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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you haven’t fished a tautog tournament, this is the one to enter. The AnglerCatch RI Tog Classic will be held Sunday, Oct. 13, from sunrise to 2 p.m. There are more than $50,000 in prizes and great ...

“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, ...

Uncrowned is a new destination for all things MMA, boxing, wrestling, and more, featuring Ariel Helwani. If you haven’t fished a tautog tournament, this is the one to enter. The AnglerCatch RI Tog ...