Milo Festival 2011
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We are on to our final big festival of the spring and this week welcomes 180 anglers to the park to fish the 2011 White Acres Milo Festival. This is always one of the most popular spring festivals and even the day before the festival we were taking calls to see if anyone had dropped out!
The lakes being used this week are Pollawyn, Trelawney/Twin Oaks, Trewaters/Canal/Acorn, Porth & Bolingey. Trewaters was due to be one whole section this festival but as it fished so well with fewer people on in previous festival we made a last minute to split it with Canal & Acorn.
On the first few festivals of the year and on our recent residents matches we have seen some great results but on the week leading up to the festival we have seen a change in the weather so fingers crossed it won't have too much of a negative affect. The arrival weekend of the festival has seen mixed weather with glorious sunshine one minute and the torrential rain the next - with the occasional burst of thunder!
The anglers are aware of their rotation prior to arrival so for some it is a busy weekend on the bank practising whilst for others it is a busier weekend in the bar catching up with old friends! We would like to take this opportunity to thank Milo for sponsoring the festival and read on for all the action from day one!
Day One
The draw for the first day of the festival always takes a bit longer so all the anglers are grouped into the club at 9am to go through the rules and format of the festival. We have changed a few things for this weeks festival so for those anglers not as eagle-eyed as some this was explained as for some it would make a difference depending on their draw. With everything clarified it was time for the off and the first dip of the week into the bag of dreams.
It was a terrible start to the day with the anglers facing torrential rain, thunder and lightening as they were setting up but by the time the match was started at noon the rain had stopped and the sun came out but it was still a very chilly and windy day, with the wind hampering the anglers on most of the lakes as it was constantly changing direction and really hindering presentation.
A Section Pollawyn
It was a tougher start to the week on Pollawyn today with the anglers being battered by the wind, the rain over the weekend and on the lead up to the all-in has also not helped matters. The lake winner today with 110lb 15oz was Alan Scotthorne, Alan was on peg 34 and caught on the method at the start of the match and then caught a few on the pole. Tony Butler on peg 20, Tony caught on the method and straight lead with pellet for a weight of 89lb 15oz. James Holmes was third, James caught on the bomb & pellet for a weight of 78lb 13oz from peg 30. Paul Hanlon on peg 27 had the next best weight with 78lb 2oz, Paul caught on the method and bomb with meat and pellet.
Section Winners
Alan Scotthorne peg 34 9 points 110lb 15oz
Tony Butler peg 20 9 points 89lb 15oz
Tommy Hiller peg 23 9 points 51lb 7oz
Pemb Wrighting peg 10 9 points 37lb 2oz
B Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Despite neither lakes producing massive weights today they still fished reasonably across all of the sections although the anglers did comment that one minute the fish were there and they got in to catching regularly but then the next minute the fish backed right off and they struggled for a bite. Stuart Bracey was the match winner today on Trelawney peg 14, Stuart caught on the method feeder with pellet and meat on the hook and had a weight of 98lb 12oz. Second with 89lb was Leigh Hodgkinson, Leigh was on Twin Oaks peg 27 and caught on the method with micros. Gary Webber on Trelawney peg 25 weighed in with 81lb 6oz to take third, Gary caught on the pellet feeder at the start of the match but had three lumps late on down the edge on meat. Colin Mullholland weighed in with 79lb 14oz which was the next best weight, Colin caught on the pole at 6 meters with meat and down the edge on worm from Twin Oaks peg 8.
Section Winners
Stewart Bracey peg 14 9 points 98lb 12oz
Leigh Hodgkinson peg 27 9 points 89lb
Gary Webber peg 25 9 points 81lb 6oz
Colin Mulholland peg 8 9 points 79lb 14oz
C Section Trewaters/Canal/Acorn
In a last minute change to the format we have combined Trewaters with Acorn & Canal for this festival to make the fishing as good as possible, both Acorn & Trewaters have been fishing well recently and although Canal is unlikely to compete as well for the overall weights, it will still be close for the section points. John Harvey took the lake win today on Acorn peg 15, John caught on the method with pellet and down the edge on worm for a total weight of 139lb 7oz. Second went to Timmy Rowe with 96lb 3oz, Timmy caught on the pole down the edge with meat from Acorn peg 11. Neil Machin was third, Neil was on Trewaters peg 39 and caught on the short pole with paste for a weight of 94lb 3oz. Simon Foster on Trewaters peg 29 had the next best weight with 79lb 4oz, Simon caught on the method and on the tip with corn & meat. The best weight on Canal was 52lb 3oz ad this came from Shaun Barnett on peg 10, Shaun caught mainly down the edge for the first few hours on worm and casters and then had a few late on shallow up in the water.
