On Thursday 3 April the boat angling re-opened at the Corbet Lough. Anglers should note that the Club is currently operating with a reduced number of boats at this time as some of the boats are still undergoing some essential maintenance before being returned to the Lough. Therefore the Club suggests that anglers phone the Boat Attendants to book their boat prior to travelling to the Corbet and to avoid any disappointment. On Thursday 3 April there was a brisk northerly breeze on the Corbet throughout the day. It made for challenging fishing conditions and some anglers struggled. The top boat was Stevie Rea and his partner Mark Douglas who had 20 fish up to 5.5lbs between them. Stevie reported that they caught most of their fish when fishing deep and close to the shore. Marty Bush and Stevie Ferris had 7 fish to the boat. Aidan Lavery and Eddie Harris had 4 fish to the boat. In the late afternoon and evening Leonard Ervine and Donald McClearn were fly fishing from the shore. Leonard had 4 fish, including a nice brownie, up to just over 5lbs. Donald had 3 nice fish. Wesley Beattie had 7 fish on the fly and he missed another 7. Geoff Hylands had a brace of fish on the fly with the best being about 6lbs. On Saturday 5 April the Club’s competition anglers were at the Corbet Lough. The adults were fishing for the Dominic Downey Cup, the juveniles were fishing for the Paddy Downey Cup and the juniors were fishing for the Ideal Flooring Cup. The conditions at the Corbet were challenging with bright sunshine and a moderate north/north easterly breeze. At the weigh-in Roger McClements won the Dominic Downey Cup with a good brace of trout weighing 6lbs 15oz. Keith Brown and Keith Gibson 2nd and 3rd respectively. Pearse Downey won the Ideal Flooring Cup in the junior competition with a nice Rainbow weighing 2lbs 5ozs. Matthew Cooper was out boat fishing on the Corbet and he caught a lovely fish. There are reports of some good rises on the Corbet during the past few evenings. On Wednesday 9 April Geoff Hylands had 6 fish during the evening rise. George Gallagher, Paul McKinstry, Davy McCandless and Leonard Ervine are also catching some great fish up to 6lbs in the top bay during the evening rise. Anglers spinning at the Corbet are also catching some nice fish in the evenings.On Thursday 10 May there were a number of boats out on the Corbet. Lance McCarthy and Matt Shields had 7 between them to the boat. Eddie Harris and Aidan Lavery also had 7 between them. Len Murray and Martin Haughian had 12 between them to the boat. Derek Burns and Hartley Smith had 5 between them. Simon Henderson had 2 to the boat and he missed another 5. The fish were feeding high up in the water and buzzers and diawl bachs were working well. On Saturday 12 April Matthew and Jamie Cooper were out on the Corbet for a boat fishing session. Matthew caught 5 fish and Jamie had a lovely fish well over 3lbs in weight. Aidan Lavery and Eddie Harris had 7 fish between them to the boat. Raymond Cherry and Gary Chivers had 4 to the boat. Gary Beattie and his sons had 3 great fish between them to the boat. On Sunday 13 April Wilson Clinghan was out on the Corbet and he had 5 fish to the boat. Jim McClelland and Aidan Lavery were also out and they also had 5 fish between them to the boat. Brian McConville was fly fishing from the shore and he had 5 fish including a nice brownie. Leonard Ervine, Geoff Hylands and Donald McClearn have been catching some great fish in the top bay just before dusk. Leonard had a cracking fish of over 7lbs. The spinning anglers are also catching well during the evening rise. On Thursday 17 April the Corbet was very busy with both boat and shore anglers. Gerard Lyness and Tom King had 30 fish between them to the boat on lures. Brendan Downey had 10 fish up to about 4lbs to the boat on epoxy buzzers. Eddie Harris and Aidan Lavery had 4 fish between them to the boat. Team Lance McCarthy with Matt Shields were out in the morning catching fish to the boat. At lunchtime Lance made a tactical decision and brought on Stevie Ferris for the 2nd half. Although Lance and Stevie also caught fish on buzzers they missed more than they landed. Stevie said that was the 1st time he has been the substitute whenever out fishing. The shore anglers were also catching regularly on the fly and the spinner. On Friday 18 April Wilson Clinghan was at the Corbet and he had 6 fish on the fly. On Saturday 19 April Louis Clarke was fly fishing from the shore at the Corbet and he had 5 fish on the Hares Ear nymph. Donald McClearn was also on the shore and he caught 15 fish. Geoff Hylands had 7 fish on the fly. There are also reports of some good fly fishing on the River during the past week. On Easter Monday 21 April the Club’s competition anglers fished a catch and release competition on the River Bann for the Linda McCandless Cup. At the end of the competition there were some great wild brownies recorded. Roger McClements won the Linda McCandless Cup with a cracking fish measuring 37 cm (14.5 inches). Wilson Clinghan and Connor Braniff were 2nd and 3rd respectively. Joe McCandless and his daughter Jacqueline presented the Linda McCandless Cup to Roger. On Thursday 24 April the Corbet was busy with boat and shore anglers. The top boat angler was Darrell McKinley who had 17 fish using buzzers under a booby. Lance McCarthy and Matt Shields also had some nice fish to the boat. On Friday 25 April Lance McCarthy was out boat fishing and he had 3 great fish to the boat. Stevie Rea, a very experienced boat angler, took juvenile angler Louis Clarke out on the Corbet for his first experience of boat fishing. Stevie caught a number of fish and with his guidance Louis also had a few fish to the boat. Leonard Ervine, Geoff Hylands, Davy McCandless, Donald McClearn, Derek Burns, Paul McKinstry, Malachy McAleenan and all the regular shore anglers have been catching some great fish during the evening rise. On Saturday 26 April the Woodburn Game Anglers enjoyed a boat fishing outing on the Corbet Lough. The morning fished best and most of the anglers caught a few fish. Some of the anglers also reported getting broke on some very big fish. Leonard Ervine and Stevie Ferris were also out for a few hours boat fishing. Leonard had 4 fish with the best one over 6lbs. Stevie had 3 good fish.