Manuel Michalzik

Manuel Michalzik

Catch OneIn order to remain successful even in cold water, a well-built feeding area has proven itself for my angling. To do this, I have selected an area in which deep and shallow water areas are very close to one another. Here I have been feeding regularly every...
The Return to Burghfield Gold Lake

The Return to Burghfield Gold Lake

Early winter Burghfield social.Myself and a few friends arrived at the padlocked gate of Burghfield Gold Lake mid-morning on Friday. After making our way through the crystal maze of gates we parked the cars up and started walking the lake. As always we found fish in...
Early Autumn on the Colne Valley Syndicate.

Early Autumn on the Colne Valley Syndicate.

I first heard about this lake around 10 years ago when my friend was a bailiff. I was stuck for somewhere to go earlier on in the year and thought of this lake in the Colne valley. I made a quick phone call to my friend and managed to secure a ticket straight away for...
Winter Social on Burghfield Gold Lake.

Winter Social on Burghfield Gold Lake.

A blog we can all relate to coming into Winter time.As always in Winter it’s a time for catching up with friends and hearing about everyones campaigns through the warmer months. Our lake of choice was Gold Lake in Burghfield on the advanced angling portfolio of...
End of an Era!

End of an Era!

My first session back to the complex of small pools.I pulled back through the rusty gate on a Monday afternoon for a walk about armed with pockets full of small bait items to bait some likely looking margin spots. The “front lake” is very shallow and incredibly weedy...
Quick overnighter on my local syndicate water

Quick overnighter on my local syndicate water

It’s a small, shallow, low stocked 2 acre lake. open to the elements in the middle of a bowl like field. With only a handful of members the lake doesn’t see much disturbance. Me sitting in my bivvy full of flu, coughing constantly, really won’t have helped the margin...