Tautog—a.k.a. tog or blackfish—is a member of the wrasse family that thrives among hard structures like rocks, reefs, and wrecks. Not that long ago, they were largely considered a trash fish ...

MICHAEL SHEPHERD For The Press Dec 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2024 0 Fishing for tautog continues to be a phenom to end the year and, hopefully, to ring in the new. If the latest offshore trips on the ...

Simms’ tautog measured 33 inches long and weighed ... If you think you’ve caught a state record, the DEM suggests bringing ...

The fishing seasons may change, but the fishing season never ends. I don't know where those words originated from but I do know I heard them uttered a lot by Capt. Dale Steinert on the Jamaica.

Olszewski said regulations have shown results in protecting species, like a large black fish known as a tautog. He explained that limiting fishing during their breeding season has boosted the ...