Albies or stripers? Choose wisely.

For anglers chasing albies, metal and epoxy-style casting jigs are tackle box essentials designed to imitate abundant and vulnerable fall run baitfish.

Catch more false albacore by focusing on structure and bait instead of chasing the blitz.

Henry Simonds reeled in a jumbo albie while fishing for bluefin tuna around the Block Island wind farm.

Albies Anonymous: A six-step program for the false albacore addict.

Soft-plastic baits paired with long-casting tackle can fool the most finicky “funny fish.”

Fishermen wait all season to see false albacore streaking across the surface after small baitfish.

Casting eggs are used to deliver lighter jigs or flies to finicky fish with surfcasting tackle.

The arrival of false albacore brings with it a need for speed.

Short for false albacore, "albies" are the trickest northeast inshore fish to catch, but are well worth the effort. Here are a few tips to get started.