Sarah Taylor won the FishOMania NXTGEN title with 17.93kg thanks to a big second half of the match at Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster. John Light Junior on peg two had a huge opening hour, weighing in at just over 12kg after 60 minutes. He remained top of the leaderboard until the very end, but Taylor began […]

Andy Bennett became the first angler to successfully defend his FishOMania title when he won Saturday’s £50,000 match at Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster with 40.1kg at the end of a gripping afternoon of fishing. In what was one of the most exciting afternoons FishOMania has enjoyed, the lead changed hands four times before Bennett took command […]

Monks lakes hosted it’s second and the twentieth round of FishOMania qualification this weekend in sweltering conditions down in Kent. After some big weights from Match Lake 3 in the previous qualifier, many fancied it again on the online draw and the lake once more didn’t disappoint. It was Adam Southgate who drew in the […]

Weston Pools was yet another sell out for the nineteenth round of FishOMania 2020 qualification and as usual many fancied the Clay Pit for producing the match winning weight. However, as often can be the case in big qualifiers, a different lake threw up the champion, that being Stretton. Runaway winner on the day and […]

The Final round of FishOMania qualification took place at the mighty Heronbrook fisheries and with 82 anglers across the complex, there were some big weights expected. The Fishery certainly didn’t disappoint with 180lb needed to make the top 6! Top of the weight tree was Steve Openshaw, who found his way back to yet another […]

The Seventeenth round of FishOMania saw one hundred and eighteen anglers descend on the picturesque Larford Lakes and with settled overcast conditions, the venues large resident carp were expected to make an appearance. At the online draw many wanted Match Lake due to its recent form, however the FishO gods had other plans. It was […]

In line with current government guidance around spectators at sports events, this year’s FishOMania will be staged behind closed doors, with live coverage on Sky Sports, DAZN and Matchroom.Live on Saturday, August 29. Matchroom Multi Sport and Angling Trust have remained in contact with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport throughout the Covid-19 […]

A trip back to Lindholme lakes was on the cards for the sixteenth round of FishOMania qualification. With Bonsai, Willows, and Bennys in the match, many anglers wanted to draw on the prolific Bennys, and so it proved with all the top weights coming from a windswept corner where the F1s had gathered in force. […]

Eight of the UK’s best young anglers have been invited to participate in this year’s FishOMania NXTGEN match, which will take place alongside FishOMania at Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster on Saturday, August 29, live on Sky Sports and DAZN. FishOMania NXTGEN has expanded for 2020 and will now feature eight anglers and a £2,500 winner’s prize […]

FishOMania wound its way down south for the fifteenth round at the prestigious Makins Fishery. With some recent big weights in opens and overcast ‘fishy’ weather there were some decent weights expected from the right pegs, which were thought to be on lake 3 or 4. Indeed, it was Lake 3 that threw up the […]

Tunnel Barn Farm has been on a stupendous run of form of late and the tenth round of Fish’O’Mania was no exception yesterday with ten 200lb weights and almost half the field having over 100lb! Conditions were also spot on with mild overcast conditions that saw the lakes resident F1s feed in the shallow water. […]

The rearranged Fish’O’Mania qualifier at Moorlands Farm saw ninety-five of the country’s best commercial anglers vying for the chance to pick up the esteemed Fish’O’Mania title. Saturday’s weather was very up and down, with high winds and showery spells and it made for some tricky angling conditions, with some of the best weights coming from […]

A sun dripped Heronbrook Fisheries saw another 110-peg sell-out of Fish’O’Mania 2020. With all pools in a lot of anglers fancied a draw on either Meadow or Island lake as they’d been showing some big weights in the recent opens, but who would walk away with the spot in the 50k Final. After drawing peg […]

Woodland Lakes in Thirsk hosted the fifth round of Fish’O’Mania on another 100-peg sell-out qualifier. There were some unsettled conditions in the morning, however the skies cleared, and resident carp made their way into the warmer water. It was Matrix Leigh Tackles, Matthew Higgins who tore apart the opposition on the day from fancied peg […]

The first new look Fish’O’Mania qualifier certainly drew an audience as anglers watched on Facebook Live as their pegs were drawn. Many fancied Andy May, Kieran Marsden and Connor Barlow after decent draws on the Covey’s, however, eyes also needed to be on Spey having produced previous qualifiers. The weather gods certainly weren’t aware that […]