IA Fish Finder - Blackfish Details

Name:

Blackfish

Water Type:

saltwater

Latin Name:

Tautoga onitis

Common Names:

white chin, blackfish, tautog

Ideal Water Temp:

World Record:

Description:

Rounded perch-like fish, blunt fins, large tough lips. Dark colored black/brown on top, light/white on bottom. Bottom fish found in rocks and reefs. Caught mainly with bait, clams and crabs fished among rocks. Tautog are found heavily in Southern New England south of Cape Cod Canal.

Tips, Techniques, Discussion:

There are 8 comments for this species. Come and join the conversation.

Last comment was on 07/23/11 12:14 PM by t46schell

Recipes:

There are 2 recipes for this species. View these recipes.

Last recipe was on 01/18/10 05:52 PM by rebalu

Photos:

Below are photos of Blackfish
or locations where users have caught Blackfish.
Add your own photo of a Blackfish

2'nd spot
walked up the beach a little ways towards the parking lot
Added by punisher72 from the trip entitled Gooseberry neck/island

Avg. Rating: 5
# of Ratings: 1

Another Black I caught
Blackfish caught Nov 14th 2008
Added by aqualung

Avg. Rating: 5
# of Ratings: 2

Tautog or Blackfish
Added by masterb8tr

Search:

Find other fish species
Find user trips that have Blackfish
Find locations that have Blackfish

Edit Details:

Are we missing information about Blackfish that you know about? Is our data is inaccurate?
If so, please edit this species. *New

Last Edited By:

davetroy on 08/08/10 09:08 PM