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. The bite turns on when the current is moving, so it ...

“With warm weather this week, the tautog bite will improve,” said Dave Henault of Ocean State Tackle in Providence. “The water is cold. The temperature has to be around 50 degrees for the spring ...

Step back in time 20 or 30 years and most coastal anglers fishing between New England and the Mid-Atlantic weren’t very excited about catching tautog, also known as blackfish. Don’t misunderstand, ...

Winter’s not so bad if you live along the Gulf Coast or near the best places to fish in Florida. The temperatures typically stays mild enough that something will keep your rod bent until spring. Of ...

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 ...

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 bottom ...

Today is the season's debut of our weekly Friday fishing report, which runs through October, and it comes bearing good news. The blooming of the first dandelions has traditionally signaled the spring ...

The author with a Rhode Island tautog that picked up a jig fished on ultra-light spinning tackle. Step back in time 20 or 30 years and most coastal anglers fishing between New England and the ...