Milo Festival 2009
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The year is flying by and we have already reached the final big festival of the spring, welcome to the 2009 White Acres Milo Festival. The festival is a sell out with 180 anglers taking to the banks of Pollawyn, Trelawney / Twin Oaks, Trewaters, Porth & Bolingey for the 5-day festival.

On the first 2 festivals we saw some great weights and we are hoping, given that it is a couple of weeks later and the weather has warmed up, that there will be some great results. The weekend leading up to the festival has been glorious with high temperatures and blue sunny skies. On this festival there are some top names anglers as well as some regular festival goers and also some new faces so fingers crossed it should be an exciting and successful festival.

Day One

It was a bright and sunny day for the start festival and there are already a few rosy-faced anglers who caught the sun whilst practising over the weekend. Whilst the anglers are looking forward to fishing in the pleasant weather they are also aware that the blazing sunshine is not the best fishing condition so we shall see what today brings. The scene is set for the first draw and once the rules and format has been explained by Clint we are off, read on to see how day one of the festival went and which “draw bags” have got off to a flying start.

A Section Pollawyn
It was obvious from even before the “all in” that it was going to be a day of mixed fortunes today as the carp had moved down into the arms following the smaller fish who were showing signs of beginning to spawn, down by pegs 2 - 6 there were a load of fish just under the surface, whether they would feed or no was a different story. With many of the carp moving to the arms it was to be a struggle for those on the high bank and today we saw the best weights coming from the more unflavoured pegs.

Paul Blinkhorn was the lake winner today on peg 47, Paul caught on the pole at 14.5 meters with 8 mil pellets feeing 6 mils for a weight of 139lb 8oz. Second with 109ln 1oz was Jason Le Bosquet, Jason was on peg 21 and caught on the long pole with pellet. Karl Webster was third with 87lb 7oz, Karl caught on the long pole at 16 meters with pellet from peg 24. The next best weight on the lake came from Michael Gorman on peg 15, Michael caught 4 carp on the bomb with pellet and 9 carp on the pellet waggler for a weight of 82lb 5oz

Section Winners
Paul Blinkhorn peg 47 9 points 139lb 8oz
Jason Le Bosquet peg 21 9 points 109lb 1oz
Mikey Williams peg 7 9 points 75lb 7oz
Joff Rogers peg 18 9 points 75lb 6oz

B Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
It was a cracking start for the anglers in this section today. Twin Oaks has been fishing well from the start of the season and today was no exception with weights coming from both sides of the lakes. The weights on Trelawney didn’t compete with Twin Oaks today but they were consistent across most of the pegs with close results for the section points. Roger Young was the lake winner today on Twin Oaks peg 16 with 171lb 10oz, Roger caught on the pole and the pellet waggler. Second with a weight of 161lb 13oz was Tommy Pickering, Tommy was on Twin Oaks peg 10 and caught 4 skimmers and 49 carp on the method feeder. Ian Exall was third on Twin Oaks peg 35, Ian caught on the method feeder for a weight of 155lb 9oz. The next best weight came from Andy Neal on Twin Oaks peg 12 with 76lb 12oz, Andy caught on the feeder to the far bank and down the edge on paste. The best weight on Trelawney was 71lb 10oz and this came from Reg Fearn on peg 32.

Section Winners
Roger Young peg 16(TO) 9 points 171lb 10
Ian Exall peg 35(TO) 9 points 155lb 9oz
Reg Fearn peg 32(T) 9 points 71lb 10oz
Adam Rooney peg 12(T) 9 points 57lb 7oz

C Section Trewaters
Trewaters fished well today, better than it had done on our precious festivals, fingers crossed that the weights will be up all week. The warmer weather seems to have benefited these lakes a lot with all but a couple of anglers getting double figures weights. The sections fished really fairly today with the overall big weights coming from different areas. Steve Barraclough was the lake winner today with an impressive weight of 87lb 12oz, Steve was on peg 20 and caught on the 11-meter pole shallow feeding 4-mil pellets and fishing a 6 mil banded pellet. It was a joint weight on the lake for second with both Callum Dicks & Chris Jenkinson weighing in with 53lb 14oz. Callum Dicks was on peg 36 and caught on the bottom down the edge on pellet and Chris caught on the waggler with maggot and down the edge with pellet and meat from peg 43. The next best weight came from Derek Hertshorn on peg 44, Derek caught on the short pole with pellet for a weight of 51lb 8oz.

