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Fly Fishing for False Albacore at Cape Lookout
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For almost an hour, a school of baitfish sought refuse under Capt. Tyler Stone's skiff. Providing his flyfishing angler (and everyone around) a spectacular show of almost non stop surface action. | ||
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I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the last few day fly fishing out of Beaufort Inlet for false albacore. With the exception of Saturday 11/04/00, the fly fishing was down right exceptional. On Friday there was an afternoon surface bite that almost defies description. Schools of baitfish would seek refuse under drifting skiffs. Surface action was so close that water and sliverside minnows were being sprayed into skiffs by the marauding albacore. Most of the fish were 6 to 8 pounds with a few 12 + fish mixed in.
Saturday was slick calm. A few scattered fish made a morning
surface showing. Chumming was the rule for the day, with the best
action around the offshore end of the Beaufort Shipping Channel. |
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With the passage of a midnight coldfront, Sunday morning met us with a
stiff northerly breeze. More than enough wind to make the ride out
to the end of the shipping channel a wee bit bumpy.
Early morning action was sporadic to say the least. One or two fish being caught here and there. About mid-day things really heated up inside Barden Inlet. Non-stop surface action for almost five hours. With more than a few fish over 12 pounds. This is shaping up to be an excellent false albacore season. If you have not made it there yet, you might as well come on down, everybody else is there. There were at least 50 boats flyfishing there this weekend. Almost every coastal state was represented, I observed boats that were registered from every state between Maine and Florida. Many of the guides are booked solid till the end of the season. If you cannot find a guide, e-mail me and I will endeavor to help you find one with an open day. captharry@sefly.com Harry Hall sefly.com
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