Section Winners
John Harvey peg 15(A) 9 points 139lb 7oz
Neil Machin peg 39(T) 9 points 94lb 3oz
Simon Foster peg 29(T) 9 points 79lb 4oz
Shaun Barnett peg 10( C) 9 points 52lb 3oz
D Section Porth
It was a bit of a different day for the anglers on Porth today with a number of bream showing across the lake instead of the smaller skimmers, for those that were on the fish we saw some good weights but for others it was a struggle without the smaller fish showing. The lake winner today with a great weight of 43lb 9oz was Mick Kearns, Mick was on peg 71 and had a great net of bream caught on the method with corn & boilie. Lee Edwards on peg 84 was second, Lee caught on the feeder with various hook baits for a weight of 25lb 7oz which was a mixture of bream and eels! Third went to Kevin Goldenburg, Kevin weighed in with 24lb 12oz which he caught on the pole at 11meters with worm from peg 78. Mike Barlow on peg 82 had the next best weight on the lake with 23lb 11oz.
Section Winners
Mick Kearns peg 71 9 points 43lb 9oz
Lee Edwards peg 84 9 points 25lb 7oz
Steve Potter peg 32 9 points 17lb 6oz
Mark Harper peg 16 9 points 14lb 13oz
E Section Bolingey
It was a fairly tough start of the festival for the anglers on Bolingey today and although we saw some top overall weights there were not as many back up weights with the fish seeming to have backed of slightly after all the cold rain we have had. Adam Richards took the lake win today with 172lb 12oz; Adam was on peg 27 and caught shallow under the bridge with meat. Second was Derek Hammond on peg 22, Derek caught down the edge on pellet and weighed in with 148lb 8oz. Third with 137lb 6oz was Harry Billing, Harry caught on the method with micros from peg 26. The next best weight came from peg 23 where Pete Goodman weighed in with 124lb 8oz; Pete caught one a bung at the start of the match but it slowed down when he switched to fishing meat short.
Section Winners
Adam Richards peg 27 9 points 172lb 12oz
Harry Billing peg 26 9 points 137lb 6oz
Mal Proctor peg 46 9 points 84lb 14oz
Stuart Bode peg 29 9 points 79lb 2oz
Here is how the action from today has formed the first top twenty on the festival
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Adam Richards |
9 points | 172lb 12oz |
| 2nd | John Harvey |
9 points | 139lb 7oz |
| 3rd | Harry Billing | 9 points | 137lb 6oz |
| 4th | Alan Scotthorne | 9 points | 110lb 15oz |
| 5th | Stewart Bracey | 9 points | 98lb 12oz |
| 6th | Neil Machin |
9 points | 94lb 3oz |
| 7th | Tony Butler |
9 points | 89lb 15oz |
| 8th | Leigh Hodgkinson | 9 points | 89lb |
| 9th | Mal Proctor | 9 points | 84lb 14oz |
| 10th | Gary Webber | 9 points | 81lb 6oz |
| 11th | Colin Mulholland |
9 points | 79lb 14oz |
| 12th | Simon Foster | 9 points | 79lb 4oz |
| 13th | Stuart Bode |
9 points | 79lb 2oz |
| 14th | Shaun Barnett | 9 points | 52lb 3oz |
| 15th | Tommy Hiller | 9 points | 51lb 7oz |
| 16th | Mick Kearns |
9 points | 43lb 9oz |
| 17th | Pemb Wrighting |
9 points | 37lb 2oz |
| 18th | Lee Edwards | 9 points | 25lb 7oz |
| 19th | Steve Potter | 9 points | 17lb 6oz |
| 20th | Mark Harper | 9 points | 14lb 13oz |
That was the first day of the festival and we have our first batch of section winners which form the overall results. With one day over with the anglers now have more of an idea of the lake's form so will know the areas they would like to draw in for the rest of the week.
The weather is still set to be slightly unsettled for the next few days so we shall have to see how this affects things, join us tomorrow for the latest updates and to see if anyone is on maximum points.
Day Two
It was once again a cold and blowey day but thankfully reasonably dry apart from a couple of showers, towards the latter stage of the match the wind eased right off but it is still a couple of degrees cooler.
Day one saw some good weights and some of the lakes fishing a bit harder so we shall have to see how things pan out today.
Read on to find out if anyone has manages to stay on maximum points.
A Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Twin Oaks fished better today with good weights coming from both lakes but it was a bit harder on Trelawney, even though the results were close there were only a couple of stand out weights. Taking the lake win on Twin Oaks peg 16 was James Holmes, James caught on the pole shallow at 14.5 meters with pellet for a weight of 172lb 2oz. Pemb Wrighting weighed in with 100lb 7oz to take second, Pemb was on Twin Oaks peg 8 and caught on the method feeder. Third was Pete Jones, Pete was on Twin Oaks peg 12 and caught on the method & pellet waggler for a weight of 88lb 1oz. The next best weight was 80lb 2oz and this came from Chris Jenkinson on Twin Oaks peg 21, Chris caught on the pole at 5 & 6 meters on meat. The best weight on Trelawney was 79lb 11oz and this came from Alan Scotthorne on peg 20, Alan caught on the method and the pole close over.
