www.banbridgeanglingclub.com Clubrooms address is:- 2a Kiln Lane, Havelock Park, Lurgan Road, Banbridge, Co. Down, BT32 4PD. 2018 COMPETITIONS CORBET LOUGH & RIVER BANN EXPECTED CODE OF CONDUCT Club Members and Day Ticket holders are expected to behave in an orderly, courteous and sportsman-like manner towards each other, Officials and Club Bailiffs of Banbridge Angling club Limited at all times. Unbecoming behaviour will not be tolerated and will result in the Member or Day Ticket holder being asked to leave the waters or premises. Members may be subject to disciplinary action by the committee and Day Ticket holders may be refused future entry to club waters or premises. CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE TO COMPETITIONS If any prize winner does not attend the Club’s annual prize presentation ceremony to collect their prizes, he/she forfeits all prize money accrued during the year. This will be donated to a local charity. NOTE: Anglers to note applicable regulations for each competition. Any competitor weighing in undersized fish will be automatically disqualified from competitions. The Captain of the Day’s decision is final. All Corbet Lough Competitions will be shore angling only. Martin Dynes, Competiton Secretary, 1 Donard View Loughbrickland, Banbridge, BT323NN. Telephone: 079 4659 5740 COMPETITION DATES 2018 Saturday 3rd March 2018 Saturday 26th May 2018 off cards. Your boat partner will verify time BOBBY BLAKLEY CUP & DOMINIC DOWNEY CUP & & measurement of third fish; draw for McCOMB CUP (JUV) PADDY DOWNEY CUP (JUV) boat partners will take place at an earlier Corbet Lough 11am - 5pm (Heaviest Corbet Lough 3pm - 9pm (Heaviest competition, this year the draw is to be bag) (No Brown Trout to be Bag) (No Brown Trout to be held after the May Day competition JOS dispatched) dispatched) WILLIS CUP on 7th May 2018. Boats must be paid for by the date of the draw. Saturday 24th March 2018 Thursday 31st May 2018 Cost per competitor, shall be 50% of a AIB Cup (Adults Only) JUVENILE/JUNIOR PRIZE four hour boat hire session, Payment and River Bann 10am - 5pm (Heaviest DISTRIBUTION EVENING names can be given to boat attended or Fish 11inch Minimum size limit from Corbet Lough (Weather Permitting) to any Banbridge Angling Club Committee nose to fork of tail - Start - Finish 7pm - 9pm member, this money is non refundable; no Clubrooms Havelock Park) Friday 1st June 2018 entries will be accepted after this date. Normal competition fees shall apply and will Easter Monday 2nd April 2018 PATSY MCGIVERN SHIELD & be collected on day of competition. Please LINDA McCANDLESS CUP & PATSY MCGIVERN TROPHY (JUV) note any juvenile/junior member fishing RODGER YOUNG TROPHY (JUV) Corbet Lough 6.30pm - 11pm River Bann 10am - 5pm (Heaviest (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout to this competition must do so under the Fish 11inch minimum size limit from be dispatched) supervision of his/her parent or guardian. nose to fork of tail - Start - Finish Any juvenile/junior member who does not Clubrooms Havelock Park). Saturday 9th June 2018 attend with a parent or guardian shall be refused entry to the competition. Please note any juvenile/junior member STRAGHAN CUP (Fly Fishing fishing this competition must do so under only) & COBURN CUP (Bait & Spinning) - (Adults Only) RULES AS FOLLOWS:- the supervision of his/her parent or 1. Competition will be fly-fishing from boat guardian. Any juvenile/junior member who Lough Melvin 10.30am - 6pm. 5 fish bag limit, 11-inch minimum only. does not attend with a parent or guardian 2. Competition will be held on a catch and shall be refused entry to the competition. size limit from nose to fork of tail. Start and finish Breffni Pier, weigh in release basis, scorecards and measuring Saturday 7th April 2018 6.00pm sharp (Heaviest Bag). Please tapes will be provided. Anglers will record INTERCLUB COMPETITION Note no GILAROO to be dispatched, their catches on scorecards that will be - FRIENDSHIP CUP 1st Leg Any angler weighing in under sized signed off by their boat partner. Time & CORBET LOUGH (No Brown Trout fish Gilaroo or Salmon, shall be length of third fish caught, will be recorded to be dispatched) disqualified. on your card, and signed off by your boat partner. In the event of a draw of number Saturday 14th April 2018 Friday 15th June 2018 of fish caught by anglers, the angler who BRUCE CARSON TROPHY & OTTERBURN BROWN caught their third fish in the shortest time CARSON CUP (JUV) TROUT TROPHY (Adults shall win. If there is, still a tie after this then Corbet Lough 11am - 5pm (Heaviest only Fly Fishing Only) the angler who caught his or her third fish Bag) (No Brown Trout to be River Bann 6.30pm - 11pm (Heaviest and longest fish in the shortest time will win dispatched) Fish 11 inch minimum size limit from competition, all measurements of fish shall nose to fork of tail - Start - Finish be nose to fork of tail. Saturday 28th April 2018 Clubrooms