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 ...

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 ...

Here's what happens when luck, foresight, and skill come together when an angler is out fly fishing for Striped Bass. Sam Alsop made history on June 28th, 2024, by catching an 8-pound tautog on a fly ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — An angler from New Jersey reeled in real big fish in the Ocean State earlier this week. (Courtesy: RI DEM) ...

In its quarterly newsletter released on Wednesday, MarineFisheries reported that new management strategies for tautog are in the works for 2018. This species is one of the most localized of all ...