Section Winners
James Holmes peg 16(TO) 9 points 172lb 2oz
Chris Jenkinson peg 21(TO 9 points 80lb 2oz
Alan Scotthorne peg 20(T) 9 points 79lb 11oz
Danny Grimsey peg 10(T) 9 points 73lb 12oz
B Section Trewaters/Canal/Acorn
Trewaters fished well today top weights across both lakes and good back up weights. It was also a reasonable day on Acorn where we saw a top overall result and then close weights for section points. Canal also fished better today with weights better than yesterday across the board. Today's lake winner came from Acorn peg 9 where Stuart Bracey weighed in with 137lb 10oz, Stuart caught at 16 meters to the island on the pole with chopped worm and caster. Second with 127lb 9oz was Jason le Bosquet, Jason caught on the method and down the edge on worm from Trewaters peg 19. Jamie Hall was third; Jamie was on Trewaters peg 27 and caught on the method feeder with micros for a weight of 116lb 5oz. The next best weight was 101lb 10oz and this came from Leigh Hodgkinson on Trewaters peg 45, Leigh caught down the edge on meat. The best weight on Canal was 60lb 13oz and this came from Gary Thomas on peg 8, Gary caught on the short pole with soft pellet.
Section Winners
Stewart Bracey peg 9(A) 9 points 137lb 10oz
Jason Le Bosquet peg 19(T) 9 points 127lb 9oz
Leigh Hodgkinson peg 45(T) 9 points 101lb 10oz
Gary Thomas peg 8(C ) 9 points 60lb 13oz
C Section Porth
It was once again the bigger fish showing on Porth today but they are not coming out on the usual baits, those anglers sticking to the more traditional methods normally used on this lake are not fairing as well as the anglers that are using pellet and mini boilie seem to be luring the fish for the better weights. James Cooper won the lake today from peg 71, James caught on the method feeder with groundbait and 40 turns with boilie on the hook for an impressive weight of 52lb 13oz. Second with 19lb 8oz was Rob Peel, Rob caught on the tip with pellet from peg 76. Third was Shaun Barnett with 14lb, Shaun was on peg 81 and caught on the pole and feeder at 60 turns both with worms and caster. The next best weight was 13lb 6oz and this came from Mike Mcmillan on peg 88, Mike caught long on the open ended feeder.
Section Winners
James Cooper peg 71 9 points 52lb 13oz
Shaun Barnett peg 81 9 points 14lb
John Harvey peg 34 9 points 12lb 4oz
Paul Carnwell peg 20 9 points 5lb 7oz
D Section Bolingey
It was better day on Bolingey today having benefited by the lack of rain going into the lake over night, day by day as the bait is going in to the lake the Bolingey “sharks†are beginning to feed so as long as the weather stays settled we should see more top weights over the remaining matches. Lee Edwards was today's lake winner on peg 19, Lee caught on the method and down the edge on meat for an impressive weight of 201lb 6oz. Second with 166lb 8oz was Mick Bull, Mick caught down the edge on meat and on the method from peg 23. Steve Perham weighed in with 163lb 12oz to take third; Steve was on peg 29 and caught on 8mil pellets at 5 meters. The next best weight was 125lb 8oz and this came from Ian Mcculloch on peg 20, Ian caught on the method with pellet and down the edge on 8 mil pellets.
Section Winners
Lee Edwards peg 19 9 points 201lb 6oz
Steve Perham peg 29 9 points 163lb 12oz
Tommy Pickering peg 6 9 points 95lb 8oz
Simon Willsmore peg 24 9 points 90lb
E Section Pollawyn
It was a fairly tough day once again on Pollawyn with the lake not fishing as well as in previous festivals. There were still plenty of fish caught though just the carp were not showing in any great numbers and the anglers that had the better weights also had decent nets of silvers to boost their results. The lake winner today on peg 30 was Darren Cox, Darren caught on the pellet feeder tight across and had a few big carp down the edge on casters for a total weight of 79lb 4oz. Joint second today was Lee Thornton and Nigel Morris weighing in with 76lb 14oz. Lee Thornton was on peg 21 and caught on the method feeder and “paste everywhere†and Nigel Morris caught down the edge on casters from peg 43. The next best weight was 73lb 7oz and this came from Gary Pook on peg 17, Gary caught on the bomb and method with pellet.