Havelock Park) 3. All Rainbow trout caught that are bleeding JIM LEDLIE CUP (Fly Fishing from being deeply hooked, or show signs Only) & BANBRIDGE Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd of non recovery shall be immediately ANGLING CLUB CUP (JUV) June 2018 (Other dates will be dispatched the fish will still count as part Corbet Lough 2pm - 8pm (Heaviest added depending on demand) of his or hers overall fish caught tally and Bag) (No Brown Trout to be BOAT ANGLERS CUP & will be recorded on scorecard. All Brown dispatched) WARDSWORTH BETHEL Trout caught must be returned to the lake CUP (JUV) (BOAT ANGLING irrelevant of the condition the fish is in and May Day Monday 7th May 2018 ONLY - FLY FISHING ONLY) will count as part of the anglers catch & JOS WILLIS CUP & JOS Corbet Lough 6.15pm - 10.15pm. release total. Corbet Lough bag limit will be WILLIS CUP (JUV) All boats to be in for 10.30pm. implemented during competition as adopted Corbet Lough 2pm - 8pm (Heaviest Competition will be fly-fishing from boat at yearly AGM. Therefore, if an angler has Bag) (No Brown Trout to be only. Competition to be held on a catch to dispatch his or her bag limit of fish due dispatched) and release basis, scorecards & measuring to injury or non-recovery he or she must tapes will be provided, anglers will record immediately stop fishing in accordance their catches, and boat partners will sign with the relevant Corbet Lough rules being JARDINE CUP KERR CUP Heaviest Game fish caught Heaviest Game fish caught BRIAN COBURN outside competitions by outside competitions on club CUP a Juvenile angler. Must be waters by a senior angler. Must Presented to the most weighed on Club Scales. be weighed on Club Scales. promising Junior angler Points awarded. Corbet Points awarded.Corbet Lough each season. Lough Rainbow Trout Only. Rainbow Trout Only. No points awarded.. River Bann Brown Trout Only. Riverbann Brown Trout Only implemented at time of competition. Saturday 28th July 2018 Saturday 8th September 2018 4. Boat anglers to remain in the boat for the WOODS/McCLORY CUP SHOOTER CUP & JOE duration of the competition, boat anglers to & BARLOW SHIELD (JUV) CURRAN CUP (JUV) agree between themselves who controls the Corbet Lough - 4pm - 10pm Corbet Lough - 11am - 5pm boats engine, and the time duration of each (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout to (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout to anglers control of the boat. be dispatched) be dispatched) 5. All flies are permitted - fabs, boobies or any other floating flies used on sunken lines Saturday 4th August 2018 - Saturday 22nd September must be barbless or have barbs squeezed. INTERCLUB COMPETITION 2018 - In addition to the above rules, all rules - FRIENDSHIP CUP GOWDY CUP (Adults Only) relating to boat angling on Corbet Lough 2nd leg Armagh Waters River Bann 10am - 5pm (Heaviest also apply. Fish 11inch Minimum size limit from Saturday 11th August 2018 nose to fork of tail - Start - Finish Friday 29th June 2018 LINDA CLINGHAN SHIELD & Clubrooms Havelock Park) DESSIE SMYTH CUP (Adults WILSON CLINGHAN CUP (JUV) Only Fly Fishing Only) SPELGA DAM 10am - 5pm (Heaviest Saturday 13th October 2018 River Bann 6.30pm - 11.00pm Bag 6 Fish 10 inch minimum size limit TOASTY JARDINE SHIELD & (Heaviest Fish 11inch minimum size from nose to fork of tail - Start - GRAHAM CUP (JUV) limit from nose to fork of tail - Start - Finish Back Car park. DAERA Permit Corbet Lough 11am - 5pm (Heaviest Finish Clubrooms Havelock Park) required) Bag) (No Brown Trout to be dispatched) Saturday 7th July 2018 Saturday 25th August 2018 Saturday 27th October 2018 PYERS CUP & MARTIN JORDAN CUP & CORBET HANLON CUP & HANLON DYNES CUP (JUV) CUP (JUV) (JUV) Corbet Lough 6.30pm - 11pm Corbet Lough 3pm - 9pm (Heaviest Corbet Lough 11am - 5pm (Heaviest (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout to Bag) (No Brown Trout to be Bag) (No Brown Trout to be be dispatched) dispatched) dispatched) UNDER 13 COMPETITION DATES 2018 Saturday 21st April 2018 Saturday 16th June 2018 5pm (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout SH&SCT CUP (JUV under 13s) SPORTSMAN CUP (JUV under 13s) to be dispatched) Start & Finish Corbet Lough 2pm - Start & Finish Corbet Lough 2pm - 5pm (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout 5pm (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout NEW UNDER 13 to be dispatched) to be dispatched) COMPETITION RULES Saturday 5th May 2018 Saturday 30th June 2018 New competition rules in relation to PERCY TROPHY (JUV under 13s) MARTIN DYNES TROPHY under 13s apply to these competitions Start & Finish Corbet Lough 2pm - (JUV under 13s) (All legal methods. Worm fishing, Spinning 5pm (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout Start & Finish Corbet Lough 2pm - and Fly-fishing.) Spinning shall be to be dispatched) 5pm (Heaviest Bag) (No Brown Trout confined to the Newcastle side of the to be dispatched) lake.