A Section Twin Oaks/Acorn/Canal
It was a great days fishing and one of the fairest sections as the lake money wins seem they can come from any section, 5 weights over a ton today and some good back up figures. Kieron Rich on Twin Oaks 8 won the match today with 154lb 15oz, Kieron fished meat on the deck at 6 meters to take the win. Second went to Dave Lewis next door on Twin Oaks 10, Dave fished at 5 meters with meat for a weight of 154lb 3oz. Danny Grimsey weighted in with 139lb 8oz to take third, Danny was on Twin Oaks 18 and caught on meat down the edge at 5 section. Over on Acorn Steve Sanders on peg 13 had the next west weight with 108lb 11oz, Steve fished pellet over meat down the edge. The best weight on the high numbers of Twin Oaks came from Rob Wootton on peg 25 with 71lb 15oz; Paul Filmore had the best weight on Canal with 58lb he was on peg 10.

Section Winners
Kieron Rich 9 points 154lb 15oz
Steve Sanders 9 points 108lb 11oz
Rob Wootton 9 points 71lb 15oz
Paul Filmore 9 points 58lb

B Section Gwinear
Steady fishing on Gwinear today with the weights for the overall win and section wins increasing. Steve Ringer on peg 16 took the lake win with 119lb 8oz; Steve fished pellet long and corn short. Dale Lynch was second with 116lb 12oz he was on peg 25. Third went to Andy Neal on peg 28 with 98lb. Mike Barlow had the next best weight on the lake with 86lb 8oz, Mike was on peg 13 and caught on the pole at 14.5 meters with pellet.

Section Winners
Steve Ringer 9 points 119lb 8oz
Andy Neal 9 points 98lb
Clive Wynn 9 points 49lb 8oz
Wayne Mellings 9 points 38lb 12oz

C Section Porth
Porth fished well again today and despite being gin clear there were great catches and some of the anglers were raving about the fishing even comparing it to when they very first started to come to the festivals. Tommy Hiller took the lake win today with 24lb 4oz; Tommy was on peg 17 and caught on the waggler with castors. Second on the lake went to Kevin Dalton on peg 71, Kevin fished the feeder with corn for a weight of 23lb 2oz. Third went to Will Raison who enjoyed his days fishing on peg 72 weighing in with 19lb 12 caught on the pole with groundbait and worms. On peg 37 Andy Geldart had the next best weight with 16lb 10oz, Andy caught on the feeder with worms.

Section Winners
Tommy Hiller 9 points 24lb 4oz
Kevin Dalton 9 points 23lb 2oz
Andy Geldart 9 points 16lb 10oz
Richie Hull 9 points 11lb 4oz

D Section Bolingey
Great weights as expected today from Bolingey and only a pound separated the top two on the lake. Gary Skeritt eventually took the win with 153lb 1oz; Gary was on peg 27 and fished meat at 5 meters. Only just missing out on the win Tony Wynnick weighed in with 153lb 2oz to take second, Tony fished meat short and pellet long from peg 21. Third went to Kelvin Acton on peg 17, Kelvin fished on the pole with meat for a weight of 133lb 13oz. Steve Cooke had the next best weight on the lake with 112lb 6oz, Steve was on peg 33 and fished meat at 5 meters.

Section Winners
Gary Skeritt 9 points 153lb 1oz
Kelvin Acton 9 points 133lb 13oz
Steve Cooke 9 points 112lb 6oz
Jimmy Garside 9 points 84lb

E Section Pollawyn
It is hard going for the angler that draw the arms on Pollawyn at the moment and you only really need 50lb to win the section, the main only bonus is that that weight can come from a number of pegs so although you know you are not in with a chance of a lake win you still have to but in a strong performance to pick up vital points. The lake was won today by Terry Harrison on peg 26; Terry fished the straight lead and waggler with pellet for a weight of 119lb 14oz. Pemb Wrighting on peg 27 was second with 110lb 12oz, Pemb fished the bomb and waggler with pellet. Third on the lake with 105lb 6oz was Adam Rooney on peg 25, Adam fished on the pole with meat. Andy May on peg 21 had the next best weight; Andy fished meat and hemp at 5 meters giving him a weight of 102lb 4oz. A special mention for section winner Alan Rutherford who today was celebrating his 21st birthday, Alan did an impressive forward somersault into the lake before he was pushed by the other anglers, so congratulations on your section win and once again we wish you a very happy Birthday.

