Albies.
Albies.
Albies.
We wait and wait for them, we look to Captain Ray Stachelek to predict their arrival date, which he does with miraculous accuracy, we watch videos of Captain Rene Letourneau catching them on the fly and we stock up on supplies.
courtesy of Fish Snax Kures
We wonder if white Albie Snax will be the ones this year, if epoxy jigs will bring them to the gunwales or if the new guys on the block, Al’s Goldfish Saltwater Series, will out-catch them all?
For some, fishing for false albacore signals the real fall run, when bass are in heavy, bluefish are loading up before turning tail for points south and weather makes everything unpredictable, challenging and down right fun. Should we be depressed because summer is over?
I think not.
Al’s Goldfish Saltwater Series lure with the bunker pattern
The albie bite started as a nibble then dribbled off but after Florence flossed us with some drenching rains, they resurfaced in force. As you’re casting, thinking about stripers, those distant splashes look a lot like bluefish driving bait skyward but then you realize they’re dark dynamo footballs flying out of everywhere and that’s why they’re not hitting your top water bluefish plugs.
A dinner double. One for the grill, one for sashimi
You need a head on a swivel to follow them and rod with three lines to cast in three directions. That may be a bit of an exaggeration but you get the idea. We sweat through March waiting for trout season but man, nothing beats the fall run.
Yeah, the color machine really looked that good
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