Section Winners
Darren Cox peg 30 9 points 79lb 4oz
Lee Thornton peg 21 9 points 76lb 14oz
Nigel Morris peg 43 9 points 76lb 14oz
Mark Eves peg 13 9 points 66lb 1oz
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Stuart Bracey | 18 points | 236lb 6oz |
| 2nd | Lee Edwards | 18 points | 226lb 13oz |
| 3rd | Alan Scotthorne | 18 points | 190lb 10oz |
| Leigh Hodgkinson | 18 points | 190lb 10oz | |
| 5th | John Harvey | 18 points | 151lb 11oz |
| 6th | Shaun Barnett | 18 points | 66lb 3oz |
| 7th | James Holmes | 17 points | 250lb 15oz |
| 8th | Colin Mulholland | 17 points | 159lb 3oz |
| 9th | Lee Thornton | 17 points | 151lb 12oz |
| 10th | Pemb Wrighting | 17 points | 137lb 9oz |
| 11th | Gary Thomas |
17 points | 124lb 8oz |
| 12th | Danny Grimsey | 17 points | 105lb 14oz |
| 13th | Mark Harper | 17 points | 90lb 13oz |
| 14th | James Cooper | 17 points | 87lb 5oz |
| 15th | Derek Hammond |
16 points | 207lb 5oz |
| 16th | Jason Le Bosquet | 16 points | 203lb 14oz |
| 17th | Harry Billing | 16 points | 197lb 13oz |
| 18th | Jamie Hall | 16 points | 172lb 6oz |
| 19th | Gary Webber | 16 points | 149lb 12oz |
| 20th | Mick Kearns | 16 points | 120lb 9oz |
At this stage we have 6 anglers on a perfect score with some impressive weights after only two days but as per normal it is close at the top and with 3 days left anything could happen. The weather is due to stay reasonably settled for the rest of the week with perhaps the odd shower and slightly cooler.
Join us tomorrow for the latest update and to see if anyone has held on to a third section win.
Day Three
No rain today but it was a bit chillier at the start of the day but it soon warmed up throughout the day and the wind was a lot calmer that on previous days.
Lake winners on the Wednesday of the big festival weeks have the added bonus of a free holiday to look forward to and another mini-festival to enter so we will have to find out who the lucky winners are from today.
The half way point of the festival usually gives us a fair idea of those lined up for the frame on Friday but will things be as clear cut today? Read on to see if anyone has held on to a top sport with maximum points or do we have some changes?
A Section Trewaters/Canal/Acorn
Good overall results on Trewaters and Acorn today with them both fishing well and although on Canal the weights were down on yesterday it was still tight across the lake for points. Taking the win today was Ant King on Trewaters peg 37, Ant caught 15 fish on the method in the first 45 minutes of the match and then the rest on the pole to the island at 16 meters shallow with pellet for a total weight of 115lb 10oz. Danny Grimsey on Trewaters peg 27 weighed in with 100lb 8oz to take second, Danny caught well down the edge for 2 hours then switched to the groundbait method with maggot. Alan Scotthorne was third; Alan caught on the method for 2.5 hours and then on the long pole with casters for an overall weight of 94lb 2oz from Trewaters peg 43. The next best weight and the best weight on Acorn was 94lb and this came from Martin Holmes on peg 11, Martin caught shallow on the pole and on the pole down the edge with worm. James Holmes had the best weight on Canal; James was on peg 12 and caught on the pole shallow with pellet half way across for a weight of 58lb 7oz
Section Winners
Ant King peg 37 9 points 115lb 10oz
Danny Grimsey peg 27 9 points 100lb 8oz
Martin Holmes peg 11 9 points 94lb
James Holmes peg 12 9 points 58lb 7oz
B Section Porth
A fairly good day on Porth even though not as many of the bigger fish were showing, there were fair weights across all of the sections even those that had fished tougher on previous days. Tim Bull was the lake winner today with 33lb 4oz, Tim caught on the method at 70 yards out with boilie and maggot on the hook from peg 77. Second was Ian Annerson, Ian was on peg 75 and weighed in with 23lb 5oz caught on the cage feeder with groundbait and double corn. Third with 11lb 13oz was Cliff Prophet, Cliff was on peg 24 and caught roach on the short pole. Emma Pickering was on peg 88 and had the next best weight with 11lb 2oz, Emma caught on the feeder at 25 turns.
Section Winners
Tim Bull peg 77 9 points 33lb 4oz
Cliff Prophet peg 24 9 points 11lb 13oz
Emma Pickering peg 88 9 points 11lb 2oz
Ian Exall peg 38 9 points 10lb 14oz
C Section Bolingey
It was a mixed day on Bolingey where true to form the good pegs fished well but in some of the harder sections it was a struggle, the overall weights were close and there were better back up weights today. On peg 21 Rob Williams took the lake win with 165lb 4oz, Rob caught down the edge on casters. Second was Tony Curd, Tony was on peg 20 and caught on the method and down the edge with worm for a weight of 158lb 4oz. Alan Rutherford was third, Alan caught on the short pole with meat from peg 27 for a weight of 150lb 2oz. Terry Winter on peg 25 has the next best weight, Terry caught on the method with pellet and weighed in with 134lb 8oz.
Section Winners
Rob Williams peg 21 9 points 165lb 4oz
Terry Winter peg 25 9 points 134lb 8oz
Richie Hull peg 42 9 points 112lb 6oz
Mike Mcmillan peg 7 9 points 83lb 2oz
D Section Pollawyn
A different day on Pollawyn today with more carp showing on the high bank and in the arms but for the anglers on the points across the bay from peg 21 to 23 struggled for bites with the carp having moved out of that area so having to rely on silvers to give them a reasonable section result. Tommy Pickering was today's lake winner on peg 45, Tommy caught 18 carp and a load of skimmers, he had 14 carp on the method and 4 down the side for a total weight of 105lb 1oz. Second was Jon Arthur, Jon was on peg 7 and weighed in with 92lb 9oz which he caught on the long pole to the island with meat and worm. Charlie Simpson on peg 16 weighed in with 91lb 15oz to take third, Charlie caught on the method and waggler with 8 mil pellet. The next best weight was 77lb 7oz and this came from Darren Walters, Darren was on peg 24 and struggled for most of the match but caught well in the last 40 minutes on the long pole to the island with pellet.
