Maver Festival 2016

Welcome to the White Acres Maver festival 2016.
We have a full house of 180 anglers fishing this year which means they will be fishing over five days in nine peg sections rotating daily between lakes Pollawyn, Twin Oaks / Trelawney, Jennys / Trewaters, Porth and Bolingey. The weather on day one was torrential rain which didn’t go down well with the anglers! Read on for the first day’s action…

Day One

Today’s winner on Pollawyn was John Whincup on peg 27 with 85lb 8oz, John fished shallow with pellet. Wayne Sharman on peg 16 finished in second weighing in at 70lb 14oz fishing method feeder to the island with pellets. Finishing third from peg 23 with a weight of 69lb 10oz was Michael Brownell. Carl Williams took fourth on peg 13 with 65lb 4oz.

Mick Wells from peg 9 on Jennys had a weight of 119lb 8oz fishing the long pole with pellets. Simon Jones took second on peg 43 Trewaters with 96lb 14oz fishing worm on long pole. Finishing in third place was Aiden Mansfield fishing pellet up and down at 16 metres from peg 39 Trewaters and had 71lb 14oz. With a weight of 70lb 10oz Dwayne Gosling fished from peg 15 on Jennys .

With a weight of 155lb 10oz Andy Bennett secured himself first place on Trelawney fishing worm shallow from peg 10. Luke Sears finished second in his section with a weight of 132lb 10oz on peg 8 Twin Oaks fishing the short pole with pellet. Francis O’Reilly fished down the edge with ground bait and worm from peg 29 Twin Oaks and had 119lb 10oz. With a weight of 113lb 2oz was Steven Shorock on peg 27 Twin Oaks fishing ground bait.

Mark Cullerton took first place today on Porth with 36lb 4oz from peg 85 fishing pellet feeder with mini boilie. With 21lb 14oz was Jake Gallagher fishing dead maggot from peg 72. On peg 35 Richie Hull finished in third with 21lb 9oz fishing the feeder and worm. Fishing from peg 78 was Tony Oatley who had 20lb 8oz.

With a weight of 180lb Phil Canning finished first on Bolingey today fishing the short pole with pellet from peg 42. In second place Ben Hagg weighed 148lb 1oz on peg 32, Ben fished maggots in the margins and 4 metres with pellet. Gavin Liversidge fished short with pellet from peg 36 and bagged 146lb 14oz. Fishing maggots down the margins from peg 14 Alex Bradley took fourth with 126lb 13oz.

Join us tomorrow for all the action from Day Two!

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Day Two

Today’s winner in A section was Carl Williams on peg 41 Trewaters with 105lb 12oz, Carl fished paste at 4 metres. John Whincup on peg 43 Trewaters finished in second weighing in at 98lb 2oz fishing meat short and then the long pole with pellets. Finishing third and fishing the long pole up and down with pellet from peg 47 Trewaters and with a weight of 87lb 10oz was Andrew Griffiths. Michael Brownell took fourth on peg 27 Trewaters with 80lb 12oz fishing shallow and deep with pellet.

Fishing shallow with pellet for mainly F1’s from peg 21 Twin Oaks was Aiden Mansfield with a weight of 176lb 4oz. Andy Oldham took second on peg 8 Trelawney with 140lb 2oz fishing up and down on the long pole with worm. Finishing in third place was Darell Faletto on peg 29 Twin Oaks with 108lb fishing down the edge with worm and caster. With a weight of 98lb 12oz Steven Veale fished corn at 6 metres from peg 8 Twin Oaks.

With a weight of 17lb 12oz Luke Sears secured himself first place on Porth fishing the feeder with worm from peg 39. Adam Palmer finished in second place with a weight of 16lb 12oz on peg 86 swapping between the long and short pole. Iain Chadwick fished the pole with worm from peg 77 and had 13lb 1oz. With a weight of 12lb 8oz was Francis O’Reilly on peg 38.

Oliver Scotthorne took first place today on Bolingey with 145lb 11oz fishing 5 metres with meat and in the margins with worm from peg 19. With 138lb 12oz was Tony Oatley on peg 44 fishing paste in the margins. On peg 6 Keith Vaughan finished in third with 133lb 6oz fishing pellet down the edge. Fishing from peg 22 was Lee Farmer who had 131lb 9oz.

With a weight of 85lb 4oz Ryan Bennett fished the pole shallow with pellet from peg 27. In second place Bill Pitman weighed 66lb 7oz on peg 32, Bill fished pellet feeder. Steve Barraclough fished the short pole with meat from peg 16 and had 58lb 7oz. On peg 1 Phil Canning took fourth with 53lb 12oz fishing meat to the island.

Join us tomorrow for all the action from Day Three!

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Day Three

Fishing method down the edge from peg 16 Twin Oaks was Wayne Sharman with 176lb 8oz. John Whincup on peg 33 Twin Oaks weighed in at 144lb 1oz fishing shallow with pellet and down the edge with worm bagging mainly F1’s. Finishing third in the section and fishing the long pole with pellet from peg 10 Twin Oaks was Mick Brownell who had 143lb 4oz. Andrew Griffiths took fourth on peg 14 Twin Oaks with 135lb.

Fishing the long pole from peg 33 was Andy Oldham with a weight of 20lb 4oz. Steve Tucker was on peg 37 and had 19lb 14oz fishing the pole. Finishing in third place was Cliff Skyrme on peg 86 with 19lb 12oz fishing method.
With a weight of 18lb 1oz Steve Sheperd fished from peg 34.

With a weight of 183lb 6oz Scott Russell secured himself first place on peg 27 fishing long with pellets. Steve Shorock finished in second place with a weight of 170lb 14oz on peg 40 fishing maggots in the margins. Adam Palmer fished short with meat and corn from peg 7 and had 161lb 11oz. With a weight of 139lb was Richard Count on peg 18.

