Monklands anglers were in action yet again on the banks of Loch Ken, this time in the annual three day Easter Festival. This match attracted 54 anglers from as far north as Glasgow and as far south as Stockport.

The match was split into 3 sections, each of which contained 2 'mini' sections:

Section A - Glenlaggan Shallows, the two points and the deeps.

Section B - Birches and Boulders

Section C - Twin Bridges, Robin Hoods and Shale Bank

The match is decided on total section points over the 3 days and an overall total of less than 10 is normally needed for a top 10 finish.

There were five Monklands members fishing this match:

• Ian Whitson

• Darrin Ferguson

• Ewan Weed

• David Anderson

• Mike Shaw

Day One

Ian Whitson drew on the Birches close to the Birch tree and posted a section win with 9lb 14oz, Mike Shaw was pegged on the shallows at Glenlaggan and landed Bream and Roach to post a section 3rd, Ewan Weed and David Anderson both posted section 4th's whilst Darrin struggled for bites on a difficult peg in the shallows at Glenlaggan to finish last in section.

Day One Top Three

Day One Monklands Members

Day Two

Ians good start quickly nose dived with a difficult draw on day two, pegged on the rock hard Boulders section he done well to scrape together a net of small Roach in a very tight section. Ewan was also pegged on the boulders and managed to snare a proper skimmer and odd small Roach to win the section. David fished well to take a section 3rd, whilst Mike Shaw and Darrin were pegged on the Birches and finished 4th and 7th in section respectively.

Day Two Top Three

Day Two Monklands Members

Day Three

With Ewan lying on 5 points, David and Mike on 7 points there was a good chance of Monklands anglers finishing in the main frame. Ewan drew on the little point at Glenlaggan, not a great draw but a fair section. Despite feeling very ill and not being able to cast more than 60 yards, Ewan winkled out Roach and finished 2nd in section. Mike had drawn the shale bank on a peg that produced just 11oz the day before and wasn't really in a position to compete with Twin Bridges or Robin Hoods. Mike scraped a few small skimmers for best weight on the shale bank with 3lb 9oz and 3rd in section. David was pegged on the big point at Glenlaggan and finished 5th in section, with Ian and Darrin not weighing in to return 9 points each.

Day Three Top Three

Day Three Monkland Members

Overall Top Five

Overall Monklands Members