False Albacore News Today

December. The month of holidays and parties and celebrations in all our Island towns, and, of course, gift giving. Please note that I did not say, “December, a month of great fishing.” Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas, and that is probably an understatement. I begin decorating the day after Thanksgiving, and spend the […]

I can’t believe it. The 78th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is over.  Every year I wake up on the Monday after the Derby and feel a pain of sadness — Where did those 35 days go, and how can they be over? races through my mind as I get ready for work […]

It’s the third week of the Derby. When the paper comes out on Thursday, we’ll have passed the half-way mark. How do thirty-five days spent fishing go by so quickly when thirty-five minutes waiting at a doctor’s office can feel like thirty-five hours?  The wind has surpassed blustery on more than a few days. Rain […]

( Aug. 4, 2023 ) The 2023 Inshore Classic fishing tournament is underway. The catch-and-release tournament is open all. All standings are determined by length only in All Tackle, Fly and Junior …

There's good tuna fishing south of Block Island, summer-resident bass and bluefish take large topwater plugs, and there is surprisingly good fluke fishing close to home.

An early morning pier fishing trip to the PCB County Pier with loads of bonita. Being flexible with your target species can save your day of fishing.

Taste testing four Northeast saltwater fish that many anglers prefer not to eat.

Fishing for a Cause Tournament to support children with special needs

The Gurgler: A Great Topwater Fly for Stripers, Bluefish, and Albies The Gurgler fly is a foam pattern that can be tied in many ways to catch everything from striped bass, to pond bluegills, and Florida tarpon. January 26, 2021 Jack Gartside was an interesting, innovative guy. Some called him quirky or a character, but it was always in a kind and reverent way. He marched to his own drummer, and his passing in 2009 pierced the hearts of the fly-fishing world. In over 50 years of fly-tying, he cr...