[3] In his first season on tour, he played in three ranking tournaments and recorded last-32 finishes in each; at the 1982 International Open, he defeated Tommy Murphy 5–1 and Fred Davis 5–3, but lost 1–5 in his match against David Taylor, while the UK Championship of that year brought victories over Ian Black and Ray Edmonds before a 6–9 loss to Dean Reynolds.

[4][2] Fisher reached the main stages of the 1983 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, overcoming Patsy Fagan 10–8 and Eddie McLaughlin 10–9 in the qualifying competition.

[1][2] During the 1983–84 snooker season, Fisher again beat Davis, this time 5–4 in the 1983 Professional Players Tournament, but his subsequent 4–5 loss to Eddie Charlton was his only last-32 finish in six events.

[1] Fisher won only one match in the 1985–86 snooker season, a 5–3 defeat of Jackie Rea in the 1984 Classic, which preceded a 0–5 whitewash at the hands of Alex Higgins.

[1] At the 1987 Grand Prix he beat Paul Watchorn 5–4, before whitewashing Davis 5–0 and overcoming Eugene Hughes and Martin Clark to reach the last 16 stage for the first time in his career.