Section Winners
Tommy Pickering peg 45 9 points 105lb 1oz
Jon Arthur peg 7 9 points 92lb 9oz
Charlie Simpson peg 16 9 points 91lb 15oz
Simon Colclough peg 26 9 points 74lb 7oz
E Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
It was a better day on both lakes today with good weights across the board. Strong results on both of the Twin Oaks lakes provided the top weights and the weights across most of Trelawney were close for those vital points. Lee Thornton on Twin Oaks peg 16 took the lake win with 166lb 15oz, Lee caught on the method feeder with pellet and maggot on the hook. Second went to Darren Cox, Darren caught on the method feeder from Twin Oaks peg 23 for a weight of 142lb. Harry Billing was third on Twin Oaks peg 29, Harry weighed in with 120lb 9oz and caught on the method. The next best weight was 109lb 15oz and this came from Adam Richards on Twin Oaks peg 18, Adam caught on the method feeder. The best weight on Trelawney was 81lb 7oz and this came from Neil McKinnon, Neil Caught on the method feeder across and down the side on groundbait and micros pellets with worm over the top from peg 18.
Section Winners
Lee Thornton peg 16 9 points 166lb 15oz
Darren Cox peg 23 9 points 142lb
Neil McKinnon peg 18 9 points 81lb 7oz
Andrew Crocker peg 25 9 points 81lb
Here is how the half way point leader board looks
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Lee Thornton |
26 points | 318lb 11oz |
| 2nd | James Holmes | 26 points | 309lb 6oz |
| 3rd | Lee Edwards |
26 points | 295lb 12oz |
| 4th | Alan Scotthorne | 26 points | 284lb 12oz |
| 5th | Danny Grimsey |
26 points | 206lb 6oz |
| 6th | Stewart Bracey | 25 points | 246lb 7oz |
| 7th | John Harvey | 25 points | 229lb 11oz |
| 8th | Leigh Hodgkinson | 25 points | 199lb 13oz |
| 9th | Harry Billing | 24 points | 318lb 6oz |
| 10th | Pemb Wrighting |
24 points | 228lb 7oz |
| 11th | Martin Holmes | 24 points | 221lb |
| 12th | Jamie Hall | 24 points | 181lb 9oz |
| 13th | Simon Colclough | 24 points | 162lb 14oz |
| 14th | Mike Mcmillan | 24 points | 162lb 10oz |
| 15th | Gary Webber |
24 points | 159lb 12oz |
| 16th | Adam Richards | 23 points | 319lb 15oz |
| 17th | James Cooper | 23 points | 197lb 7oz |
| 18th | Darren Walters | 23 points | 180lb 7oz |
| 19th | Terry Winter | 23 points | 179lb 8oz |
| 20th | Neil Machin | 23 points | 157lb |
So the field has opened right up with no one on maximum points. This is unusual nowadays on the festival at this stage; with no stand out front runner we are in for another exciting couple of days in the lead up to the final.
By the way things are going we could be down to a photo finish as the points are very close with impressive weights. No one can call it at the moment so join us tomorrow to see who has managed to bag a 9 point section result to boost there chances of a festival win.
Day Four
The week has flown by and we are already on to the penultimate day of the festival. By the end of play today we will have more of an insight as to who has a shot at being in the final top ten, so read on for the match information from day four to see who has bagged the big points today to push them up the leader board.
A Section Porth
It was another cracking day on Porth with the lake fishing like years gone by today with over half the pack weighing in with 10lb plus weights. Today lake winner with a great weight of 45lb 13oz was Pemb Wrighting; Pemb was on peg 72 and caught on the ledger & feeder with hemp & corn. John Rickets on peg 74 was second, John caught on the method with white boilie on the hook from peg 74 for a weight of 40lb 4oz. Third on peg 77 was Tony Weightman, Tony had 8 bream for a weight of 29lb 1oz and caught on the tip with double corn. 28lb 2oz was the next best weight on the lake and this came from Dave Orrill on peg 89, Dave caught on the groundbait feeder with corn.
Section Winners
Pemb Wrighting peg 72 9 points 45lb 13oz
Dave Orrill peg 89 9 points 28lb 2oz
Jon Parks peg 36 9 points 15lb 9oz
Alan Scotthorne peg 36 9 points 15lb 1oz
B Section Bolingey
Another reasonable day on Bolingey with the anglers catching a load of fish from across the lake, some of the sections struggled more than others and the overall weights were slightly down on previous days but it was close for points on the better pegs. Tim Bull took the lake win today; Tim was on peg 19 and caught on the method across and down the edge for a weight of 123lb 6oz. Second with 116lb 8oz was John Cowey, John was on peg 45 and caught long and at 5 meters shallow on pellet. Steve Nicholson was third with 114lb 2oz, Steve caught down the edge on the method catching fish to 14lbs from peg 20. The next best weight came from Steve Bestall on peg 17, Steve caught on the method feeder for a weight of 101lb 12oz.
