Northmoor
FROM KINGSTON BAGPUIZE ON THE A415 TOWARDS WITNEY AT THE ROSE REVIVED P/H TURN RIGHT INTO MORETON LANE. CONTINUE INTO NORTHMOOR VILLAGE AND TURN RIGHT AT THE T JUNCTION TOWARD STANDLAKE - In Church Road look for entrance gate on the right with RDAA sign and park on the left in the signed area at the end of first field. There is a £5 charge of per day for using use the Ferryman Inn car parking and your RDAA permit or window sticker must be clearly displayed.
NORTHMOOR
BRONZE PERMIT NIGHT FISHING
Venue only Permits for this fishery are available from info@rdda.co.uk.
A picturesque section of the Thames that has a history of rare Upper Thames barbel. Big chub reside in good number as do most of the usual Thames species. Sea trout often make an appearance here at certain times.
There is a £5 charge of per day - payable at the pub - for using the Ferryman Inn car park and a photocopy of your RDAA permit must be clearly displayed. Likewise for Littlemore AS or Jolly Anglers who have shared use of this water.
POSTCODE OX29 5AT
LENGTH 3062 yrds
No Close Season Fishing - CLOSED March 15th - June 15th
GUEST & DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE
Sandford
FROM THE JUNCTION OF OXFORD BY PASS WITH A34 FOLLOW SIGN TO CITY CENTRE AND TURN RIGHT TO KENNINGTON AND FOLLOW ROAD THROUGH THE VILLAGE AND TURN LEFT INTO SANDFORD LANE, GO PAST INDUSTRIAL SITE AND PARK IN CAR PARK AT END OF LANE
Littlemore AS members have permission to fish this water
SANDFORD
NIGHT FISHING PERMITTED ON GENERAL PERMIT
Even after only being on our permit for a couple of seasons, this venue has become a firm favourite. A wonderful stretch of the Thames that suffers no boat traffic.
All usual species show in good numbers and specimen sizes. Tench, Carp and Roach feature well above the weir with Perch, Chub and Bream below.
POSTCODE OX1 5RP
LENGTH 1093yrds
No Close Season Fishing - CLOSED March 15th - June 15th
GUEST & DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE
NEW Sandford Weir venue
RDAA, Abingdon & Oxford Anglers’ Alliance and Littlemore AS have agreed to share their waters at Sandford in the Oxford area. This will not include match days so please check Littlemore Match Booking dates before fishing. Bailiffs from all three clubs are mutually authorised to check all permits.
Please note that this does not include the EA LOCK & WEIR PERMIT SECTION that runs the full length of the car park upstream to the small wooden foot bridge in the woods, and the agreement is limited only to the AOAA and LAS club stretches in Sandford-On-Thames.
The arrangement with AOAA means that RDAA members now have nearly another 1,000 yards of prime Thames fishing to enjoy. The stretch, which runs downstream from car park on the West Bank, is well known for its quality roach and chub fishing along with specimen sized perch and a few very large barbel.
Details of the AOAA stretch can be found on their website. The stretch is not currently match fished
And there’s a video available here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7rW8F1dlaY
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The Littlemore water is opposite the East Bank as marked on the map and offers similar fishing. Please avoid match days.
Websites: www.littlemoreanglingsociety.co.uk
https://allianceao.co.uk/
Littlemore AS match fixtures CLICK HERE
Wallingford A & B
PARKING IS RATHER LIMITED. AT THE DOWNSTREAM END, THE SMALL ROADWAY BETWEEN THE CEMETERY AND THE CHURCH, CAN ACCOMMODATE 8/10 CARS, WHICH IF PARKED WITH CARE, DO NOT OBSTRUCT OTHER VEHICLES/TRACTORS ON THE ROADWAY (THEN FOOTPATH, DOWN TO THE RIVER)
ALSO, YOU CAN PARK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER IN BENSON VILLAGE AND WALK ACROSS WEIR BRIDGE.
WALLINGFORD
BRONZE PERMIT NIGHT FISHING
A long venue of about 1.75 miles of some 85 swims divided into two sections above and below Benson Lock.
B section has suffered considerable erosion and many pegs can only be fished with difficulty or at low water. Always check swim area to ensure that it is safe and has not been undercut. Far bank feeder fishing produces good nets of Chub, Roach and Perch.
