Fly Fishing for Tautog Is a Real Challenge Catching a tautog, also called a blackfish, on a fly rod is no easy feat. You usually find the fish around rocks and boulders 20 to 30 feet down.

Tautog fishing in Buzzards Bay is a traditional spring pastime and one of life's simple, inexpensive pleasures. Tautog, also called "tog" or blackfish, are scrappy fighters, bulldogging for the ...

Tautog anglers are truly a hardy and dedicated bunch, that’s for sure. Seeing as it’s one of only a handful of coastal fish you can target during the cold months, January and February’s ...

Shore anglers fishing off Fort Phoenix, the jetties off Fort Rodman, the Padanaram Bridge and the Narrows in Wareham are also catching fish. Also called blackfish, tautog are bottom feeders and ...

Follow these tips on how to fish for tautog, cod, and ling in the winter months. Join the 1871 Club Now : Members-only Hats, 2x F&S Issues & $15 Merch Credit Gear ...

When it comes to saltwater fishing, saltwater fish taste fantastic. Tautog are one of the best out there. If you can get a hold of a tautog, you should definitely give it a try as it is a very ...

As of Oct. 15, the tautog limit in Rhode Island and Massachusetts will increase to five fish/person/day with a 10-fish boat limit that does not apply to party or charter boats.

Fishing for tautog (also called black fish) has been outstanding for the past four to five years. The fish have been abundant and quite large. This year, in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts ...

If you want to land tautog and seek a few tips on how to catch them, attend Capt. Charlie Donilon’s Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association videoconference seminar at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28.

Rhode Island's spring tautog season opened April 1 and runs through May 31 with a three-fish limit. Tautog fishing experts recommend using white or Asian crabs, or clam bellies as bait. Anglers are ...

If you have not fished for tautog before, now is the time to give it a try while the catching is good and the catch limit is about to be increased. As of Oct. 15, the tautog limit in Massachusetts ...

Rhode Island's spring tautog season opened April 1 and runs through May 31 with a three-fish limit. Tautog fishing experts recommend using white or Asian crabs, or clam bellies as bait.