Fish'O'Mania

July 2017 sees the record-breaking 24th edition of the world's No.1 coarse fishing match – Fish’O’Mania.

Televised live from start to finish, the competition has been a regular fixture in the British sporting calendar since its inception in 1994.

Broadcast for 5 1/2 hours live, Sky Sports give fishing the big-time makeover as their big budget state-of-the-art production highlights fishing in a way unrivalled in televised sport.

The brainchild of Matchroom Sport chairman Barry Hearn in the early 90’s, Fish’O’Mania was a success from the start as the inaugural event at Mallory Park was won by Ian Turner of Worksop.

Since then the event has moved around; initially to Hallcroft Fisheries in Retford, then to Hayfield Lakes in Doncaster; its home for 11 years. In 2008 the competition moved to Cudmore Fisheries near Stoke where Matchroom entered into a long term agreement to stage the event.

With 24 qualifying matches across England starting in the spring, a total of 2,600 anglers enter but there will be only one winner who takes home the £50,000 top prize.