False Albacore Tracker
False albacore are also called little tunny or albies. This page reads every saltwater fishing report we collect, picks out the ones that mention albies, and shows which states are reporting them now, how strongly, and the water temperature on the newest report.
Right now, state by state
5 of 18 states we track are reporting false albacore in the last 14 days. Each state takes the strongest report we collected; the water temperature is the buoy, tide station or stream gauge reading on that state’s newest false albacore report. Tap a state for all of its reports.
| State | Status | Where | Reports | Water temp | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic coast, north to south | |||||
| Maine | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| New Hampshire | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts | Active | Buzzards Bay & Vineyard Sound, Cape Cod Bay | 7 | 60°F | Oct 20 |
| Rhode Island | Active | Narragansett Bay | 14 | 58°F | Oct 24 |
| Connecticut | Active | Long Island Sound | 6 | 60°F | Oct 22 |
| New York | Active | Long Island & Montauk | 14 | 59°F | Oct 24 |
| New Jersey | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Delaware | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Maryland | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia | Slow | Eastern Shore (Chincoteague) | 1 | 73°F | Oct 15 |
| North Carolina | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Florida | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Gulf coast, east to west | |||||
| Alabama | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Mississippi | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Louisiana | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
| Texas | No albie reports | - | - | - | - |
“No albie reports” means nobody we collect from mentioned false albacore in that state this fortnight. It does not mean the fish are not there. It means we have nothing to show you, and we would rather say so than guess.
When false albacore show up in our reports
In our records, reports tagging false albacore ran from June 2026 (1 report) to October 2026, and made up the largest share of our reports in September 2026. Our records begin April 3, 2026, so anything reported before then is not counted.
The number over each bar is how many reports tagged false albacore with a condition that month. Bar height is that count as a share of every report we collected from these states that month, so a month we simply collected more in does not look busier. Striped bars are months before our records begin: no record, not zero. October 2026 is the month so far.
Wayfinder
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Guides
- CT Albie Chasers at the Race, Niantic Bay, and Watch Hill Report a Fall Window Measured in Days, what LIS Charter Reports, ASMFC Little Tunny Notes, and Eastern Sound Anglers Reveal About False Albacore in Connecticut
- False Albacore (Little Tunny) Fishing in Connecticut: The Fall Run Guide
- September Albies, October Stripers, November Tautog. The CT Fall Season Doesn't Wind Down. It Gets Better.
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Before you go
Seasons, size limits and bag limits for false albacore differ by state and change. Check the official rules for the state you are fishing on our regulations by state page, which links straight to each state agency.
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- Redfish and Bull Red TrackerRed drum from Delaware to Texas, with a count of reports that mention bull reds.
- Shad Run TrackerAmerican and hickory shad in coastal rivers on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
How this is built
Every fishing report we collect is scanned for false albacore. A report that tags the fish with a condition (“hot”, “slow”) scores on that condition; a report that only mentions the fish in passing counts as presence, weakly. The strongest report in a state sets that state’s status.
We do not model the run or predict where the fish will be next week. This is a picture of what anglers, shops, charters and state agencies actually reported, which is a smaller claim and one we can stand behind.
Live status last read October 24, 2026.
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