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It is that time of the year again when the competition fly fishers attention turns to ‘The World Cup’. The competition, which was fished on Lough Mask over the weekend 1st to 5th August 2019, attracts about 500 of the … Continued

The Competition Secretary asks all competition anglers to note that the date of the Shooter Cup (Adults) and the Joe Curran Cup (Juveniles) competitions have been changed. These competitions will now be fished at the Corbet Lough on Saturday 3 … Continued

As part of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s (ABC Council) getactiveabc Kids Shake up to Summer 19 Programme, ABC Council, with the support of Banbridge Angling Club, is running a kids ‘Introduction to Angling Programme’ on Monday 29 … Continued

The month of June ended with a few days of hot thundery weather which put the fish down. The month of July is the premier month for evening rises and evening fly fishing. The visiting angler and occasional angler may … Continued

For a few years some of the Club’s anglers have been making the annual treck to Lough Sheelin in anticipation of some great Mayfly fishing. This year Joe Curran, Andy Holden, Geoff Hylands, Sam Watt and a few others headed … Continued

On Saturday 1 June the Club’s competition anglers headed west to the fantastic Lough Melvin for the latest outing in this season’s competition programme. The fishing conditions were great and all the anglers returned some very good bags of fish. … Continued

The Club’s annual Juvenile and Junior Prize Distribution Evening was held at the Corbet Lough on Thursday 30 May 2019. Although the weather was not great there was another great turn out of juvenile and junior anglers along with parents, … Continued

The Club’s annual Juvenile and Junior Prize Distribution Evening will be held at the Corbet Lough (weather permitting) on Thursday 30 May 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Imogen Johnston had a fantastic season in 2018 and she is the Juvenile … Continued

The Competition Secretary asks all competition anglers to note that the Patsy McGivern Shield (Adults) and the Patsy McGivern Trophy (Juveniles) competitions have been changed. These competitions will now be fished at Corbet Lough on Friday 7 June 2019. These … Continued

Since the start of the season, and particularly since the boat fishing started on 1 April, the fishing at the Corbet Lough has been absolutely terrific with lots of fish being caught, including some very big fish up to 5lbs. … Continued