If you haven’t gone this year, go. It’s been on fire!!! I’ve been wanting to catch an albie for years and finally got it off the list. My dad and I spent the past 4 days there in our new boat and scored 26 total, 15 on fly and 11 on spoons. Fish were all in the 8-10 pound range. Dad doesn’t particularly like fishing and was having a blast. Best fish for me was when I hooked up and a knot in my fly line the size of my fist went through all of the guides to the first guide on the top piece of the rod. It got stuck and with the fish burning off popped the top piece of the rod off. I thought it broke, till I reeled the line back up and saw the top piece there on the line with the knot stuck in the bottom guide. Spent two minutes undoing the knot, put the top piece back on and reeled the fish albie in! Hoping I can get down there one more time, it was awesome!
Many people don’t understand the hype behind these fish…this video gives a small picture as to why dozens of fishing guides from all over the east coast relocate to the Cape Lookout area every fall…
this has been the best Albie season in over 10 years. We were up for 6 days at the end of Oct. Just like the video, with only one shark bite off. Any fly under 3x wire would bend. Our boat had a broken rod, and a fly reel broke at the base ! Not every day is like that video, when they are holding the bottom, use full sinking lines and fish into the huge bait balls you will see on your fish sonar. If you go a guide your first day will line you up quick. We found Sara Gardner(FLYGIRL) A true expert a pleasure to fish with and willing to share info. Harkers Island Fishing Center nice local, current Albie info, ramp & dock. Early morn & later day are usually when they turn the whitewater. A painful lesson learned by one of my boat mates, never ever hold your fly reel between your legs if your fly is in the water…
