Kennington — off A4074 Sandford (AOAA)

River level

The lowdown

• Access is from the car park at the end of Sandford Lane in Kennington. The stretch starts downstream of there, so there’s no faff finding the top end.
• You’re fishing the right-hand bank looking downstream. The downstream limit is marked by old gate posts, giving you a clear boundary to work with.
• A&OAA describes this as a beautifully preserved stretch with plenty of features to fish to. Proper Thames water, then, rather than a bland bit of bank.
• It’s a mixed coarse and predator venue. Chub, roach, bream, perch and pike are all named for the water, with plenty to keep things interesting.
• The wider species information also includes carp, dace, barbel, brown trout, bleak and gudgeon. A decent spread of Thames fish.
• The facts don’t pin down individual pegs, depths or particular swims, so it’s one to explore rather than turn up expecting a numbered-peg setup.
• For coarse fishing, the stretch is covered by the A&OAA coarse permit. Predator anglers are catered for too, with pike specifically named among the venue’s species.
• The section extends approximately 915 metres downstream. That’s a fair old wander if you fancy looking for the right feature before settling in.
• The boundary details are bob on: car park at the top, old gate posts at the bottom. Handy landmarks when you’re getting your bearings on the bank.
• This is club-controlled water, so stick to the rules and code of conduct for the section. Bailiffs from AOAA and Littlemore Angling Society may check permits and membership cards.

Methods: It’s a mixed coarse and predator stretch, so coarse fishing and pike fishing are both part of the picture. The feature-rich character gives you plenty to fish to, but the checked details don’t specify particular rigs or tactics.

Access & tickets

Get an Alliance coarse-fishing permit through its online shop, and carry the official digital permit as proof of membership. The checked shop does not list a public one-day ticket.

Fish the club names

carp, roach, bream, pike, perch, barbel, trout, chub

Key rules

• A&OAA members may fish the AOAA-controlled Sandford stretches.
• Littlemore Angling Society members have reciprocal access to the AOAA-controlled Sandford stretches.
• Members must follow the rules and code of conduct of the club controlling the section being fished.
• Bailiffs from AOAA and Littlemore Angling Society may check permits and membership cards.
• The standard coarse permit does not include night fishing.
• Night fishing requires the additional A&OAA night permit.

Where it is