Fish’O’Mania kicked off with a bang at its historical opening venue Viaduct fisheries and although the intense gales made for some tricky angling conditions, it certainly didn’t put off the carp. At the draw there were a few seasoned finalists and certainly one man tipped heavily on social media was Andy Power on the favoured […]

Fish’O’Mania XXVI will kick off in style next week and with 22 qualifiers spread across the country were seeing hundreds of late coming anglers booking up tickets. With a whopping £50,000 up for grabs for the winner there’s never been a better time to sign up for tickets, with fewer pegs being utilised at the […]

Peter Black has taken the angling world by storm, becoming the youngest ever winner of Fish’O’Mania and adding a cool £50,000 to his name. The young buck from Brum, fished a match far beyond his years after drawing peg 7 (permanent peg 20). Pete fished an incredibly tidy match on the long pole, shallow for […]

The final qualifying round of the Fish’O’Mania XXV took place at its historical home, at Lindholme lakes near Doncaster. With plenty of fish being caught in the run up to the event, expectations were high. Talk about going out with a bang! Lindholme really turned it on, producing records of all sorts. An unbelievable 25 […]

Bright still conditions met the 88 anglers who fished the penultimate Fish’O’Mania qualifier at Gold Valley Lakes, and It seemed most fish were more interested in sunbathing than feeding. With lots of feasible methods to win at Gold Valley the draw was critical, some lakes are dominated by F1s, and others by large specimen sized […]

Tunnel Barn Farm played host to the eleventh round of Fish’O’Mania on Saturday 12th May and with some warm weather holding strong over the weekend, there were a few fish expected to be caught. The nice weather also brought out a few people on spec on the morning, who all managed to snap up spare […]

Fish’O’Mania’s third qualifier of the year made its way northwards to Staffordshire and the popular Heronbrook Fisheries. At the draw 148 anglers made the qualifier another near sell-out showing the resurgence in popularity of the contest this year and it was mild overcast conditions that met the hopeful anglers. This seemed to get the venues […]

Fish’O’Mania XXV wound its way to the ever-consistent Tunnel Barn Farm for the second 2018 Qualifier. Upon arrival anglers were met with some awful conditions, temperatures were barely above freezing, and the snow was continuing to fall! At the draw bag there were a few noteworthy draws with Andy Bennett drawing New pool peg one […]

Jamie Hughes won a record breaking third Vanarama Fish’O’Mania title as he hit the lead on the 3 o’clock mark on a sunny afternoon and never let go to claim victory. His final tally of 26.900kg was to net him the £50,000 top prize as well as the unique trophy, which was presented by last […]

Matchroom Sport is delighted to announce that Vanarama, the UK’s No.1 commercial vehicle leasing broker, is to be the title sponsor of the annual Fish ‘O’ Mania event. The big-money fishing match – organised and administered by the Angling Trust – is a key fixture in the British summer sporting calendar, now in its 24th […]

Bookmakers won’t be struggling to find a favourite for this year’s Fish O Mania final as Will Raison, regarded by many as the best commercial fishery angler there is, makes it to the Fish O Mania final. Anglers headed for the Gold Valley Lakes in Hampshire for the penultimate Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier with temperatures […]

Partridge Lakes in Warrington hosted the 22nd round of Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifiers with only two more to go until 24 of the country’s best anglers go head to head at the Cudmore final. Fantastic warm conditions greeted the 127 competitors with 14 anglers breaking the ‘ton’ barrier and many more coming very close. Individually […]

Picturesque Boldings Pools in Shropshire hosted the latest round of Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifiers with 81 anglers making their way from all around country to chance their arm for the £50,000 final place. In stark contrast to wild weather earlier in the week, competitors were met with favourable conditions and this showed in the results […]