Fishing Report – May 2021
The month started with northerly / easterly winds giving a very cold snap for this time of the year. On Monday 3 May there was a good turn out of anglers to fish in the Jos Willis Cup competition at … Continued
Fishing Report – April 2021
On Thursday 1 April the weather turned bitterly cold and although many anglers ventured out in the boats at the Corbet Lough most struggled to stay out for the full session and as a consequence the catches were poor. On … Continued
Corbet Lough Boat Fishing
The boat fly fishing at Corbet Lough commences on Thursday 1 April 2021, subject to the current COVID 19 regulations. The Club has again held the cost of boat hire for the 2021 season at just £3.00 per hour for … Continued
Fishing Report – March 2021
The opening day of the season was a pleasant fresh day and a lot of anglers took the opportunity to get their daily exercise at the Corbet Lough. Although it was a little colder with a brisk easterly breeze during … Continued
Angling opening on 1st March
Inland Fisheries DAERA and the Ulster Angling Federation (UAF) have advised that under the current COVID regulations fishing is allowed as a daily exercise. Therefore the Club’s stretch of the River Bann and the Corbet Lough will open for angling … Continued
Arrangements for the Collection of Membership Fees 2021
CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEE COLLECTION STATEMENT – FEBRUARY 2021 Dear Members, We hope this message from the Directors finds you all well and in good spirts in the run up to the new angling season commencing 01 March 2021. By now … Continued
Membership in 2021
Banbridge Angling Club is a premier game angling club providing superb river and lough angling for the discerning angler. The Corbet Lough is regularly stocked with great quality Rainbow Trout from 1.25lbs. In addition it also has a substantial quantity … Continued
Angler of the Year 2020
In light of the COVID-19 restrictions the Club was not able to run its full competition programme in 2020. However when the restrictions were eased Damian Murtagh, Competition Secretary and his assistants worked to put together a shortened competition programme … Continued
The ‘Fishing Rod Guru’ and Fishing Tackle Care
This time last year I was speaking to my good friend and local angler Aidan Donnelly about fishing rods and fishing tackle care in general. Aidan is the ‘fishing rod guru’ who knows all there is to know about fishing … Continued
Fly Tying Class Programme 2020/21 – Cancelled
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic Banbridge Angling Club has decided to cancel the Fly-Tying Class Programme 2020/21 to help protect the fly-tying tutors and participants. However the Club hope to put up some fly-tying videos on its Facebook page … Continued