Section Winners
Stephen Barraclough peg20 9 points 87lb 12oz
Chris Jenkinson peg34 9 points 53lb 14oz
Ian Didcote peg 51 9 points 32lb 10oz
Trevor Robinson peg 26 9 points 25lb 11oz

D Section Porth
Porth was the only real disappointment for day one of the festival with the anglers really struggling, some areas where you would normally find yourself skipping to your pegs fished really poorly, we are just hoping that since it has not been fished for a couple of weeks that the feed from today has livened the fish up a bit and the rest of the week will pick up. Will Raison was the lake winner today on peg 33, Will had a weight of 16lb 8oz caught on the pole with maggot. Second with 14lb 10oz was Darren Cox, Darren caught on the pole at 14 meters with red maggot over groundbait from peg 40. Simon Willsmore was third; Simon was on peg 37 and caught on the pole with soft groundbait for a weight of 14lb 2oz. The next best weight came from Ian Dixon on peg 38, Ian caught on the pole with caster for a weight of 9lb 13oz.

Section Winners
Will Raison peg 33 9 points 16lb 8oz
Paul Holland peg 23 9 points 9lb 3oz
Gary Webber peg 82 9 points 7lb 9oz
Ian Hudson peg 79 9 points 4lb 6oz

E Section Bolingey
It was a reasonable start to the festival on Bolingey with good weights coming from across all four sections, this is one lake that really suffered with the bright sunshine affecting the anglers and we found out this at the weekend as the anglers that practised there struggled until the sun had gone down a bit. The weights should pick up as the week goes on. Darren Walters was our lake winner today on peg 23, Darren caught on the pole shallow for a weight of 112lb 10oz. Second with 111lb 19oz was Richie Hull, Richie was on peg 21 and caught down the margin on the pole with pellet. Alan Jones was on peg 27 and was third with a weight of 99lb 13oz, Alan caught on the pole with pellet. The next best weight came from Martin Howard with 97lb 3oz, Martin caught shallow and down the edge with pellet from peg 45.

Section Winners
Darren Walters(L) peg 23 9 points 112lb 10oz
Austin Williams peg 38 9 points 93lb 10oz
Tim Greenfield peg 47 9 points 86lb 6oz
Nigel Marchington peg 10 9 points 79lb 12oz

So that was how the festival started and here is how our first top 20 of the week looks.

	Name	Weight	Points
1st	Roger Young	171lb 10oz	9 points
2nd	Ian Exall	155lb 9oz	9 points
3rd	Paul Blinkhorn	139lb 8oz	9 points
4th	Darren Walters (L)	112lb 10oz	9 points
5th	Jason Le Bosquet	109lb 1oz	9 points
6th	Austin Williams	93lb 10oz	9 points
7th	Stephen Barraclough	87lb 12oz	9 points
8th	Tim Greenfield	86lb 6oz	9 points
9th	Nigel Marchington	79lb 12oz	9 points
10th	Mikey Williams	75lb 7oz	9 points
11th	Joff Rogers	75lb 6oz	9 points
12th	Reg Fearn	71lb 10oz	9 points
13th	Adam Rooney	57lb 7oz	9 points
14th	Chris Jenkinson	53lb 14oz	9 points
15th	Ian Didcote	32lb 10oz	9 points
16th	Trevor Robinson	25lb 11oz	9 points
17th	Will Raison	16lb 8oz	9 points
18th	Paul Holland	9lb 3oz	9 points
19th	Gary Webber	7lb 9oz	9 points
20th	Ian Hudson	4lb 6oz	9 points

Well what a line up we have after day one, some seasoned festival entrants and some new comers, fingers crossed for all that they have bought their drawing arms with them and that they can carry on with their good luck for the rest of the week. A section win on day one is always a massive booster for the confidence and any thing less than a section win is a kick up the bum for others so who knows where we will go from here. Stay tuned for more daily reports from the Dynamite festival 2009.

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So these anglers have started off their festival campaign with a section win and are on a bit of a high they can now only hope to maintain these results of the rest of the week. There are some good weights in the top 20 but there are also many good back up weights from the anglers that have picked up 7 or 8 section points so we shall have to see how the rest of the week unfolds. Will we be crowning any of the above names Milo champion 2009, stay tuned for your daily updates.

Day Two

Day one got of to a great start so it was on wards and upwards from there, the anglers that had started off their week with high points were hoping for another good draw and for those that had not faired as well it was time to step up their game. It was once again a mild day, but not as bright which should be beneficial. Read on for the match report from day two.

A Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Great weights again on Twin Oaks today and the low numbers are once again dominating the big weights; the weights on the high numbers were slightly lower today but still good across the section. It was mixed for the anglers on Trelawney with the weights picking up for the high peg numbered section but was a struggle for the anglers on the low numbers. Steven Donaghue was the lake winner today on Twin Oaks peg 18, Steven caught 35 carp on pellet & meat for a weight of 131lb 12oz. Mark Richardson was second with 121lb 3oz, Mark was on Twin Oaks peg 16 and caught on the method feeder with pellet across and in the margins on paste. Third was Paul Selvideg, Paul had a weight of 110lb 12oz caught on banded pellet in the margins and on the method feeder across from Twin Oaks peg 14. The next best weight came from Trelawney peg 22 where Luke Sorokin caught on the method feeder with pellet for a weight of 104lb 6oz.

Section Winners
Stephen Donaghue peg 18(TO) 9 points 131lb 12oz
Luke Sorokin peg 22(T) 9 points 104lb 6oz
Simon Colclough peg 25(TO) 9 points 81lb 10oz
Steve Sanders peg 25(T) 9 points 3 5lb 9oz

B Section Trewaters
Trewaters fished well again today with even weights coming from across all of the sections and the weights being tight for section points. Harry Billing was today’s lake winner with 44lb 10oz; Harry was on peg 48 and caught on pellet at 6 meters and pellet down the edge. Second was Derek Hammond, Derek was on peg 36 and caught on maggot over groundbait for a weight of 43lb 2oz. Mike Barlow was third, Mike was on peg 47 and weighed in with 42lb 9 oz caught on the groundbait feeder and maggot. The next best weight came from Andrew Cunliffe on peg 19 with 40lb 8oz.

Section Winners
Harry Billing peg 48 9 points 44lb 10oz
Derek Hammond peg 36 9 points 43lb 2oz
Paul Carnwell peg 41 9 points 32lb 4oz
Malcolm Proctor peg 27 9 points 19lb 14oz

C Section Porth
It was a much better day for the anglers on Porth showing that a bit of bait going into the lake makes all the difference. The weights were up across all of the sections with the overall winning weights coming from all different areas of the lake. Stephen Barraclough was today’s lake winner on peg 40, Steve caught on the pole with worm for a weight of 14lb 4oz. Callum Dicks was second on the lake with 13lb 14oz, Callum was on peg 72 and caught shallow on the pole with maggot. Third on peg 89 was Mick Hughes, Mick weighed in with 12lb 9oz caught on the pole with worm. It was a tie for the next best weight on the lake with Chris Jenkinson and Martin Holmes both weighing in with 12lb 3oz, Chris was on peg 37 and Martin was on peg 38 and they both caught on the pole with worm.

Section Winners
Stephen Barraclough peg 40 9 points 14lb 4oz
Callum Dicks peg 72 9 points 13lb 14oz
Mick Hughes peg 89 9 points 12lb 9oz
Brian Clarke peg 16 9 points 10lb 7oz
Simon Jones peg 38 9 points 10lb 7oz

D Section Bolingey
It was a reasonable day on Bolingey with some areas fishing better that others, the overall weights were spread across the sections and once again it was close on points. Andrew Crocker was the lake winner today on peg 10, Andrew caught on the method feeder with moulded micros for a weight of 124lb 1oz. Second on the lake was Luke Butterworth, Luke weighed in with 104lb 12oz he was on peg 27 and caught shallow and down the edge at 14.5 meters with pellet. Darren Cox was on peg 17 and was third with 97lb 2oz; Darren caught 7 fish on the feeder and 6 on the pole shallow both with pellet. The next best weight came from Simon Cordingly on peg 45 with 90lb 13oz caught on the pole shallow with pellet.

Section Winners
Andrew Crocker peg 10 9 points 124lb 1oz
Luke Butterworth peg 27 9 points 104lb 12oz
Gary Webber peg 7 9 points 84lb 6oz
Kieron Rich peg 42 9 points 56lb 8oz

E Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn fished well again today with good section weights across the lake. The fish are still in the arms but seem to be on the move throughout the match with some areas fishing well early on but then dying off and others fishing better in the latter part of the match. The lake winner came from Steve Potter on peg 7 with 140lb 4oz that included the biggest fish of the week so far a mirror carp weighing 16lb 2oz, Steve caught on the 16-meter pole with pellet. Second on the lake was Giles Cochrane with 95lb 9oz, Giles was on peg 23 and caught on the long pole to the island with pellet. Richie Hull was third on peg 17, Richie caught on the bomb and method feeder for a weight of 89lb 7oz. Alan Jones weighed in with 84lb 13oz which was the next best weight on the lake, Alan was on peg 28 and caught on the pellet waggler.

