The Oaks at Sessay hosted the penultimate round of Fish’O’Mania this Saturday and it seemed the contest brought the sun up north, with good overnight temperatures and warm sunshine throughout the day. It was local Director Tim Peters that took the honours on the day and booked his spot in the 50K final next month. […]

Damp, muggy weather greeted the Seventy-five anglers that made their way to Lake View Fishery for the nineteenth Fish’O’Mania qualifier. That said lots of heavy rain in recent days, plus evidence that some fish were still spawning made for a very apprehensive atmosphere at the draw. Seven lakes were used so anglers were not short […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]