Saturday, 27th April saw the sixth qualifying match for this year’s FishOMania final occur at Old Hough Fishery in Middlewich, Cheshire. The match was another sell-out, with 100 anglers competing for the opportunity to become this year’s FishOMania champion.
The congratulations on this occasion go to Staffordshire-based angler, Alex Dawson, who won the match from peg 15 on Boulders. Dawson fished hard pellets long and short catching an impressive 104lb 15oz, on what was expected to be a difficult day. Second place went to John Gorman on Upper Benbow peg 23 with a weight of 104lb 15oz. The final framer was Martin Steele who finished the match with 96lb 2oz, also from Upper Benbow, on peg 3.
This year’s FishOMania grand final will take place at Westwood Lakes in Boston on Saturday, 27th July. Alex Dawson becomes the seventh confined competitor. He will be joined by last year’s winner, Matt Dawes, and previous qualifiers Jason Redgrave, Chris Reilly, Adam Playford, Harry Campbell, and Gary Ainscough.
The next qualifying match is set to take place at The Oaks Fishery in North Yorkshire, on Saturday, 4th May.
Current FishOMania 24 qualifiers:
- Matt Dawes
- Jason Redgrave
- Chris Reilly
- Adam Playford
- Harry Campbell
- Gary Ainscough
- Alex Dawson
This year’s FishOMania final is held on Saturday, 27th July at Westwood Lakes in Boston. If you want to attend this year’s FishOMani final as a spectator, you can buy tickets now. Tickets are priced at £7.00 per person, while a group booking of 4 people is priced at £20.00. A 10% service fee and £2.95 booking fee per order will also be charged. Car parking tickets can also be added for an additional fee at the time of booking (£7.00 per car and £10.00 per van).
Head over to the FishOMani website to get your tickets now.