Section Winners
Steve Potter peg 7 9 points 140lb 4oz
Giles Cochrane peg 23 9 points 95lb 9oz
Alan Jones peg 28 9 points 84lb 13oz
Bob Giles peg 38 9 points 67lb 3oz

So that was day two and here is how the top twenty looks today.

	Name	Weight	Points
1st	Steve Barraclough	102lb	18 points
2nd	Gary Webber	91lb 15oz	18 points
3rd	Mikey Williams	176lb 12oz	17 points
4th	Joff Rogers	155lb 14oz	17 points
5th	Simon Colclough	126lb 5oz	17 points
6th	Steve Sanders	87lb 1oz	17 points
7th	Callum Dicks	67lb 12oz	17 points
8th	Chris Jenkinson	66lb 1oz	17 points
9th	Kieron Rich	59lb 12oz	17 points
10th	Brian Clarke	38lb 11oz	17 points
11th	Richie Hull	201lb 1oz	16 points
12th	Steve Potter	190lb 7oz	16 points
13th	Alan Jones	184lb 10oz	16 points
14th	Giles Cochrane	175lb 2oz	16 points
15th	Darren Walters (L)	174lb 11oz	16 points
16th	Simon Abbott	161lb 6oz	16 points
17th	Darren Cox	111lb 12oz	16 points
18th	Paul Holland	57lb 14oz	16 points
19th	Ian Didcote	43lb 12oz	16 points
20th	Martin Holmes	34lb 9oz	16 points

We only have 2 anglers on maximum points now but the back up points and weights are very close, the results so far have shown we are in for an exciting week and one bad day can see you drop down the placing in a flash. Steve & Gary must be flying as we go into the third day and are hoping once again for a top result. The half way point usually gives us some clue as to the final positions for the week so come back tomorrow for the latest results.

Day Three

It was once again a mild & sunny day for the halfway point of the festival. Two anglers go into the day on maximum points; can they keep up this perfect result? The points are once again close at the top and the overall weights are getting better each day. Wednesday is the free holiday day for the lake winners which is an added incentive, read on to find out the match action from day three.

A Section Trewaters
The weights were reasonable on Trewaters today but a slight increase in wind meant that the end pegs once again dominated the lake. There are plenty of fish in the lakes to keep the bites coming but because of their smaller size the angers really have to work hard to build up at weight of fish. James Holmes on peg 37 was the lake winner today with 44lb 7oz, James caught shallow on the pole and down the edge with pellet. Second on the lake was Adam Wakelin, Adam was on peg 36 and caught on the pole with maggot for a weight of 41lb 4oz. Third was Paul Blinkhorn with 40lb 12oz, Paul was on peg 19 and caught down the edge with micros & maggots and at 5 and 13 meters with micros and maggots. The next best weight on the lake was 33lb 10oz and this came from Karl Webster on peg 49, Karl caught on the pole down the edge and the pellet waggler.

Section Winners
James Holmes peg 37 9 points 44lb 7oz
Adam Wakelin peg 36 9 points 41lb 4oz
Karl Webster peg 49 9 points 33lb 10oz
Craig Jones peg 26 9 points 24lb 12oz

B Section Porth
It was a mixed day on Porth with some areas fishing better than others, at the moment the lake can be won from anywhere making it one of the fairest venues in the festival but also making it one of the most unpredictable venues. Harry Billing was the lake winner today recording one of the best weights we have seen on Porth for a while, Harry was on peg 40 and weighed in with 22lb 14oz caught on worms over groundbait. Paul Carnwell was second on the lake with 13lb 8oz, Paul caught on the pole with maggots from peg 33. Third with 12lb 7oz was Andy Neal, Andy was on peg 83 and caught up and down on the long pole with worm. Derek Hammond had the next best weight on the lake, Derek caught on the pole with worm for a weight of 12lb 4oz from peg 84.

Section Winners
Harry Billing peg 40 9 points 22lb 14oz
Andy Neal peg 83 9 points 12lb 7oz
Pete Joiner peg 79 9 points 9lb 6oz
Miles Day peg 22 9 points 7lb 2oz

C Section Bolingey
There were no real surprises on Bolingey today with the overall weights coming form the noted pegs. The back up weights were reasonable across all sections and the overall weights were pretty close. Trevor Robinson was today’s lake winner on peg 22, Trevor caught shallow on 6 mil banded pellets for a weight of 153lb 8oz. Second with 125lb 12oz was Callum Dicks, Callum was on peg 45 and caught down the edge on pellet. Tom Wallis took third with a weight of 116lb 14oz; Tom was on peg 23 and caught on the method feeder and pellet waggler. The next best weight came fro Nick Dean on peg 26 with 114lb 4oz, Nick caught on the method feeder and at 5 meters on pellet.