Section Winners
Tim Bull peg 19 9 points 123lb 6oz
Leigh Hodgkinson peg 46 9 points 98lb 8oz
Ian Exall peg 25 9 points 90lb 14oz
Mark Johnson peg 29 9 points 60lb 6oz
C Section Pollawyn
A mixed day on Pollawyn with the bigger fish spread out across the lake again, a few more carp were caught in different places today which made the sections interesting and although for some it fished hard there were still plenty of bites to be had. Today's lake winner with 90lb 4oz was Mick Shepherd, Mick caught on the bomb & waggler with pellet from peg 17. Tom Wallis weighed in with 84lb 14oz to take second; Tom was on peg 34 and caught on the method with boilie. James Cooper on peg 20 had a weight of 81lb 4oz to take third, James caught mainly on the straight led but also had a few close in. The next best weight was 80lb 4oz and this came from Rob Williams, Rob caught on the straight lead from peg 16.
Section Winners
Mick Shepherd peg 17 9 points 90lb 4oz
Tom Wallis peg 34 9 points 84lb 14oz
James Cooper peg 20 9 points 81lb 4oz
Tony Curd peg 7 9 points 34lb 8oz
D Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
The low numbers of Twin Oaks fished well today but it was a harder day on the high numbers with the lowest weights of the week so far today, even though it fished harder it was still close for the points. Trelawney fished well across the board with only a couple of pegs that failed to produce a decent weight. Lee Edwards took the lake win today on Twin Oaks peg 14, Lee caught on the method and down the edge on worm to weigh in with 164lb 9oz. Second was Darren Walters, Darren had a weight of 103lb 13oz and caught on the pole at 16 meters with worm from Trelawney peg 32. Simon Colclough on Twin Oaks peg 10 weighed in with 94lb 14oz to take third, Simon caught on the method with boilie and down the edge on caster & worm. The next best weight came from Tommy Pickering on Twin Oaks peg 6; Tommy caught on the method with pellet and weighed in with 87lb 6oz.
Section Winners
Lee Edwards peg 14 9 points 164lb 9oz
Darren Walters peg 32 9 points 103lb 13oz
Simon Willsmore peg 12 9 points 61lb 12oz
Mark Harper peg 19 9 points 59lb 12oz
E Section Trewaters/Canal/Acorn
It was a mixed day across all of the lakes in this section today with some strong weights across the board but for some it was more of a struggle. Although we knew canal could not really compete for the overall weights it has been close fishing all week and Trewaters & Acorn have been fishing well with the overall weights coming from the different lakes each day. Jamie Wilde was the match winner today; Jamie was on Trewaters peg 53 and caught on the method with pellet for a weight of 127lb 4oz. Second with 102lb 12oz was Harry Billing, Harry was on Trewaters peg 21 and caught on the pole at 6 meters with paste. Steve Waters was on Acorn peg 15 and weighed in with 96lb 1oz, Steve caught on the method and shallow with worm. Mal Proctor had the next best weight with 94lb 9oz, Mal caught on the method feeder with pellet from Trewaters peg 25. Neil Mckinnon on peg 2 had the best weight on Canal with 43lb 3oz, Neil caught on the pole at 5 meters with pellet.
Section Winners
Jamie Wilde peg 53 9 points 127lb 4oz
Harry Billing peg 21 9 points 102lb 12oz
Steve Waters peg 15 9 points 96lb 1oz
Neil Mckinnon peg 2 9 points 43lb 3oz
With one day to go here is how the latest overall results look.
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Lee Edwards | 35 points | 460lb 5oz |
| 2nd | Alan Scotthorne | 35 points | 299lb 13oz |
| 3rd | James Holmes | 34 points | 320lb 7oz |
| 4th | Leigh Hodgkinson | 34 points | 298lb 5oz |
| 5th | Danny Grimsey | 34 points | 224lb 11oz |
| 6th | Harry Billing | 33 points | 421lb 2oz |
| 7th | Lee Thornton | 33 points | 387lb 3oz |
| 8th | Pemb Wrighting | 33 points | 274lb 4oz |
| 9th | John Harvey | 32 points | 287lb 13oz |
| 10th | Darren Walters | 32 points | 284lb 4oz |
| 11th | James Cooper | 32 points | 278lb 11oz |
| 12th | Simon Colclough | 32 points | 257lb 12oz |
| 13th | Jamie Hall | 32 points | 227lb 15oz |
| 14th | Jamie Wilde | 31 points | 333lb 10oz |
| 15th | Martin Holmes | 31 points | 262lb 10oz |
| 16th | 16th Ian Exall |
30 points | 229lb 11oz |
| 17th | Shaun Barnett |
30 points | 178lb 9oz |
| 18th | Adam Richards |
29 points | 384lb 2oz |
| 19th | Darren Cox |
29 points | 358lb 13oz |
| 20th | Tommy Pickering | 29 points | 300lb 3oz |
It is still so close at the top with another high scoring festival and some top weights. One bad draw for the anglers tomorrow and with the dropped result on board it could mean game over but for others another section win would secure their place in the top spot.
