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 ...

Here's what happens when luck, foresight, and skill come together when an angler is out fly fishing for Striped Bass. World record tautog (blackfish) caught by Sam Alsop. / photo provided by Sam Alsop ...

A Waretown man reeled in what looks to be a record-setting blackfish last weekend in Cape May, wrestling with a 25-pound, 8-ounce tautog to claim the new state mark. Chris Sullivan was among a group ...

The calendar has turned to January and most anglers who are ocean fishing are targeting blackfish, which will have to carry the small fleet of recreational boats that are still fishing. Most everyone ...

A big 17-pound blackfish was reeled in off a piece of rock bottom, which is a good sign because once the striped bass head for the barn, the blackfish will need to carry the inshore fishery over the ...

Everyone has heard all the horror stories about the destruction Hurricane Sandy; our hearts and prayers go out to those who have been victims of her wrath. However, there are some good stories; tales ...

Blackfish addicts have had to be content with a single tautog per day since July 16, but that comes to an end Sunday when the limit changes to six per man through the rest of the year. It probably ...

Hard weather involving small craft warnings, four- to six-foot waves, and 30-plus knot winds interrupted what should have been 15 days of good fall blackfish/tautog fishing. Often, Long Island Sound ...

With the steady transition to cooler temperatures, blackfishing has hit full stride along the north and south shores. Although the tautog, or simply 'tog, as blackfish are called have been in season ...

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