Section Winners
Trevor Robinson peg 22 9 points 153lb 8oz
Steve Barraclough peg 7 9 points 105lb 12oz
Martin Holmes peg 16 9 points 86lb 2oz
Simon Jones peg 31 9 points 74lb 7oz

D Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn fished really well today with the winner catching (in his words) “one or two!”, It was the best overall weights we have seen on the lake this year so far and we are seeing fish that haven’t been caught in a long time. The fish were on the move once again as they caught more on the points and the weights on the high bank seem to gradually be creeping up, the back leg once again fished reasonably fair but the first arm was a bit slower today. The lake winner today with a whopping 248lb 2oz was Kieron Rich; Kieron was on peg 22 and caught over 45 fish on the pellet waggler. Second on the lake with another impressive weight was Darren Cox, Darren was on peg 19 and caught on the shotgun feeder with pellet for a weight of 183lb 9oz. Andrew Crocker was third on the lake with 123lb 12oz, Andrew was on peg 25 and caught on the method feeder with pellet. The next best weight on the lake came from Gary Webber on peg 21; Gary caught on the pellet waggler and weighed in with 81lb 14oz.

Section Winners
Kieron Rich peg 22 9 points 248lb 2oz
Darren Cox peg 19 9 points 183lb 9oz
Tommy Hiller peg 36 9 points 77lb 7oz
Nathan Watson peg 12 9 points 46lb 6oz

E Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Both sides of Twin Oaks are still producing good weights and it was even a better day for the anglers on the low numbers of Trelawney, Twin Oaks has now fished the most consistent of all the lakes on all of the festivals so far. Bob Giles was the lake winner today on Twin Oaks peg 2, Bob caught on the method feeder and the pole shallow with pellet for a weight of 147lb 5oz. Second with a weight of 130lb 4oz was Rick Dennis on Twin Oaks peg 12, Rick caught on the method feeder with pellet and white boilie on the hook. Richie Hull was third with 126lb 10oz; Riche caught 43 carp on the method feeder from Twin Oaks peg 23. The next best weight came from Mick Kearns on Trelawney peg 29, Mick caught on the method feeder and weighed in with 87lb 11oz.

Section Winners
Bob Giles peg 2 9 points 147lb 5oz
Richie Hull peg 23 9 points 126lb 10oz
Mick Kearns peg 29 9 points 87lb 11oz
Darren Walters(L) peg 14 9 points 52lb 13oz

That was day three and here is how the points won and lost today have affected the overall results.

	Name	Weight	Points
1st	Stephen Barraclough	207lb 12oz	27 points
2nd	Kieron Rich	307lb 14oz	26 points
3rd	Gary Webber	73lb 13oz	26 points
4th	Richie Hull	327lb 11oz	25 points
5th	Darren Cox	295lb 5oz	25 points
6th	Darren Walters (L)	227lb 8oz	25 points
7th	Callum Dicks	193lb 8oz	25 points
8th	Martin Holmes	120lb 11oz	25 points
9th	Alan Jones	269lb 2oz	24 points
10th	Mikey Williams	208lb 4oz	24 points
11th	Steve Potter	252lb 13oz	23 points
12th	Paul Blinkhorn	249lb	23 points
13th	Trevor Robinson	190lb 7oz	23 points
14th	Austin Williams	176lb 10oz	23 points
15th	Chris Jenkinson	122lb 14oz	23 points
16th	Steve Sanders	114lb 13oz	23 points
17th	Will Raison	104lb 15oz	23 points
18th	Andrew Crocker	257lb 8oz	22 points
19th	Giles Cochrane	237lb 1oz	22 points
20th	Stephen Donaghue	181lb 6oz	22 points

Stephen Barraclough is our lone angler on maximum points for the week, the match action today saw a bit of change in the overall results and the points are once again very close, the bagging action that was done by some today saw a massive rise in the weights which could be vital for some if the results become tied. So there are two days left to go, will it still be a one horse race, come back for the results from day four tomorrow by which time we will have a clearer picture of who might take the title on Friday.

Day Four

Crikey what a day it has , been and it has changed on the leader board, once again there have been some great catches, it was another mild day but the temperature is dropping slightly and some rain has even been forecast. Read on for all the winning details from day four.