Section Winners
Terry Harrison 9 points 119lb 14oz
Andy May 9 points 102lb 2oz
Tim Nash 9 points 44lb 2oz
Alan Rutherford 9 points 43lb 10oz

So that was day two of the festival, there is a good atmosphere on the festival and although there are a few moans and groans to be heard from the usual suspects the majority of the pack seem to be getting their heads down and forward thinking (with their fingers crossed) to the final.

Overall Top TwentFour

So Andy Neal leads the 180 strong pack at the moment nut with him are also 4 anglers on maximum points, this has been a great start for these chaps but as you can see the points are close and the weights tight, as we head into the half way day have any of the above names guaranteed themselves a place on the stage on Friday or will we see a dramatic shake up on the festival.

Day Three
So we have once again reached the half-way point on the festival, the weather had cleared and it was a fine day, the fishing overall seemed a bit tougher today so read on to find out about the day’s action.

A Section Gwinear
With in being the second week in the festival run Gwinear was showing signs of beginning to suffer under the strains today with the weights being lower that previously on the other days. Gaz Sadler took the lake win today with 90lb 2oz, Gaz was on peg 25 and fished pellet shallow and pellet on the deck to take the win. Second on the lake went to Rob Wooton on peg 24, Rob fished on the pole with pellet to give him a weight of 74lb 8oz. With a weight of 52lbs Jamie Jones was third, Jamie was on peg 52 and fished pellet on the deck at 13 meters. The next best weight came from Mick Lees on peg 19, Mick fished the long pole with pellet and had a couple down the edge with corn for a weight of 47lb 15oz.

Section Winners
Gaz Sadler 9 points 90lb 2oz
Darren Cox 9 points 46lb 15oz
Pete Joiner 9 points 41lb 9oz
Steve Kedge 9 points 26lb 7oz

B Section Porth
After a great few days on Porth the fishing has dropped off slightly today and the anglers struggled for bites but the important thing was remembered and that was that all points are needed so they persevered on to get the best results possible. The Lake today was won by Stewart Lister on peg 79, Stewart fished on the pole with caster & worms at 6 & 12 meters to give him a weight of 14lb 10oz. Alan Scotthorne took second with 12lb 4oz, Alan was on peg 34 and caught on the waggler with maggots. Steve Ringer was on peg 83 and weighed in with 12lbs to take third, Steve fished the feeder with dead pinkie. On peg 36 Derek Willan had the next best weight on the lake with 11lb 14oz, Derek fished the feeder with worms.

Section Winners
Stewart Lister 9 points 14lb 10oz
Alan Scotthorne 9 points 12lb 4oz
Steve Ringer 9 points 12lb
Alan Jones 9 points 5lb 4oz

C Section Bolingey
There is no stopping those fish on Bolingey as they seem to feed under all conditions with another 13 ton weights being reordered today as well is the infamous big fish being caught weighing in at 20lb 2oz. The lake was won by Phil Ringer on peg 19; Phil had a weight of 155lb 6oz and caught on the feeder with meat. Richie Hull was second with 152lb 12oz; Meat fished meat on the bottom ant 14.5 meters from peg 42. Third went to Gary Webber who fished meat from peg 12 for a weight of 145lb 4oz. Mark Fox had the next best weight on the lake with 108lb 1oz, (which included the 20lb carp) Mark was on peg 29 and caught on the pole at 8 meters with meat.

