SURF & TURF
Fishing the shallow sandy surf beaches found around the UK and Ireland is one of sea angling’s jewels. Standing amongst breaking white water is a magical experience and one that can yield some incredible rewards. At the outset though (and speaking from experience from when I was still a teenager, and getting it all wrong) one of the key things to get right is to be able to read the beach and gain an insight into where fish advancing with the tide will drop in to feed.
Once you understand the different little features, literally the surf and turf that make up a surf beach, then you can really hone your skills to both maximise your catches and even predict what fish will appear over specific features, as they all have their own preferences. This allows you to fish far more effectively.
TIDES & TIMING
When initially looking for features the tides are very important. Obviously, the bigger the tide the further it goes out, exposing far more of the features right down to the mean low water line. If you can time it just right, try to pick a big spring tide with an offshore wind. This is when the tide will go out furthest and exposes the maximum amount of ground.
The first thing to do is to take advantage of any geographical height you can find that overlooks
