As a founder member of the Ivel Protection Association, SDAA members can fish all the IPA waters listed below.  Please respect all notices posted on IPA waters.  Do not stray onto any adjoining private stretches of the Ivel that are controlled by other fishing clubs.  Barbel must not be retained in keepnets on IPA waters. No night fishing or bivvies to be used on Biggleswade Back Meadows.

Barbel (16lb+), chub (7lb+), perch (3lb+), roach, dace, pike (20lb+), carp and bream can all be found in the stretches from Biggleswade downstream.  The upstream sections contain predominantly roach, dace, chub, perch and pike.

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1. Arlesey: River Hiz downstream of the road bridge near the Old Station.
2. Stotfold: the right hand bank downstream of Baldock Road and several sections around Stotfold Green.
3. Astwick: left hand bank downstream from Astwick Bridge to a point 200 yards before the railway
4. Broom River: left hand bank upstream of Holme Mill for approximately 300 yards
5. Holme Mill, Broom: left hand bank downstream under the A1 and down to Biggleswade Recreation Ground.
6. Biggleswade Back Meadows: right hand bank upstream of bridge near the Dan Albone car park to Biggleswade Recreation Ground.
7. Biggleswade Common: right hand bank downstream from the Dan Albone car park to just upstream of the footbridge opposite Manor Farm.
8. Willow Hay (Cemex): IPA members can park at Manor Farm (access off the A1 southbound carriageway) and walk down the track to the river.  The £1 car parking charge should be paid at the Tackle Barn.  West bank from behind Blunham Lake and downstream for a third of a mile.  East bank downstream of Biggleswade Common to the brook (Sandy New Road upstream boundary).
9. Sandy New Road:  left hand bank upstream from Sandy New Road bridge, past the private lakes on the left, and up to the brook
10. Beeston: left bank downstream from Sandy New Road bridge to the overflow weir and then approximately 300 yards of the ‘dead river’ to a fenced row of trees.  The next 200 yards section of the ‘dead river’ downstream to the footbridge must not be fished.
11. Sandy: adjacent to Mill Lane, Sandy on the bank opposite to the Riddy nature reserve. One meadow (approximately 200 yards) of right hand bank downstream of the houses by the mill pool.
12. Girtford Bridge, Sandy: right hand bank downstream of the bridge for one meadow only (150 yards).  Parking on side road between the river and A1 roundabout.
13. Blunham: park next to the Salutation PH, fish right hand field behind the pub.