THE SPORTS STARS FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP STARTED IN 2013 AT A SMALL FISHERY CALLED SHEPHERDS WAY LAKE IN BROOKMANS PARK, HERTFORDSHIRE. AFTER HOLDING THE EVENT FOR TWO YEARS AT SHEPHERDS WAY AND WITH NUMBERS GROWING WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO A BIGGER LAKE. IN 2015 THE THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD AT MANOR FARM FISHERY, A WELL KNOWN MIXED SPECIES LAKE IN BIGGLESWADE, BEDFORDSHIRE. IN 2018 AND 2019 THE TARGET SPORTS STARS FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD AT GOLD VALLEY LAKES IN ALDERSHOT, AND SINCE 2020 THE EVENT HAS BEEN HELD AT THE BEAUTIFUL TUNNEL BARN FISHERY IN WARWICKSHIRE.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE FISHED PREVIOUSLY INCLUDE:

PDC WORLD CHAMPIONS: PHIL TAYLOR, GARY ANDERSON, ROB CROSS & ADRIAN LEWIS,

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLERS: DAVID SEAMAN MBE & JIMMY BULLARD

BOXING WORLD CHAMPIONS: GEORGE GROVES, ANTHONY CROLLA, GLENN MCCRORY, KELL BROOK,
DARREN BARKER, GEORGE GROVES, JOSH WARRINGTON, ROBIN REID, TERRI HARPER, EBANIE BRIDGES
& NICKY COOK

SNOOKER WORLD CHAMPIONS: STEVE DAVIS OBE, MARK WILLIAMS MBE

MATCHROOM CHAIRMEN: BARRY HEARN OBE & EDDIE HEARN

OLYMPIANS: DEAN MACEY, DEREK REDMOND & GAIL EMMS MBE

RUGBY WORLD CUP WINNER: STEPHEN THOMPSON MBE

MATCHPLAY CHAMPION: ROD HARRINGTON

WORLD RANKED HEAVYWEIGHTS: DILLIAN WHYTE, DERECK CHISORA & JOHNNY FISHER

9 TIME PDC MAJOR CHAMPION: JAMES WADE 

ACTOR: JAKE WOOD

RUGBY LEAGUE STARS JAMIE JONES BUCHANAN, JOSH CHARNLEY, DOM CROSBY & TOM BRISCOE 

FISHING PRESENTERS: ALI HAMIDI, STEVE COLLETT

SPORTS & TV PRESENTERS: JACQUI OATLEY MBE & GARY NEWBON MBE

ITV RACING PRESENTER: MATT CHAPMAN

FORMER DARTS STAR AND TV PERSONALITY: BOBBY GEORGE

EUROPEAN SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION: SPENCER OLIVER

WBO INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: MARK PRINCE OBE

WORLD RANKED BOXERS: DALTON SMITH, SAM EGGINGTON & PAUL SMITH

BDO WORLD CHAMPIONS: TRINA GULLIVER MBE & SCOTT MITCHELL

NETBALL INTERNATIONAL: PAMELA COOKEY

PDC PROS: DARREN WEBSTER, IAN WHITE, STEVE BROWN, RICHIE HOWSON, RONNIE BAXTER
& CHRIS MASON

JOCKEY: HAYLEY TURNER OBE

INTERNATIONAL SHOW JUMPER: JODIE-HALL MCATEER