Winners

2025 Winner - Mark Silman

Fermanagh Classic Past Winners (1976–2025)

Since its very first cast in 1976, the Fermanagh Classic Fishing Festival has produced nearly five decades of unforgettable moments, record-breaking catches, and angling excellence. This page brings together the full roll of honour—from the early champions who helped shape the festival’s legacy to the modern-day winners who continue to raise the bar on Lough Erne and the River Erne.

Here you’ll find every winner from 1976 to 2025, along with their winning weights, showcasing just how impressive the fishing has been over the years.

Whether you’re reminiscing, researching, or reliving the festival’s greatest performances, this archive celebrates the skill, dedication, and spirit that make the Fermanagh Classic one of Europe’s most iconic angling events.

Year	Winner	Total Weight (kgs)
2025	Mark Silman - Doncaster	40.610
2024	Rüdiger Hansen - Germany	81.05
2023	Andrew Gregg - Chesterfield	56.34
2022	Graham Jones - Darlington	38.43
2019	James O’Doherty - Enniskillen	71.87
2018	Tony Hopkins – Lough Gowna	36.24
2017	Keith Murphy – Tempo	53.89
2016	Jordan Hall – Lisnaskea	59.4
2015	Stuart Northrop – St Neots	44.06
2014	John Potters – Lisbellaw	46.12
2013	Peter Vasey – London	40.77
2012	Reiner Jager – Germany	46.77
2011	John Potters – Lisbellaw	72.47
2010	Thorsten Beil – Germany	64.7
2009	Andrew Chapman – Ballybay	45.57
2008	Gus Greaves – Irvinestown	104.28
2007	Richard Hoskins – Ross on Wye	69.86
2006	William Mariner – Bexleyheath	45.57
2005	Rod Scott – Northwich	104.28
2004	Malcolm Brown – Coventry	69.86
2003	John Powell - Rotherham	45.3
2002	Paul Sheehan – Stockport	79.68
2001	William Wheeler – Derrylin	95.57
2000	Rolf Koester – Germany	95.30
1999	Simon Young – Maguiresbridge	61.58
1998	Trev Thorley – Doncaster	73.15
1997	Nick McQuiston – Lincoln	51.40
1996	Bill Bywater – Kilskeery	96.96
1995	Tony Davis – Gloucester	88.54
1994	Tony Watling – Huntingdon	57.38
1993	Noel Rafferty – Doncaster	79.79
1992	Gunter Imruck – Germany	111.36
1991	Alan Dolby – Coventry	77.34
1990	Dave Neal – Coventry	73.40
1989	Perry Dalgarno – London	115.86
1988	Mark Lucas – Oldham	60.12
1987	Lyndon Read – Lisnaskea	47.46
1986	Mark Downes – Redditch	87.72
1985	Jimmy Douglas - Newtownards	129.57
1984	Tom Pickering – Yorks	106.95
1983	Nigel Bull - Burton-on-Trent	30.46
1982	Ken Finch – Manchester	39.18
1981	W.J. Smiles - Middlesborough	94.88
1980	R. Goodacre - Dagenham	95.74
1979	W. A. Reade – Stockport	97.17
1978	Kevin Ashurst – Leigh	151.023
1977	Ian Heaps – Stockport	144.3
1976	Harold Pattison - Dublin	62.52

To explore the festival’s more recent history in greater detail, you can browse our official results booklets from the past few years. These digital booklets include full daily breakdowns, peg draws, section results and weights, perfect for anyone wanting a deeper look at how each competition unfolded. Simply click the links below to view or download the results from previous Classics.

2025 Results Booklet

2024 Results Booklet

2023 Results Booklet

2022 Results Booklet

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