Tautog
Bait or Lure
Crab (blue, fiddler, green and mole crabs); clams; whelk
Methods
Bottomfishing with bait over underwater obstructions (wrecks, reefs, rocks
Location
Wrecks and reefs in ocean waters off the coast and in lower Chesapeake Bay; along Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Seasons
January — December peak March — June and October — December
Average Weights
3 – 6 pounds
State Record
24 pounds; caught off Wachapreague in 1987 by Gregory R. Bell
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Rules to catch Tautog
- Timings for catiching Tautog are 00:00 to 05:00 am
- Tautog is rare species, requires license etc
- there are many rules but this is a mockup info for catching Tautog
