After the success of the inaugural Over 50s Fishing Masters, which concluded earlier this month at Tunnel Barn Farm, the organisers have confirmed another major addition to the match fishing calendar. The senior-only event proved popular with strong attendances throughout the year and ended in style as Steve Openshaw lifted the £10,000 title with 105lb 6oz from Pine peg 5. Building on that momentum, the team have now unveiled the Silver Fishing Masters, a nationwide competition that shines the spotlight firmly on commercial silverfish.
The event runs from October 2025 through March 2026 and is open to all anglers. A launch video featuring Jamie Hughes confirmed the details, underlining the scale of the new competition and its ambition to become a regular winter highlight. Despite early references to 34 matches, the official schedule confirms a total of 33 qualifiers.
Each qualifier will feature just 20 anglers, with only the winner progressing to the grand final. That simple format ensures that every place in the line-up will be hard-earned and rewards anglers who can adapt quickly to different venues and conditions.
Silver FIshing Masters Qualifiers
The series visits some of the best-known commercials in the country, including Larford Lakes, Lindholme Lakes, Meadowlands, Packington Somers, The Glebe and White Acres, with Broom Fishery in Scotland also featuring on the schedule.
The full list of Silver Fishing Masters qualifiers can be found below:
- 4 October – Larford Lakes
- 11 October – Aston Park
- 11 October – Packington Somers
- 16 October – The Glebe
- 18 October – Spring Vale
- 25 October – Meadowlands
- 1 November – Southend Farm
- 1 November – Redhill
- 8 November – Hallcroft
- 8 November – Marston Fields
- 15 November – Bradshaws Hall
- 16 November – Lindholme Lakes
- 20 November – Acorn Fishery
- 22 November – White Acres
- 29 November – The Old Hough
- 3 December – Acorn Fishery
- 14 December – Spring Vale
- 3 January – Aston Park
- 4 January – Messingham Sands
- 11 January – The Glebe
- 11 January – Broom Fishery
- 24 January – Marston Fields
- 1 February – Hallcroft
- 7 February – Packington Somers
- 7 February – Sherwood Forest
- 21 February – Aston Park
- 22 February – Spring Vale
- 28 February – The Old Hough
- 28 February – Marston Fields
- 1 March – Lindholme Lakes
- 8 March – Larford Lakes
- 14 March – Bradshaws
- 21 March – Meadowlands
The competition will then reach its climax at Spring Vale Fishery on Sunday, 29th March 2026. With only one angler progressing from each qualifier, the final promises to feature some of the most skilled specialists in the country.
Tickets for the qualifiers are priced at £40 each and go on sale from Monday, 22nd September 2025, via fishingmasters.co.uk. To celebrate the launch, the organisers have also announced a free ticket giveaway to one angler who likes and shares their official Facebook post.
With limited places at each qualifier and strong interest already building, the Silver Fishing Masters 2025/26 looks set to establish itself as a major new event on the winter match fishing calendar.