Section Winners
Phil Ringer 9 points 155lb 6oz
Richie Hull 9 points 152lb 12oz
John Bradshaw 9 points 107lb 13oz
Neil Machin 9 points 106lb 10oz

D Section Pollawyn
So D section spend the half way day on Pollawyn, the fish really seem to have spread themselves out along the high bank throughout the week with the big weights coming from the low numbers at first but now the bigger fish seem to have moved down towards the higher numbers. The Lake win today went to Vince Brown on peg 28, Vince fished the bomb and pellet for a weight of 10llb 7oz. Tony Wilde was second with 97lb 1oz, Tony fished the bomb with pellet and the pole shallow with meat from peg 28. Rick Johnston also fished the bomb & taking third from peg 32 with 92lb 9oz. Steve Cooke had a very unflavoured peg but ended up with the next best weight on the day with 88lb 7oz, Steve was on peg 55 and fished down the edge on meat and across.

Section Winners
Vince Brown 9 points 101lb 7oz
Rich Johnson 9 points 92lb 9oz
Steve Cooke 9 points 88lb 7oz
Gary Skeritt 9 points 53lb 8oz

E Section Twin Oaks/Acorn/Canal
This section is still fishing well with Twin Oaks dominating the main wins today. Kerry Kirkwood took the lake win with 133lb 7oz; Kerry fished meat at 6 meters from peg 12. Andy Dare was second on the day; Andy was on peg 18 and fished meat at 5 sections for a weight of 105lb 10oz. Third went to Ken Oldham with 101lb 3oz, Ken fished meat at 6 meters from peg 2. On Canal peg 6 Martin Cocks had the next best weight with 72lb 14oz, Martin fished pellet and meat on the long pole.

Section Winners
Kerry Kirkwood 9 points 133lb 7oz
Martin Cocks 9 points 72lb 14oz
Jack Harness 9 points 61lb 4oz
Danny Wynn 9 points 58lb 11oz

So we have reached our half way point lets see what that has done to our top results.

Overall Top TwentyFour

So that is how the top 24 looks at the end of the third day, there are still two days left and a result to be dropped so we could see some twists and turns yet! Steve Ringer has established his place at the top of the results for the umpteenth time – can he last the festival? Stay tuned tomorrow as we are ever closer to the final and to knowing who the lucky 24 are.

Day Four
So we have reached the penultimate day of the festival and we have had an exciting week so far, the points have been tight at the top all week and we shall see how today’s events have affected the leader board.

It was a glorious day and those who drew with no shade on their peg could have easily been fishing in another country. With the way things have been going on the festival and the fishing on certain lakes being so up and down no one can really predict what their days fishing will entail. Read on to find out how their day has gone on and who is set for a festival win.

A Section Porth
Porth has seen the most changes over the weeks with the fishing up and down and the winning weights coming from across the board. Ian Hudson took the lake win today with 23lb 10oz; Ian was on peg 24 and fished the feeder with worms and red maggots. Second on the lake was Charlie Shaw on peg 86; Charlie fished the feeder with corn for a weight of 16lb. Darren Cox weighed in with 15lb 13oz to take third, Darren was on peg 21 and caught on the waggler with worms. Simon Colclough had the next best weight on the lake with 14lb 5oz, Simon caught on the feeder with dead maggots from peg 38.

Section Winners
Ian Hudson 9 points 23lb 10oz
Charlie Shaw 9 points 16lb
Darren Cox 9 points 15lb 13oz
Simon Colclough 9 points 14lb 5oz

B Section Bolingey
Another great day on this prolific “bagging lake” with the pegs in the 20’s dominating the top weights. The lake was won today by Roger Parnell on peg 27; Roger fished on the pole to the island and the bridge at 5 meters on meat for a weight of 156lb 11oz. Derek Willan weighed in with 146lb to take second, Derek was on peg 26 and caught down the edge on meat. Third was Timmy Rowe, Timmy fished the pellet waggler from peg 20 for a weight of 126lb 3oz. 108lb 1oz was the next best weight on the lake and this came from Steve Ringer on peg 47, Steve fished meat at 7 meters.

