Anyone remember this article?

bruiser wrote:

Those are obviously badass fish Clark. I've caught very few "good"
sal****er fish and have described it here as having my big flyrod
turned into a running chainsaw. I can hardly imagine what one of those
Yellowtails of yours would do. Looks like great fun. bruce h


they look like our false albacore. you oughta try the annual run off
cape lookout in november. wally and i did it this year, and it was a hoot.

jeff

Jeff Miller wrote:
bruiser wrote:

Those are obviously badass fish Clark. I've caught very few "good"
sal****er fish and have described it here as having my big flyrod
turned into a running chainsaw. I can hardly imagine what one of those
Yellowtails of yours would do. Looks like great fun. bruce h


they look like our false albacore. you oughta try the annual run off
cape lookout in november. wally and i did it this year, and it was a hoot.

jeff


They're a cool looking fish. I hear they can really tear ya up!
Good to hear Wally's still kickin'

Willi

that's on my list for next year... there or Harker's Island but
somewhere down that way!

up in NJ the albie run never materialized in the surf, though some boat
anglers had great days.

just when conditions were right we had that 8 day noreaster which blew
the entire season out for albies.... they just never came in after that.

Clark,

Excellent report and some outstanding catches of great fish.

Nothing to compare with those, the striped bass elicit a similar
response the first
time caught on a fly rod. The pelagics here (mackeral/tuna family) give
the best
fight pound for pound... though bluefish do their best as well.

-- Rob

Willi wrote:

They're a cool looking fish. I hear they can really tear ya up!
Good to hear Wally's still kickin'


Yup, he is indeed still kickin...although i think the business of
flyfishing has overwhelmed his ability to enjoy partaking of the sport
(plus, his wife is now working at his store). We had a good time
chasing the fat alberts, and they do zing the line off the reel. Wally
caught several on his flyrod, i caught a couple on it as well, and i
caught a bunch on light spinning tackle. If you guys want to come out
sometime, let me know and we'll organize a harkers island/cape lookout
gathering.

jeff

Jeff. Let's do that sometime. What's the best time of year? False
Albacore are obviously screamers and I'd love to get a shot at some.
bruce h

"bruiser" wrote in message
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Jeff. Let's do that sometime. What's the best time of year? False
Albacore are obviously screamers and I'd love to get a shot at some.
bruce h

me too, me too!

yfitons
wayno

Ahem...you've no excuse for not having done it thus far, especially with
two willing cohorts in Pitt County. g Next November...assuming we're
all still alive and speaking to one another by then G.

jeff

Wayne Harrison wrote:

"bruiser" wrote in message
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Jeff. Let's do that sometime. What's the best time of year? False
Albacore are obviously screamers and I'd love to get a shot at some.
bruce h


me too, me too!

yfitons
wayno

Late October through November is usually the best time. The Fat Alberts
are off Cape Lookout for about 3 weeks to a month in heavy numbers when
the schools of glass minnows are moving through. It's fascinating
fishing when the weather cooperates and you can see football field size
busts of false albacore. Wally and I found them about a mile offshore
one placid Sunday. You'll like it, no doubt...and it's a pleasant place
to be as well. We could also do a bit of offshore fishing for Kings and
Wahoo, maybe some Tuna. Better come while I still have my boats...

jeff

bruiser wrote:

Jeff. Let's do that sometime. What's the best time of year? False
Albacore are obviously screamers and I'd love to get a shot at some.
bruce h

"bruiser" Those are obviously badass fish Clark. I've caught very few
"good"
sal****er fish and have described it here as having my big flyrod
turned into a running chainsaw. I can hardly imagine what one of those
Yellowtails of yours would do. Looks like great fun. bruce h


This is a video of me landing my first one (Landed) this time from a boat. A
few "F" word in there so the faint of heart should give it a miss...

www.dryflynz.com/kingfish.wmv (About 6 megs I think...)