Tom Edwards took first place today on Pollawyn with 136lb 1oz fishing meat short and the long pole shallow from peg 27. With 79lb 15oz Richie Hull was on peg 21 fishing the long pole to the island with meat. On peg 19 Tony Oatley finished in third with 77lb 8oz. Fishing down the edge with worm and meat across was Thomas Moretti who had 76lb 12oz from peg 1.

With a weight of 130lb 6oz Ben Hagg finished first on Trewaters today fishing the long pole shallow and catching a few down the edge on ground bait from peg 41. In second place David Crandon weighed 92lb 10oz on peg 29 Trewaters, David fished pellet long on the deck. Steve Barraclough fished at 14.5 metres with pellet from peg 14 Jennys and bagged 91lb 3oz. On peg 9 Jennys Dave Bruton took fourth with 83lb 10oz fishing pellet feeder.

Join us tomorrow for all the action from Day Four!

Day Four

Today’s winner on Porth was John Whincup on peg 83 with 21lb 6oz fishing short pole with maggot. Sandra Scotthorne on peg 74 finished in second weighing in at 14lb 13oz fishing the feeder with maggot. Finishing third and fishing the short pole from peg 20 with a weight of 14lb 1oz was Alan Scotthorne. Andy Power took fourth on peg 35 with 13lb 8oz fishing the feeder with worm.

Fishing the long and short pole with pellet from peg 27 was Simon Jones with a weight of 161lb. Richard Lawson took second on peg 7 with 160lb 8oz fishing pellet long and worm down the edge. Finishing in third place was Dwayne Gosling on peg 16 with 139lb 5oz fishing method and top 4 with pellet. With a weight of 139lb 2oz Rob Brennan fished from peg 45.

With a weight of 91lb 12oz Andy Bennett secured himself first place on peg 18 fishing the pole shallow with pellet. Luke Sears finished in second place with a weight of 80lb 10oz on peg 29. Steve Clarke fished from peg 27 and had 62lb 9oz. With a weight of 61lb 2oz was Francis O’Reilly on peg 19.

Tony Oatley took first place today on Jennys with 96lb 11oz fishing pellet feeder down the edge from peg 9. With 82lb 11oz was Richie Hull on peg 45 Trewaters fishing 5 metres on meat. On peg 43 Trewaters Kevin Polhill finished in third with 81lb 6oz fishing top 2 with pellet and corn. Fishing the short pole with pellet from peg 53 Trewaters was Vince O’Connor who had 80lb 8oz.

With a weight of 126lb 2oz Bill Pitman finished first on twin Oaks today fishing pellet feeder tight over and margins with pellet and corn from peg 18. In second place Roy Penkethman weighed 120lb 2oz on peg 8 Twin Oaks, Roy fished pellet feeder at 6 metres. Richard Ives fished pellet feeder and short pole with meat from peg 16 Twin Oaks and bagged 112lb 10oz. On peg 31 Ryan Bennett took fourth with 96lb 1oz fishing caster shallow for F1’s and Carp.

Final Results

Today’s winner on Bolingey was Andy Power on peg 27 with 172lb 8oz, Andy fished corn in the margins. John Whincup fished the feeder tight to the island and margins with corn from peg 17 and had 145lb 15oz. Finishing third and fishing pellet in the margins from peg 34 with a weight of 141lb was Colin Dumphy. Kristian Powers took fourth on peg 11 with 137lb 9oz.

Fishing shallow with pellet from peg 13 was Andy Oldham with a weight of 80lb 8oz. Richard Lawson took second on peg 18 with 53lb 9oz fishing the long pole with pellet. Finishing in third place was Peter Black on peg 29 with 43lb 8oz fishing the feeder. With a weight of 41lb 4oz Rob Brennan fished from peg.

With a weight of 145lb 3oz Steve Clarke secured himself first place on Trewaters fishing pellet short and meat down the edge from peg 35. Andy Bennett finished in second place with a weight of 117lb 14oz on peg 6 Jennys fishing shallow with pellet. John Hannon fished pellet long and paste short from peg 39 and had 77lb 6oz. With a weight of 71lb 14oz was Danny Myers on peg 16 Jennys fishing the long pole with pellet and meat short.

Richie Hull took first place today on Twin Oaks with 89lb 4oz fishing the waggler from peg 12. With 84lb 8oz was Lee Farmer on peg 31 Twin Oaks fishing worm and caster at 5 metres catching mainly Carp and F1’s in the last hour. On peg 6 Twin Oaks Ben Richardson finished in third with 81lb 12oz and caught on Bomb and pellet. Fishing worm and feeder at 11 metres for Carp and F1’s was Kevin Baxter who had 77lb 5oz from peg 23 Trelawney.

With a weight of 18lb 2oz Paul Holland finished first on Porth today fishing the pole with worm from peg 40. In second place Ryan Bennett weighed 16lb 1oz on peg 74, Ryan fished maggot on the pole. Harry Billing fished from peg 77 and bagged 13lb 13oz. On peg 16 Mick Lees took fourth with 13lb 8oz fishing method feeder and boilies.

Congratulations to Ryan Bennett for winning this year’s Maver festival here at White Acres, with four section wins and an overall weight of 385lb 11oz Ryan fished consistently well all week, and well done to Richie Hull and John Whincup for finishing second and third.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Maver for once again sponsoring this event and for the prizes they sent down to us, it’s very much appreciated.

The Maver will be running again in 2017 from the week commencing Saturday 30th September, this year’s festival filled up very quickly so get booking!

Thank you again from all of the fisheries team