Section A is a good walk, but upstream of the Lock is on a long sweeping bend which has not suffered the same erosion problems. Near bank fishing is favoured with Chub and Bream featuring with Roach and Perch.
POSTCODES (Cemetery Parking) OX10 8JY (Weir Footbridge) OX10 6SL
LENGTH 3030 yrds
No Close Season Fishing - CLOSED March 15th - June 15th
PLEASE RESPECT LOCAL RESIDENTS ACCESS
BE AWARE OF OLD PROTRUDING FORMER FENCE SPIKES.
Wallingford A : GUEST TICKETS AVAILABLE, NO DAY TICKETS
Wallingford B: GUEST & DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE
NEW Wallingford venue Jolly Anglers Waters
RDAA and Jolly Anglers A.C. have agreed to share their waters in the Wallingford area
Town Waters - from the three firs (downstream end of RDAA Wallingford water) to the wooden bridge. Parking in the cemetery lane.
Chalmore - one field upstream and two fields downstream of the western side of the Wallingford bypass bridge. Parking is on the footpath on the downstream side of the bridge. Cars should be fully off the road.
BMH - downstream for two fields from the bow bridge stream (bird sanctuary). The first field is only about 100 metres. Parking on the verge opposite Caps Lane or in the large lay-by on northern side of Cholsey and walk across the field to the bottom end of the reach, and effectively the top end of Fairmile.
Fairmile - downstream from BMH to Ferry Lane in Cholsey. Parking as above and in ferry lane, and should be one side only to allow access for boats to be launched.”
NEW SHARED WATERS WITH LAA FROM 2024
We are delighted to announce that two more excellent Thames venues, just downstream of our Wallingford stretches, will be available to RDAA members from 16th June 2024. We have agreed to take over the maintenance and bailiffing of both the LAA stretches at South Stoke (East Bank) and Cholsey (West Bank) - approximately 1.3 miles in total.
We have strimmed and cleared 18 swims at South Stoke but the Cholsey stretch is very overgrown and will have to wait until the winter months for major works. However, for those who don’t mind a walk there are a few fishable spots alongside the island and above the famous Brunel railway bridge which marks the downstream boundary on the West Bank. Cholsey has form for specimen chub with chance of an elusive Thames carp. Access is via Ferry Lane off the A329 Reading Road. Park to the right of the track before the slipway.
Postcode - OX10 9FF
South Stoke is an easy walk and is well known for its quality roach fishing. Some big shoals of bream are also present along with good chub and pike. Access is via the track at the end of Ferry Road, South Stoke and just beyond the Perch and Pike pub. Park on the right of the track before the river. The railway bridge marks upstream boundary on the East Bank.
VENUE CLOSED
Booked by LAA - Sunday 27th July 2025
Postcode - RG8 0JP
Night fishing to RDAA rules is allowed on our Bronze Permit. June 16th to March 14th only. Guest Tickets available but no Day Tickets. All directions, maps and venue details can be found here - https://www.londonanglers.co.uk/thames.html
The What 3 Words for the parking are:
Cholsey - nests.rollover.louder
South Stoke - paid.halt.saturate
We hope are members enjoy these extra fishing opportunities and look forward to receiving plenty of catch reports.
Sonning River
FROM A4 AT CHARVIL FOLLOW B478 THROUGH SONNING VILLAGE AND OVER THE RIVER THAMES. TURN LEFT AT NEXT MINI ROUNDABOUT, FOLLOW ROAD AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND TURN LEFT INTO VENUE THROUGH A LOCKED GATE. FOLLOW ROAD TO CAR PARK JUST BEFORE SAILING CLUB. CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM READING – HENLEY ROAD A4155 AND TURN RIGHT AT MINI ROUNDABOUT ON B478.
SONNING RIVER
BRONZE PERMIT NIGHT FISHING
Big shoals of bream show throughout with carp and tench making a surprise appearance. Good roach shoals in recent seasons.
POSTCODE RG4 6TU
LENGTH 1450 yrds
No Close Season Fishing - CLOSED March 15th - June 15th
OBSERVE OVERHEAD POWER LINE RULES