A Section Porth
Most areas of Porth fished well today and despite pike problems for some the overall weights were generally more respectable today (and also very close) the bait going into the lake through out the week settles the fish down a bit and it is just unfortunate for those who have to start the festival on this lake. Nick Jones on peg 89 was the lake winner today, Nick caught shallow on caster for a weight of 18lb 10oz. Second with 17lb 14oz was Mikey Williams, Mikey was on peg 39 and caught on the long pole with groundbait. Third went to Simon Colclogh on peg 85, Simon had 153 fish for weight of 16lb 9oz which was mainly roach caught at 5 meters on maggots. The next best weight was 15lb 8oz and this came from Stephen Donaghue on peg 40, Stephen caught on the pole with maggot.

Section Winners
Nick Jones peg 89 9 points 18lb 10oz
Mikey Williams peg 39 9 points 17lb 14oz
Steve Sanders peg 71 9 points 14lb 1oz
Karl Webster peg 20 9 points 9lb 8oz

B Section Bolingey
There were some really good weights on Bolingey today and the biggest weight of the week was overtaken by today’s lake winner. The mild weather has definitely benefited the anglers this week as the fish tend to back off if the water gets too cold. Adam Rooney was the lake winner today with a staggering weight of 258lb 6oz, Adam was on peg 20 and had 60 carp on the method feeder and then caught a few down the edge last thing. Second was Ian Exall, Ian was on peg 22 and caught on the long pole shallow down the edge from peg 22. Anthony Atkinson on peg 9 was third, Anthony caught on the pole at 15 and 5 meters with pellet for a weight of 125lb 2oz. Andy Neal had the next best weight on the lake, Andy was on peg 10 and caught on the method feeder with pellet and down the edge on paste.

Section Winners
Adam Rooney peg 20 9 points 258lb 8oz
Anthony Atkinson peg 9 9 points 125lb 2oz
Tommy Pickering peg 29 9 points 105lb 5oz
Tony Wilde peg 49 9 points 93lb 12oz

C Section Pollawyn
Good all round weights on the lake today with the points still fishing well, the weights on the highbank were mixed with some fairing better that others and the weights on the arms are still tight but the fish are moving out of the areas that fished well in the early days of the festival. The lake winner was one of our youngest anglers this week, 16-year-old Liam Bough, Liam was on peg 22 and caught on the pellet waggler for a weight of 151lb 10oz. Callum Dicks was second with 139lb 15oz; Callum was on peg 20 and caught on the method feeder with boilie on the hook. On peg 16 Derek Hartshorn weighed in with 88lb 7oz to take third, Derek caught on the method with meat and micros. Simon Jones had the next best weight on the lake; Simon was on peg 25 and caught on the pellet waggler with a bomb underneath weighing in with 86lb 15oz.

Section Winners
Liam Bough peg 22 9 points 151lb 10oz
Callum Dicks peg 20 9 points 139lb 150z
Leigh Hodgkinson peg 13 9 points 59lb 10oz
Brian Clarke peg 52 9 points 41lb 7oz

D Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
No surprises that the majority of the winning weights came from Twin Oaks today where the fishing just seems to get better and better. The weights were also better on Trelawney today and although there were a few low weights there were bigger weights. Simon Willsmore was todays lake winner on Twin Oaks peg 4, Simon caught on the method feeder with micros for a weight of 143lb 8oz. Will Raison was Second with 122lb 11oz, Will was on Twin Oaks 2 and caught on the method feeder and down the edge on meat. Third was Darren Cox on Trelawney peg 12 with 116lb 1oz, Darren caught on the pellet feeder with 8 mil pellets and had 18 “proper” carp then had 25lb down the edge on meat in the last half hour. The next best weight also came from Trelawney where Paul Holland weighed 103lb 7oz from peg 25, Paul caught on the method feeder.

Section Winners
Simon Willsmore peg 4 9 points 143lb 8oz
Darren Cox peg 12 9 points 116lb 1oz
Paul Holland peg 25 9 points 103lb 7oz
Jack Harness peg 35 9 points 74lb

E Section Trewaters
The weights on Trewaters were still reasonable but the increased breeze has meant that the end pegs have dominated the overall weights. The sections are still pretty close in weight although there are still areas that are fishing a lot better than others. The lake winner today was Steve Potter on peg 54 with 63lb 1oz, Steve caught shallow on the short pole. Second with 44lb 14oz was Mick Webb, Mick caught on the pole at 3 meters with maggot from peg 53. Pete Wellington was third on peg 26, Pete had a weight of 38lb 2oz caught at 11 meters down the edge with pellet. The next best weight came from Alan Rutherford on peg 22, Alan caught short on the pole with pellet for a weight of 37lb 13oz.

