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It is that time of the year again when the fly fishers attention turns to ‘The World Cup’. The competition was fished on Lough Mask over the weekend 3 to 6 August 2018 attracting about 500 of the best competition … Continued

Anglers should note that from 1st August the boat angling times at Corbet Lough change to take account of the shortening evenings. The Boat Attendants Office opens at 8:00am and boats will be available from about 8:30am. The Boat Attendants … Continued

The month started with a prolonged period of very hot, bright and dry weather which is not conducive with good fishing. However the Corbet Lough is continuing to fish very well, particularly in the cool evenings, and there have been … Continued

On Saturday 9 June 2018 Banbridge Angling Club angler Andrew Rea was competing in the Irish Trout and Fly Fishing Association (I.T.F.F.A.) National Final Qualifier on Lough Lein, Killarney against 127 of Ireland’s top competition fly fishermen for a place … Continued

The month of June started with a weather forecast for thunder and lightning and this deterred some anglers from venturing out in the boats. Although some areas got bad weather the Corbet was generally fine throughout the day. On 1 … Continued

The Club made its annual donation to charity at the Juvenile and Junior Prize Distribution at Corbet Lough on 31 May 2018. This year’s selected charity was the Chest, Heart and Stroke Association. The Chest, Heart and Stroke Association is … Continued

The Club’s annual Juvenile and Junior Prize Distribution Evening was held at the Corbet Lough on Thursday 31 May 2018. There was a great turn out with at least 30 juvenile and junior anglers in attendance on such a wonderful … Continued

The month of May is traditionally one of the best fishing months in the season. The Corbet Lough fish are top quality and the fishing has been fantastic over the past few weeks with both boat and bank anglers enjoying … Continued

On 29 April local angler Adrian McAnarney showed his fly fishing competition skills when he and his boat partner Trevor Beare won the prestigious UTV Flyer pairs trophy, presented for the media flyfishing competition by UTV in 1993, at Straid … Continued

On Wednesday 11 April 2018 there was a further stocking at Corbet Lough. In addition to some great big Rainbows the Club also stocked some lovely small Brown Trout. The Brown Trout is an iconic fish species throughout the world … Continued