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, from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tautog fishing is very good at the popular ledges, rocky areas and wrecks throughout Buzzards Bay out to the Islands. In the Bay, some popular spots include Cleveland's Ledge, Mosher's Ledge, Negro ...

He was dragging that disgusting burlap bag across the sidewalks from the Brightman Street Bridge to his home on a side street off Lindsey in the north end of Fall River on a warm, mid-morning in May.