Blackfish Reports 2022

[Mike]

For the sake of actual fishing content in the BBF, post your reports here!

 

Compiled Regulations by state (from Joe Choi)

 

Massachusetts (16”)
Aug 1 – Oct 14  3 fish
Oct 15 – Dec 31 5 fish

 

Rhode Island (16”)
8/1 – 10/14  3 fish
10/15 – 12/31  5 fish
Recreational Boats (non-party or non-charter boats) – Max of 10 fish total per day
Only 1 fish greater than 21” (Both Recreational and Party / Charter Boats)

 

Connecticut (16”)
10/10 – 11/28 3 fish

 

New York (16”)

Long Island Sound 10/11 – 12/9  3 fish

NY Bight 10/15 – 12/22  4 fish

 

New Jersey (15”)
8/1 – 11/15  1 fish
11/16 – 12/31  5 fish
1/1 – 2/28  4 fish

 

Delaware (16”)
7/1 – 5/15  4 fish

 

Maryland (16”)
7/1 – 10/31  2 fish
11/1 – 5/15  4 fish

 

Virginia (16”)
7/1 – 5/15  4 fish

 

Have a great season!!

 

[Slayer]

I caught Tog today.....lots of them, so there.

[Mike]

Attaboy!!!

[bigfish4me]

Had a nice long talk on Friday about tog fishing with the captain that put the guys on the last 2 Jersey record tog ….he said spot lock has put a real hurting on the tog numbers and it’s only going to get worse. When I asked about the best place for numbers he said Rhode Island by a mile, best shot at a real big fish was late season in south Jersey or Delaware …. And by the second week of January he’s booked for the year for tog trips. 
 

 

[Tom T]

Please don't use this thread for anything but mocking Y.

 

And yes, Daffin knows a thing or two about tog.  But to say spot lock is responsible for the population down there is laughable.  Few spots, far away mile wise and they have gotten pounded for a decade or more.

[Billybob]

I'm not buying his spot lok BS.

[Tom T]

1 hour ago, Billybob said:

I'm not buying his spot lok BS.

It does allow jamokes like you to get on a piece correctly and fish it out.  I'll give him that.

 

So, it is lowering the barrier a bit.  But the damage has been done prior to the technology.

[Billybob]

Nonsense, it's the same spots you fish with a wreck anchor, just less work.

[Tom T]

Some boats/places/spots can't mangle and ruin a wreck by snagging it.  

[Billybob]

We don't fish wrecks up here, we have real structure.

[Slacker]

Has Billybob ever shown any skill in New Jersey?

[Tom T]

They literally use fishfinder rigs up there.  What do you think?

[Tom T]

I kid.  Our last two tog trips have not been the greatest and I don't remember if BB made either of those.  

 

Of course I put a limit plus on the deck each time, but we can't go by me. 

[Slacker]

I do see Billybob with his big striped carp, so we know he can catch them.  Last week he apparently put EB on the smallest albie that I have ever seen photographed, so he has some skills there, too. 

 

But deep water tog on a 20 degree morning... I haven't seen it.

[Slacker]

THIS IS A REPORTS THREAD!!!

 

Yeah, Y, we know.  We know.