Tunny, Little (False Albacore)

Bait or Lure
Bait or Lure

Artificial lures (small feather and nylon lures, spoons, cedar plugs), strip baits

Methods
Methods

Trolling, can cast small metal lures to schools of fish on surface

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Location

Offshore and coastal ocean waters; occasionally in lower Chesapeake Bay

seasons
Seasons

May — November

Average weight
Average Weights

6 – 14 pounds

state record
State Record

25 pounds, 4 ounces; caught off Virginia Capes in 1964 by Jack Sparrow

Rules to catch Tunny, Little (False Albacore)

  • Timings for catiching Tunny, Little (False Albacore) are 00:00 to 05:00 am
  • Tunny, Little (False Albacore) is rare species, requires license etc
  • there are many rules but this is a mockup info for catching Tunny, Little (False Albacore)
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