For a change, the weather was reasonable for nineteenth Fish’O’Mania Qualifier held at Colemans Cottage. The warm and breezy conditions did not though, galvanise the fish into a feeding frenzy and weights were surprisingly low for this normally prolific venue. Not that local rod Gavin Bridge (Colemans Bait & Tackle) was worried about any of […]
Gavin Bridge goes straight into Fish’O’Mania Final on toughish Coleman’s Cottage
Darren Frost wins first RiverFest qualifier of season on River Calder
High rivers in many parts of the country resulted in numerous matches being cancelled at the weekend. Competitors were therefore pleasantly surprised to find that the River Calder at Mirfield was only carrying about 10” of extra water. Darren Frost won the qualifier at peg 54 in C Zone where he caught a mixed bag […]
30th time lucky (and good) for Andy Bennett in Fish O Mania Qualifier
The second qualifier this year at the popular Partridge Lakes was a triumph for Andy Bennett, who qualified for his first Fish ‘O’ Mania final after more than 30 attempts over the last 10 years. The 34 year-old angling coach from nearby Hyde in Cheshire landed F1’s and carp to 4lb, fishing maggot shallow for […]
Minter strikes lucky on the Boddington Classic
This third qualifying round for the Boddington Classic Final was a mixed bag for the 43 anglers that fished. The anglers pegged on the Dam wall had to face a strong wind all day whilst those pegged along the main bank had almost mill pool conditions. Peg 2 on the Dam was the favoured draw […]
Jamie Hughes wins Daiwa Pole Fishing Masters 2019
Jamie Hughes has won the fifth annual Daiwa Pole Fishing Masters at the prolific Tunnel Barn Farm near Warwick. It took four penalty points to bag the Wirral based rod the top prize – a Daiwa Air Z pole and £3,000 in cash. Jamie said: “It feels great to get my name on the trophy […]
Jordan Holloway tops 140lb at Tunnel Barn to make Fish O Mania final 2019
The latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier was held at the prolific West Midlands Fishery at Tunnel Barn Farm and it promised great things. Very warm, humid conditions greeted the anglers on the day; however, it was clear that many of the fish have not yet spawned and whilst very active they were not in a […]
Murrin and McCall beat them off on the Shroppie
The second round of the mighty Canal Pairs saw a more northerly heat on the Shropshire union at Soudley. An amazing 39 pairs lined the banks on this opening weekend match, with most anglers looking for a draw on Bridge section in A and hoping for an end peg on B section. The wires in […]
Drac and Tebbutt make the most of dream draw in the first Canal Pairs qualifier of 2019
The Dynamite Baits AT/CRT Canal Pairs kicked off in style this weekend in the picturesque Leicestershire countryside at Foxton. Sixteen pairs lined the banks of the two sections and were treated to some glorious weather, even though overnight temps had sunk a little. The Foxton section had a few favourable spots notably the two ends […]
Close Call on Boddington Classic Qualifier
The second round of the Boddington Classic saw a cold start on the Daventry based reservoir. However, this quickly passed and the lakes resident carp could be seen cruising at range before the start, but would they feed? Most anglers chucked long at the start and most notably Lee Carver on peg 80, who netted […]
Vince bags 250lb to steer his way through the Decoy Lakes Fish O Mania Qualifier
Fish’O’Mania made its way to the second new venue of the year at Decoy Lakes, Whittlesey and the venue certainly didn’t disappoint, with most sections needing 150lb to secure some money! One hundred anglers took the opportunity to pit their wits against the wily eastern carp and although the qualifier could come from any of […]
Lee Riley wins Fish O Mania Qualifier 13 at Heronbrook Fishery
Heronbrook Lakes played host for the thirteenth round of Fish’O’Mania XXVI and in contrast to the superstition, both the best weights and weather blessed the anglers on this mid-week qualifier. Ninety three anglers made their way to the midlands bagging mecca, but at the draw it was a real toss up as to whether Match […]
Andy May makes fourth Fish O Mania Final
Fish’O’Mania hosted its twelfth round of the 50k contest on a new fishery for the competition at Weston Pools and it certainly didn’t disappoint. A near full house of 91 anglers lined the picturesque pools and they were treated to both some beautiful conditions and some great fishing, with 60lb needed on all sections to […]
Blackburn breezes into Boddington Classic Final
The first Boddington Classic qualifier of the year saw 57 open water specialists pit themselves against what were pretty terrible conditions on the midland reservoir. Howling winds and driving rain certainly put the fish down and most were taken at range on feeder tactics. One man that had slightly better conditions was Robert Blackburn who […]
Abbi Kendall lands controversial women’s only Fish O Mania qualifier at Partridge Lakes
Many of the country’s finest female anglers made their way to the fantastic Partridge Lakes for the first, All Ladies Fish’O’Mania Qualifier, on Covey Lakes 5 and 6. Conditions for the weekend could not have been more favourable, with high overnight temperatures and settled conditions throughout the match. The introduction of this qualifier for the […]
Raison, Hale and Bennett in super tight Fish O Mania head to head at Partridge Lakes
Another near sell-out on the eighth round of Fish’O’Mania XXVI at the fantastic Partridge Lakes and conditions for the weekend could not have been more favourable. Overnight temperatures were high and although the sunny conditions made the fish a little more finicky in areas, 140lb was needed to be in the top three! Going into […]
