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The Fishing News
00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfc9abb0000 with Steve JunkerEach week during saltwater fishing season Steve Junker checks in with the folks at On the Water magazine and others to find out who's catching what where around the Cape and Islands—and how they're doing it. 00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfc9abc0000For a detailed weekly Fishing Forecast, check out On the Water.00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfc9abb0001

False Albacore Showing Up in Big Numbers, Making for Great Fishing

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Fisherman on Martha's Vineyard with False Albacore

There is some wildly good fishing going on now, mostly thanks to the abundance of bait in the water – especially all that peanut bunker. We’re seeing albies on the south side, bluefish in Buzzards Bay, and striped bass in Cape Cod Bay and the Canal. And some spectacular blitzes are popping up, especially for false albacore.

When albies are on bait like this, they lose a lot of their characteristic pickiness and are willing to hit larger lures. You can see a great video of an albie blitz here.

Kevin Blinkoff, of On The Water magazine, talks about the furious albie fishing going on at the moment, and rounds up the fishing action for the region. Audio is posted below – give it a listen.

Steve is Managing Editor of News. He came to WCAI in 2007. He also hosts the weekly News Roundup on Friday mornings and produces The Fishing News.