{"id":111,"date":"2016-11-22T18:19:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T18:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsite.banbridgeanglingclub.com\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2025-07-16T10:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:05:22","slug":"club-waters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/banbridgeanglingclub.co.uk\/index.php\/club-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Corbet Lough<\/strong><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ The Corbet Lough<\/a> is a 70 acre stillwater fishery located on the A50 Banbridge to Castlewellan road approximately 3 miles from Banbridge. It has a scenic setting amongst the Bann valley drumlins and against the backdrop of the famous Mourne Mountains. It is primarily a rainbow trout fishery but also contains a number of stocked brown trout with many over wintered fish. The facilities are excellent with on site car parking, public toilets, easy bank access and disabled fishing stands. There are also excellent facilities for the boat angler with McA boats, a wheelyboat, electric engines and life jackets. An adult Day Ticket, which costs just \u00a320, a Juvenile Day Ticket, which costs just \u00a312, an Evening Ticket which costs just \u00a315 and a Concession Day Ticket (available from 1 July) which costs just \u00a320, are available from the on-site Boat Attendants Office (P: 028 4062 5039 or 075 9102 7557) and Ballydown Spar Shop and Petrol Station (P: 028 4066 2776). Juvenile anglers can worm fish on a Juvenile Corbet Lough Day Ticket from 1 July. From 1 April boats can be booked in advance by contacting the Boat Attendants\u2019 Office at the Corbet Lough.<\/p>\n

River Bann<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Club\u2019s stretch of the River Bann, between\u00a0Katesbridge<\/a> and Lenaderg<\/a> was once a mecca for the game angler fishing for wild brown trout. The Bann contained numerous big brown trout and fish of 3lb plus were frequently caught. However as a result of an elaborate drainage scheme and pollution the angling deteriorated. Having said that over the last few decades the Club has worked tirelessly to reinvigorate the Bann and there are some positive signs. Angling on a summer\u2019s evening can be exciting and rewarding for the angler with regular reports of wild brown trout in the 1lb \u2013 1 1\/2 lb range. The Bann can also provide some good angling for end of season Dollaghan and Salmon in the 6lb plus range. Banbridge Angling Club encourages all river anglers to practise \u2018Catch, Photograph and Release\u2019. Day tickets for the river, which are priced at \u00a310 for adults and \u00a35 for juveniles, are available from the Ballydown Spar Shop and Petrol Station (P: 028 4066 2776) and the Boat Attendants Office, Corbet Lough (P:028 4062 5039\u00a0 or 075 9102 7557).<\/p>\n

Anglers wishing to fish Club waters will also require a Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Game Fishing Rod Licence. These are reasonably priced from \u00a33.50 for 3-days and are available from the DAERA on-line at http:\/\/www.nidirect.gov.uk\/angling<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"