Section Winners
Steve Potter peg 54 9 points 63lb 1oz
Pete Wellington peg 26 9 points 38lb 2oz
Nigel Goddard peg 19 9 points 36lb 5oz
Giles Cochrane peg 47 9 points 22lb 2oz

So that was the penultimate day of the festival and here is how the top twenty looks as we race towards the final.

	Name	Weight	Points
1st	Darren Cox	411lb 6oz	34 points
2nd	Callum Dicks	333lb 7oz	34 points
3rd	Kieron Rich	348lb 12oz	33 points
4th	Stephen Barraclough	268lb 6oz	33 points
5th	Mikey Williams	226lb 2oz	33 points
6th	Martin Holmes	155lb 8oz	33 points
7th	Richie Hull	347lb 11oz	32 points
8th	Steve Potter 3	315lb 14oz	2 points
9th	Darren Walters (L)	264lb 6oz	32 points
10th	Gary Webber	208lb 8oz	32 points
11th	Steve Sanders	128lb 14oz	32 points
12th	Adam Rooney	351lb 1oz	31 points
13th	Giles Cochrane	259lb 3oz	31 points
14th	Paul Holland	228lb 10oz	31 points
15th	Will Raison	227lb 10oz	31 points
16th	Austin Williams	209lb 8oz	31 points
17th	Andrew Crocker	348lb 9oz	30 points
18th	Trevor Robinson	264lb 6oz	30 points
19th	Andy Neal	224lb 11oz	30 points
20th	Stephen Donaghue	196lb 14oz	30 points

After a day of mixed fortunes there are no now anglers on maximum points, the dropped result will come into play tomorrow and it could once again be all change. A valuable final day section win is needed for some and it will be a very tense time in the draw queue tomorrow with anglers hoping for a bit of luck as they reach into the draw bag.

The winning results will be posted as soon as possible tomorrow.

Final Day

It is the final day of the festival and what a week we have had, it has been a glorious week and fortunately the predicted rain managed to hold out until after the final weigh-in and then the heavens opened!! It has been a great week and another successful festival, our sponsors Milo have provided some amazing prizes for the top ten anglers and here is how the final day went and who our final top twenty were.

A Section Bolingey
Bolingey fished well on the final day of the festival with over 8 ton weights recorded. Winning the lake on the final day was Adam Wakelin; Adam was on peg 24 and caught on the method feeder to the island for a weight of 171lb 5oz. Second was Mike Williams on peg 19, Mikey weighed in with 143lb 15oz caught down the edge and on the pellet method feeder to the island. Third was Matt Grant with 129lb 4oz, Matt caught on the pole at 9 meters with paste from peg 16. The next best weight on the lake was 121lb and this came from John Gorman on peg 27, John caught on the long pole down the margins shallow on pellet.

Section Winners
Adam Wakelin peg 24 9 points 171lb 5oz
Mikey Williams peg 19 9 points 143lb 15oz
Michael Gorman peg 31 9 points 88lb 6oz
Bill Price peg 49 9 points 86lb 3oz

B Section Pollawyn
It was once again close across all sections on Pollawyn today and the high bank weights were the best they had been all week, the weights in the arms were the closest they had been all week to take the section points. Adam Rooney was the lake winner with 202lb 11oz; Adam was on the high-bank peg 25 and caught 39 carp on the method feeder. Also on the high-bank was Tommy Pickering on peg 18 who was second with 116lb 9oz, Tommy caught on the method feeder and had 18 carp and a few silvers. Third was Paul Carnwell, Paul was on peg 21 and caught on the deck with the pellet waggler and weighed in with 107lb 13oz. Harry Billing was on peg 31 and had the next best weight with 88lb 10oz, Harry caught on the pellet method feeder and had a couple of fish shallow on the pole.

Section Winners
Adam Rooney peg 25 9 points 202lb 11oz
Paul Carnwell peg 21 9 points 107lb 13oz
Mick Wells peg 43 9 points 61lb 8oz
Derek Hammond peg 10 9 points 58lb 8oz

C Section Twin Oaks / Trelawney
It was a mixed day for the anglers on these lakes today with some areas of the lakes fishing harder than they had all week. Trevor Robinson on Twin Oaks peg 10 was todays lake winner with 166lb 4oz, Trevor caught on the method feeder. Second was Tom Wallis with 115lb, Tom caught on the method feeder & pellet waggler from Twin Oaks peg 6. James Hawkins on Twin Oaks peg 8 was third with 75lb 10oz, James caught on the method and the pole. Mick Hughes had the next best weight on the lakes, Mick weighed in with 75lb 4oz caught on the method feeder and the waggler from Twin Oaks peg 16. It was a battle on Trelawney for the best weight with Andy Dare on peg 25 and Steve Barraclough going head to head for the section win, Steve Barraclough weighed in with 74lb caught on the method to take his fourth section win and confirm his place as winner of the 2009 Milo festival.

