Fishing tips for beginners part 11 Beach casting and shore fishing

Shore fishing beach

There are many types of shore fishing depending on the type of ground you are fishing. I would suggest that you get some local knowledge and try and pinpoint some marks that do not require huge casts to locate fish holding areas.

Marks that in the summer that hold Garfish and Mackerel can provide you some great sport without having to cast like a pro. This will allow you to grow in confidence and increase your desire to sea fish.

I won’t try and explain how to cast; there are some great books on the subject and tutors out there who can show you the right way of doing it. Its all about timing and balance and when it comes together it’s fantastic and your tackle will just sing as it launches into orbit.

To be successful you again need to research your local mark. Starting off with a O/S map or chart and locate areas where the sea bed changes. The interface of mud and shale or Sand and rock will attract fish and hold them. Broken ground or reef will produce Wrasse or Pollock and that can be great sport on float gear, enhancing your ability to strike and react to the float.

Weed beds, pools, hollows, channels, boulders, streams, outflows any of these will hold fish. Look for the way the tide moves around objects and consider where the fish are holding; are they holding on the pressure wave in front of the object or are they likely to hide behind the object or outcrop.

You do not need to cast miles and miles. I have caught more fish on a rod out 40 yds than one powered into the distance onto some unknown ground. In fact when I am kayak fishing I often fish tight to the coast line. I have seen flatfish and Mackerel while snorkelling feeding about 3 feet out from the shoreline with anglers casting to the horizon catching nothing.

Read the beach and look for as many pointers as to what species of fish you are targeting, the food stuffs in the area and features that will hold the fish. Keep trying new ideas, conditions and tides, record it all and soon you will see a pattern of what works, when and how it works.