FishOMania

FishOMania is back for 2026 – and this year it’s going to be bigger than ever!

Event owners Matchroom Sport want to give more anglers a crack at the £50,000 first prize in what will be the 33rd year of fishing’s biggest competition with five extra qualifiers planned this season.

Starting on April 1 at Tunnel Barn Farm, there will be 25 qualifiers staged in the UK along with two European matches too – with winners earning a place in the Grand Final at Westwood Lakes: on Saturday July 18.

As before, the reigning FishOMania champion gets a golden ticket straight through to the final with 2025 winner Brad Lucas back to defend his title.

Invites will also be extended to the 2026 Angling Trust Ladies National Champion, and the angler with the highest weight from this summer’s Junior & Youth National – making it 30 anglers in the final this year.

Once again, tickets will sold in two rounds to allow anglers the best chance to grab a slice of the action in the big-money event where there’ll be a whopping £50,000 up for grabs to the winner, £10,000 to the runner up, and section prizes too.

 

IMPORTANT TICKET INFORMATION

Ticket prices have been frozenat £35 as in previous years and the hottest tickets in match fishing will go on sale on the Angling Trust website www.anglingtrust.net from Friday February 6.

ROUND ONE – Friday February 6 at 12 noon – tickets will go on sale on a one-angler, one-ticket basis allowing as many match anglers as possible to obtain a place on one of their favourite fisheries’ qualifiers. Round One ticketing will end at midnight on Sunday February 8.

ROUND TWO – Monday February 9 at 12 noon – tickets will go on general sale and anglers will be able to purchase as many qualifier tickets as they wish until the events sell out.

FishOMania tickets can be purchased by Angling Trust Members only and will be the same as last year at £35 each.

Make sure your membership is up to date before February 6 and you know your login to the Angling Trust website to ensure you can get your tickets.

FISHOMANIA 2026 QUALIFIERS

Q1 – Wednesday April 1 – Tunnel Barn Farm 1 – 120 pegs

Q2 – Wednesday April 8 – Boldings Pools – 100 pegs

Q3 – Saturday April 11 – Hallcroft Fishery – 100 pegs

Q4 – Sunday April 12 – Decoy Lakes – 100 pegs

Q5 – Saturday April 18 – Old Hough 1 – 100 pegs

Q6 – Sunday April 19 – Partridge Lakes Fishery 1 – 100 pegs

Q7 – Wednesday April 22 – Tunnel Barn Farm 2 – 100 pegs

Q8 – Wednesday April 29 – Westwood Lakes 1 – 100 pegs

Q9 – Saturday May 2 – Float Fish Farm and Fishery – 100 pegs

Q10 – Wednesday May 6 –Springvale Fishing Lakes 1 – 100 pegs

Q11 – Saturday May 9 – Weston Pools Fishery – 100 pegs

Q12 – Saturday May 16 – The Oaks Lakes – 100 pegs

Q13 – Wednesday May 20 – Old Hough 2 – 100 pegs

Q14 – Saturday May 23 – Makins Fishery – 100 pegs

Q15 – Wednesday May 27 – Springvale Fishing Lakes 2 – 100 pegs

Q16 – Saturday May 30 – Moorlands Farm 1 – 100 pegs

Q17 – Wednesday June 3 – Partridge Lakes 2 – 100 pegs

Q18 – Saturday June 6 – Lindholme Leisure Lakes 1 – 120 pegs

Q19 – Wednesday June 10 – Weston Pools 2 – 100 pegs

Q20 – Saturday June 13 – Westwood Lakes 2 – 100 pegs

Q21 – Wednesday June 17 – Gold Valley Lakes – 100 pegs

Q22 – Saturday June 20 – Heronbrook Fisheries – 100 pegs

Q23 – Wednesday June 24 – Moorlands Farm 2 – 100 pegs

Q24 – Saturday June 27 – Tunnel Barn Farm 3 – 120 pegs

Q25 – Wednesday July 1 – Lindholme Lakes 2 – 120 pegs

FINAL – Saturday July 18 – Westwood Lakes, Boston, Lincs