Angling association
Canterbury and District Angling Association
River Kentish Stour · Kent
Information checked 12 Oct 2026
Membership & tickets
Plucks Gutter is CDAA association-members water rather than a published public day-ticket stretch. For 2026/27, the adult two-rod subscription is £184 plus a £75 first-year entrance fee for new adult members; juniors pay £50 plus a £10 first-year entrance fee.
Enquire about membership
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Adult two-rod subscription 2026/27
CDAA association membership; £75 first-year entrance fee for new adult members applies separately.
£184 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Junior two-rod subscription 2026/27
CDAA association membership; £10 first-year entrance fee applies separately.
£50 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Third rod / car-park key
Third rod costs £70 for an adult member. A car-park key costs £20.
£70 / £20 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
CDAA membership
Fishing is available to Canterbury & District Angling Association members.
No price published when we checked — ask the club.
Environment Agency rod licence
All anglers must carry the appropriate licence.
No price published when we checked — ask the club.
Adult annual membership 2026/2027
Two rods, plus a £75 first-year entrance fee.
£184 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Concessionary annual subscription 2026/2027
Two rods, plus a £75 first-year entrance fee.
£135 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Junior annual subscription 2026/2027
Two rods, plus a £10 first-year entrance fee.
£50 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Additional third rod
Adult members only.
£70 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
CDAA membership
Required for normal fishing access on the Grove Ferry river section.
No price published when we checked — ask the club.
CDAA guest ticket
Available only when purchased in advance by an eligible member. The guest must fish next to that member and meet the association’s postal-area conditions.
No price published when we checked — ask the club.
CDAA member fishing
Fishing available to Canterbury and District Angling Association members.
No price published when we checked — ask the club.
Adult guest ticket
Must be purchased by a CDAA member at least seven days in advance. Guests fish next to the sponsoring member and must live outside the stated local postal-code area.
£10 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Junior guest ticket
Must be purchased by a CDAA member at least seven days in advance. Guests fish next to the sponsoring member and must live outside the stated local postal-code area.
£5 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)
Waters we've listed
Plucks Gutter
River Kentish Stour
MembersMembers only
Stonar River Stour section
River Kentish Stour
MembersMembers only
Fordwich Complex – River Great Stour
River Kentish Stour
MembersMembers only
Grove Ferry – River Great Stour stretch
River Kentish Stour
MembersGuest ticketMembers only or guest ticket
Cut End – River Great Stour
River Kentish Stour
MembersGuest ticketSyndicateMembers or guest ticket
Season
Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.
GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fishAre you a member?
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