CHANNEL

Requirements fo good Channel structure:

1. Inlet has high water flow. (good food source)
2. Food Source adjacent to channel.
3. Channel has strong Breakline.
4. Feeder creeks enter channel.
5. Channel pulls in close to Point Bar, Hump, or Rock Reef.
6. There are breaks on the channel breakline.

Channels are important to identify:

1. The channel is a natural highway for the fish.
2. Channel goes all the way from the deep water to the shallows.
3. The channel is the deepest water in the area and is often the home fo the fish.
4. The inlet is a food source, assuming water flow