Section Winners
Trevor Robinson peg 10 9 points 166lb 4oz
Stephen Barraclough peg 23 9 points 74lb
Andy Lloyd peg 33 9 points 57lb 12oz
Leigh Hodgkinson peg 10 9 points 54lb 12oz

D Section Trewaters
The weights on Trewaters were lower today with the increased wind affecting the finishing on the lake. Darren Cox on peg 22 was the lake winner with 62lb, Darren caught shallow on the waggler with 6 mil pellets. Second was Colin England on peg 19 with a weight of 31lb 4oz. Simon Fry was third with 27lb 2oz; Simon was on peg 29 and caught on the waggler and 13 meter pole with pellet. The next best weight came from Will Raison on peg 31 with 26lb 12oz.

Section Winners
Darren Cox peg 22 9 points 62lb
Colin England peg 19 9 points 31lb 4oz
Kieron Rich peg 41 9 points 26lb 8oz
Alan Scotthorne peg 42 9 points 23lb 6oz

E Section Porth
The fishing on Porth today was the best it has been all week with half the anglers weighing in with double figures. Richie Hull was the lake winner with 27lb 1oz, Richie caught on the pole at 5 meters with worm from peg 16. Second was Neil Machin, Neil was on peg 79 and caught on the pole at 13 meters with worm for a weight of 21lb 7oz. Third on peg 40 was Chris Kitchen, Chris weighed in with 18lb 3oz caught on the pole and waggler. The next best weight on Porth came from Rick Dennis on peg 71 with 17lb 9oz, Rick caught shallow on the pole at 13 meters with corn and pinkie.

Section Winners
Richie Hull peg 16 9 points 27lb 1oz
Neil Machin peg 79 9 points 21lb 7oz
Chris Kitchen peg 40 9 points 18lb 3oz
Bob Giles peg 85 9 points 14lb 13oz

So that was all the action from the final day of the White Acres Milo festival 2009 and here is how our final top twenty looked.

	Name	Weight	Points
1st	Stephen Barraclough	342lb 6oz	36 points dropping 6
2nd	Darren Cox	473lb 6oz	35 points dropping 8
3rd	Kieron Rich	375lb 4oz	35 points dropping 7
4th	Mikey Williams	370lb 1oz	35 points dropping 7
5th	Adam Rooney	553lb 12oz	35 points dropping 5
6th	Callum Dicks	379lb 15oz	34 points dropping 8
7th	Richie Hull	374lb 12oz	34 points dropping 7
8th	Trevor Robinson	430lb 10oz	34 points dropping 5
9th	Derek Hammond	203lb 13oz	34 points dropping 1
10th	Will Raison	254lb 6oz	33 points dropping 6
11th	Paul Holland	247lb	33 points dropping 6
12th	Austin Williams	220lb 5oz	33 points dropping 6
13th	Harry Billing	281lb 5oz	33 points dropping 4
14th	Adam Wakelin	289lb 14oz	33 points dropping 3
15th	Martin Holmes	175lb 4oz	33 points dropping 3
16th	Paul Carnwell	302lb 15oz	32 points dropping 5
17th	Stephen Donaghue	258lb 1oz	32 points dropping 5
18th	Gary Webber	223lb 9oz	32 points dropping 4
19th	Steve Potter	320lb 8oz	32 points dropping 3
20th	Karl Webster	269lb 6oz	32 points dropping 3

As the only angler to finish on maximum points Stephen Barraclough emerges as the Milo champion 2009, it has been an extremely close and high scoring festival as you can see from the results above and the weights have been really impressive. Well done to all our anglers that have fished this festival and congratulations to the top twenty especially our winners Stephen Barraclough, Darren Cox and Kieron Rich.

Special thanks once again to our festival sponsors Milo, especially Simon Willsmore who not only comes to present the prizes but also makes sure we get the best give-ways for the anglers with this year Milo donating over £5000 worth of goodies.

This is our final festival for a while. Once again thanks to you all for supporting our spring events by either fishing them or by following the reports.

Cheers, Kirsty