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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Simon Skelton is no stranger to competition finals, but he will be competing in his first ever Fish’O’Mania this July, where he will face the Sky Sports cameras and the best anglers for the £50,000 prize. Skelton picked up his qualifying berth at the Woodland View Fishery complex in a tight qualifier event late in […]

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 […]

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 […]

A near sell-out of 132 anglers made their way to the newly revamped Lindholme Lakes, in a somewhat sunny Doncaster this Wednesday. The talk at the draw was that bonsai would be most people’s preference, however it ended up that three other lakes also broke the 100lb barrier. What transpired on the day was a […]

Conditions for the 108 anglers who made their way to Heronbrook were a little inconsistent on Saturday, with a biting wind and low overnight temps it was apparent early on that weights would be a little short of the venues summer form. However, this did make the match an incredibility close affair with only a […]

After a mild week, competitors had to face frost and fog on the way to Moorlands Farm for this latest Fish’O’Mania Qualifier, and with a bright sun on the water the carp were soon up and cruising, but not necessarily feeding early on.   That changed in the latter half of the match when plenty […]

Tunnel Barn Farm had another sell-out qualifier for Fish’O’Mania XXVI and with some mild and windy conditions, it was expected a few good weights would rear their heads. There was a real atmosphere at the draw, helped by the fact that the winner could come from almost any lake and it was certainly an unfavoured […]

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 […]