How to spot beach gutters when you beach fishing.
How to find a good fishing gutter.
The calmer and deeper side of the gutter or shorebreak where the force of the current dissipates is a good spot to prospect for forage fish.
A high vantage point gives you a better overall perspective of the size and formation of any gutters and whereabouts in that gutter might be the best place for you to fish.
To find a good bass fishing spot you ll need to know what the fish like and then follow their lead.
They pick off crabs worms or shellfish that are dislodged by the wave action and carried off by the rip.
Why is it important.
You may have to do a little work to get that fish but it s better than just throwing your line in any old place and hoping for the best.
Once you know what you are looking for and you find a good gutter you ll soon know if fish are there.
The best place to look for a gutter is from an elevated position such as a cliff top of a sand dune or a headland.
These are the most popular quarry of fishermen by a longshot.