Join us tomorrow to find out the final top 20 and to find out who is the White Acres Milo Festival champion 2011.
Day Five
We can hardly believe how quickly this week has flow by.
It has been a great week for us and we hope all the anglers feel the same, the atmosphere has been amazing and it seems as if the anglers have all enjoyed themselves judging by the amount of banter going on and the constant windups that the anglers are doing to each other.
Today's draw is always a bit longer with going over the details of the final day and explaining the presentation for tonight. The anglers were champing at the bit to get going as a good draw today could mean the difference in making a jump up the ranks or missing out on the top spots.
A Section Bolingey
A reasonable day on Bolingey and although there were not as many big overall weights it was really close in the section with good back up weights. The lake winner today and also with the biggest weight of the week so far was Danny Grimsey, Danny was on peg 22 and caught all day on the method for a staggering weight of 233lb 8oz. Chris Kitchin was second with 111lb 14oz, Chris was on peg 45 and caught in the margins on pellet. Third with 103lb 6oz was Joff Rogers, Joff caught long in the margins on pellet from peg 9. The next best weight came from peg 19 where Tommy Hiller weighed in with 101lb 6oz, Tommy caught on the method.
Section Winners
Danny Grimsey peg 22 9 points 233lb 8oz
Joff Rogers peg 9 9 points 103lb 6oz
Alan Scotthorne peg 46 9 points 97lb 5oz
Tony Butler peg 29 9 points 91lb 3oz
B Section Pollawyn
Another tough day on Pollawyn and this lake really hasn’t been on form this week. One of the problems is that the skimmers have started to spawn so the carp are following them round the lake and are obviously not interested in the bait from the anglers. Taking the lake win today was Matt Freeman, Matt was on peg 24 and caught a meter off of the bank on the method with pellet for a weight of 74lb. Craig Jones was second, Craig caught on the bomb & pellet and the method to the island for a weight of 68lb 4oz from peg 22. Tim Bull was on peg 18 and weighed in with 66lb 4oz to take third, Tim caught on the pole at 5 meters with meat. The next best weight was 62lb 4oz and this came from Gary Thomas, Gary caught on the method with pellet from peg 13.
Section Winners
Matt Freeman peg 24 9 points 74lb
Tim Bull peg 18 9 points 66lb 4oz
Gary Thomas peg 13 9 points 62lb 4oz
Dave Wilde peg 47 9 points 33lb 9oz
C Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Both Twin Oaks and Trelawney really picked up today and there were great weights across the board. Tom Wallis was today’s lake winner; Tom was on Twin Oaks peg 18 and caught mainly on the method but also had 4 down the edge for a total weight of 159lb 2oz. Second was Rob Williams on Twin Oaks peg 31, Rob weighed in with 127lb 4oz caught on the groundbait method and down the edge on worms. Third with 122lb 13oz was Tony Curd, Tony caught down the edge and on the method from Twin Oaks peg 14. The next best weight and also the best weight on Trelawney was 111lb 10oz and this came from Jon Harvey on peg 25, Jon caught on the method with meat and shallow on the pole with pellet.
Section Winners
Tom Wallis peg 18 9 points 159lb 2oz
Rob Williams peg 31 9 points 127lb 4oz
John Harvey peg 25 9 points 111lb 10oz
Neil Machin peg 12 9 points 75lb 4oz
D Section Trewaters/Canal/Acorn
Trewaters and Acorn have fished well all week with great weights coming form both lakes, Canal fished a bit harder today but all week it has been close when it came to those all important points. Tommy Pickering won the lake today with 126lb 2oz; Tommy was on Trewaters peg 29 and caught on the method feeder with micros. Second was Simon Willsmore on Trewaters peg 35, Simon caught on the method with groundbait for a weight of 110lb 3oz. Third was Simon Colclough, Simon caught on the method with micros for a weight of 87lb from Trewaters peg 39. The next best weight which was also the best weight on Acorn was 85lb 15oz and this came from Martin Trice on peg 11, Martin caught on the pole down the edge with worm. The best weight on Canal came from Kevin Walters on peg 18; Kevin caught down the bank at 16 meters with meat and weighed in with 31lb 8oz.
