Tautog

Bait or Lure
Bait or Lure

Crab (blue, fiddler, green and mole crabs); clams; whelk

Methods
Methods

Bottomfishing with bait over underwater obstructions (wrecks, reefs, rocks

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Location

Wrecks and reefs in ocean waters off the coast and in lower Chesapeake Bay; along Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

seasons
Seasons

January — December peak March — June and October — December

Average weight
Average Weights

3 – 6 pounds

state record
State Record

24 pounds; caught off Wachapreague in 1987 by Gregory R. Bell

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
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