portion 23 in oppositely disposed relation to said front wall 20 and a lower portion 24 defined by a generally v shaped angular extension 25 the lower portion extends vertically down into the gutter 11 abutting an inner surface 26 thereof the angularly disposed portion 23 is perforated along its surface which extends both above the shingle 14 and below the roof portion 12 assuring that water run off will flow into the gutter 11 referring to fig2 of the drawings an inverted u shaped notch 27 is formed within the lower portion 24 of the gutter protector and is engaged over and positioned around the spike and ferrule 15 the width of the notch 27 is the same as that of the outer diameter of the spike and ferrule 15 providing a wedging relationship therebetween in fig4 and 5 of the drawings an alternate form of the invention is shown wherein a screen insert 28 is used in place of a perforated portion 29 in the upper angularly disposed portion 23 the screen insert 28 is held in place by a pair of oppositely disposed y shaped configurations 30 as are well known in the art with the screen insert pressed within in use the gutter protector is positioned on the gutter front edge lip 17 of the gutter 11 and compressed slightly moving the back wall 22 into the gutter 11 as best seen in fig1 of the drawings with the u shaped notch 27 engaged over the spike and ferrule 15 the wedging relationship of the back wall 22 over the spike and ferrule 15 and the inner surface 26 of the gutter due to the.