Section Winners
Tommy Pickering peg 29 9 points 126lb 2oz
Simon Colclough peg 39 9 points 87lb
Jon Arthur peg 17 9 points 85lb 15oz
Martin Trice peg 11 9 points 85lb 15oz
Kevin Walters peg 18 9 points 31lb 8oz
E Section Porth
Another good day on Porth which has been on top form all this week. The lake was a lot more coloured than in previous festivals which has really helped and because the anglers were catching bigger fish there was a lot less pike troubles. The lake winner today with 36lb 5oz was Jamie Wilde; Jamie was on peg 75 and caught on the feeder with boilie. Second on peg 20 was Andrew Crocker, Andrew caught on the method with white boilie for a weight of 24lb 11oz. Darren Cox was third, Darren was on peg 82 and caught short on casters for a weight of 23lb 9oz. The next best weight was 20lb 8oz and this came from Adam Richards on peg 74, Adam caught on the method with boilie.
Section Winners
Jamie Wilde peg 75 9 points 36lb 5oz
Andrew Crocker peg 20 9 points 23lb 9oz
Darren Cox peg 82 9 points 23lb 9oz
Gary Pook peg 38 9 points 14lb 10oz
Here is how the final leader board looks for the week
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Alan Scotthorne |
36 points (dropping 8) | 397lb 2ox |
| 2nd | Danny Grimsey | 35 points (dropping 8) | 458lb 3oz |
| 3rd | Lee Edwards | 35 points (dropping 7) | 539lb 11oz |
| 4th | Harry Billing | 34 points (dropping 7) | 434lb 11oz |
| 5th | John Harvey | 34 points (dropping 7) | 399lb 7oz |
| 6th | Simon Colclough |
34 points (dropping 7) | 344lb 12oz |
| 7th | Leigh Hodgkinson | 34 points (dropping 6) | 319lb 9oz |
| 8th | Tommy Pickering | 34 points (dropping 4) | 426lb 5oz |
| 9th | Darren Cox | 34 points (dropping 4) | 382lb 6oz |
| 10th | Tim Bull |
34 points (dropping 4) | 330lb 3oz |
| 11th | James Holmes |
34 points (dropping 2) | 365lb 12oz |
| 12th | Jamie Wilde | 33 points (dropping 7) | 369lb 15oz |
| 13th | Lee Thornton | 33 points (dropping 6) | 398lb 4oz |
| 14th | Tom Wallis | 33 points (dropping 5) | 424lb 14oz |
| 15th | Pemb Wrighting | 33 points (dropping 4) | 320lb 13oz |
| 16th | Simon Willsmore |
33 points (dropping 30) | 339lb 8oz |
| 17th | Darren Walters | 32 points (dropping 6) | 336lb 12oz |
| 18th | James Cooper | 32 points (dropping 5) | 356lb 5oz |
| 19th | Gary Thomas | 32 points (dropping 5) | 234lb 6oz |
| 20th | Stewart Bracey | 32 points (dropping 4) | 344lb 3oz |
What a cracking week with some great weights and results from all the anglers, not those just in the top 20.
Once again we cannot thank our sponsors Milo & Milo’s Simon Willsmore for sponsoring the event and providing amazing prizes for the top ten. Here is what those lucky anglers received.
- 10th received a set of line, braid, hooks and a net bag.
- 9th, 8th & 7th all received an umbrella, set of line, braid, hooks and a wooden hook length box.
- 6th, 5th, & 4th all received a rod, set of line, braid, hooks and a wooden hook length box.
- 3rd received a rod, set of luggage, spool of line & braid, hooks and a wooden hook length box.
- 2nd & 1st both received a set of luggage, pole roller, spool of line & braid, hooks and a wooden hook length box.
So a good haul of goodies for our winners as well as their cash prizes!
I hope all the anglers will agree with us in saying that this has been another successful and enjoyable week and we are already looking forward to the 2012 Milo festival. Thank you once again to all the anglers that have fished this week and congratulations to all of you especially or top three of Alan Scotthorne, Danny Grimsey & Lee Edwards.
Thanks all for following along with the festival reports and look out for the latest news on the website.
Cheers, Kirsty
Qualifiers for the Preston Innovations Festival
This is the list of names that have qualified from the Milo Festival for the Preston Innovations festival on the 8th October, if you were in the final last year or your name is listed below you will be invited to the festival and you can call to book at any time.
Danny Grimsey
John Harvey
Simon Colclough
Tim Bull
Lee Thornton
Tom Wallis
Pemb Wrighting
Darren Walters
James Cooper
Gary Thomas
Neil Machin
Rob Williams
Jamie Hall
Jason Le Bosquet
Shaun Barnett
Gary Webber
Alan Rutherford
Craig Jones
Ian Exall
Terry Winter
Simon Fry
Chris Jenksinon
Tony Curd
Colin Mulholland
Mike Mcmillan
Neil Mckinnon
Steve Homewood
Ant King
Pete Goodman
Martin Trice
Luke Sorokin
Steve Perham
Jon Arthur
Cliff Prophet
Mick Kearns
Malc Proctor
Tony Butler
Paul Holland
Andrew Crocker
Steve Potter
Paul Carnwell
Timmy Rowe
Emma Pickering
Matt Freeman
Andy Gregory
Derek Hammond
Steve Nicholson
Gary Pook
Kevin Walters
Paul Fimore