the lake-by-lake stock, rules and ticket prices we last checked.
Rules, prices and access can change, so always give the fishery or club a quick shout before you go. Need bait or a hand picking rigs? Find tackle shops near Dartford, or brush up with a free fishing course.
Map of waters near Dartford
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Fisheries near Dartford
Dartford
Horton Kirby Angling Club Lakes
Horton Kirby Angling Club Lakes
Dartford · 4 lakes on site
Horton Kirby is DDAPS’s members-only venue in Dartford, with four named lakes and a section of the River Darent. There’s proper variety here, from 30lb-plus carp and big tench to pike, bream, perch and roach.
71%Par Fishery
Ingatestone · 2 lakes on site
Par Fishery has two roughly 4-acre lakes near West Horndon and Upminster. It’s aimed squarely at carp anglers, with decent reported carp to around 40 lb, plus mixed coarse species and some very serious Wels catfish.
65%Hertford Union Canal
London · 1 lakes on site
Hertford Union Canal is a compact, urban Waterway Wanderers stretch linking the Regent’s Canal with the Lee Navigation. It’s a year-round towpath option for roach, perch, bream, tench, carp and pike, with a permit rather than day-ticket setup.
Maidstone
River Medway
River Medway
Maidstone · 4 lakes on site
A proper mixed River Medway venue around Maidstone, controlled by Maidstone Victory Angling Society. There’s shallow, snaggy-looking river fishing, deeper winter water, bream, chub, roach, carp, barbel and cracking pike potential.