Section Winners
Roger Parnell 9 points 156lb 11oz
Steve Ringer 9 points 108lb 1oz
Colin Mulholland 9 points 84lb 2oz
Jason Le Bosquet 9 points 82lb 8oz

C Section Pollawyn
It was a close match on Pollawyn today and after being beaten by 2lbs yesterday by Phil Ringer, Richie Hull took his revenge today by beating him by almost the same difference. Richie won the lake from peg 20 with 127lb 14oz caught on the deck at 16 meters with meat. Second went to Phil Ringer with 125lb, Phil was on peg 17 and caught on the feeder with meat. Chris Jenkinson had a weight of 98lb 15oz to take third; Chris was on peg 29 and caught on the bomb with pellet. The next best weight on the lake came from Gary Webber on peg 27 with 85lb 3oz.

Section Winners
Richie Hull 9 points 127lb 14oz
Phil Ringer 9 points 125lb
Mark Richardson 9 points 32lb 15oz
John Bradshaw 9 points 30lb 10oz

D Section Twin Oaks/Acorn/Canal
The weights across these lakes have been lower today but have still been consistent across the sections and showed us that with the right angler on the right peg the win could come from anywhere. Steve Cooke took today’s lake victory on Twin Oaks peg 35, Steve had a weight of 119lb 12oz caught on the meat feeder and meat in the margins. Second went to Rick Johnston with 62lb 4oz, Rick caught on the bomb & pellet from Twin Oaks peg 10. On Twin Oaks peg 21 Ben Leach was third with 56lb 4oz, Ben fished on the bottom at 14.5 meters with pellet. Kevin Williams had the next best weight of the day with 55lbs; Kevin was on Twin Oaks 18 and caught on the meat feeder.

Section Winners
Steve Cooke 9 points 119lb 12oz
Rick Johnston 9 points 62lb 4oz
Dave Schofield 9 points 54lb 8oz
Lee Hodgkinson 9 points 52lb 14oz

E Gwinear
A few moans and groans we overheard about Gwinear today but we assume they were having a bad day because there were still some respectable weights, agreed the lake is one of the peggier that we use in the festival and although some sections cannot really compete for overall daily money, the still have the vital points up for grabs and for some these are more important as it is one step closer to the final. Adam Rooney took the lake win today by 2oz! Adam finished with 84lb 5oz caught shallow with pellet from peg 25. Roger Young on peg 31 with his weight of 84lb 3oz was beaten into second place. Third went to martin Cocks on peg 7, Martin fished pellet & meat shallow for a weight of 71lb. Terry Harrison was on peg 53 and had the next best weight with 70lb 3oz.

Section Winners
Adam Rooney 9 points 84lb 5oz
Roger Young 9 points 84lb 3oz
Des Shipp 9 points 38lb
Grant Albutt 9 points 31lb 13oz

So that was day four and with one day left in the festival Steve Ringer seems to have carved out a perfect path to victory for himself but by looking at the top 24 Richie Hull is snapping at his heals and if things don’t go right for Steve tomorrow the win could slip through his fingers.

Lets look at the current top 24 to see who’s where and if they should keep their diary free for Saturday.

Overall Top Twenty

So that is the top 24 as it stands, the only way for Steve not to win the festival is for him to pick up less that 8 points today and for Richie to win his section. I think we can say that from 6th place upwards have 99% booked their place in the final but what about the others, how will the final match of the festival affect the above positions?

Stay tuned for the results and we shall be revealing the 2007 Preston Innovations Champion and the 24 Parkdean Masters 2007 contenders first thing Saturday morning.

Day Five - The Final!

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