Flux Fishing Forecast

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Tautog (Blackfish)

Tautoga onitis

Cool-water wrasse targeted around wrecks/jetties/rocky structure from Nova Scotia to SC; most abundant Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. Premier NC winter/early-spring wreck species north of Hatteras.

In our regions

North Carolina (Outer Banks + Cape Lookout)

Regulations

⚠️ BETA: best-effort current as of May 31, 2026. Confirm with the linked FWC / NOAA source before keeping a fish.

Showing 2 of 12 regulations for Georgia

GA_ATLANTIC

Georgia — State waters (0–3 nm) · GA DNR

Currently OPENOpen year-round

Tautog rare in GA; no state-specific reg.

At/below southern range.

FEDERAL

Federal Atlantic (3–200 nm) — SAFMC

Currently OPENOpen year-round

Federal: managed by states via ASMFC Tautog FMP — federal waters generally follow state limits adjacent.

State-managed via ASMFC.