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 "The day's biggest Fluke." |
 "83 and still hauling 'em in!" |
 "Mine's a 'keeper', too." |
 "The Gang's all here!" |
 "Look! - here's mine, where's yours?" |
- Captain Clem's Fish Guide -
Blackfish
The Blackfish, or Tautog, is
a fish of the wrasse family found in salt water from Nova Scotia to South
Carolina. It lives along the bottom, in and amongst rocks, wrecks, mussel beds,
bridge pilings or other bottom features.
Blackfish have a reputation for being a particularly tricky fish to catch. Part of this is because of their tendency to live among rocks and other structures that can cause a fisherman’s line to get snagged. The favorite baits for blackfish include: green crabs, fiddler crabs, clams, shrimp, mussels, sandworms and lobsters.
Sea Bass
The black sea bass, also known
as sea bass and blackfish, is a type of Grouper (Serranidae) found more
commonly in northern than in southern ranges. Known as a bottom species, they
are usually found around wrecks, reefs, piers, breakwaters, and over beds of
shells, coral, rock, etc.
Black sea bass, as their name indicates, are usually black. Like many other fish, they have the ability to change color to blend with their environment. They can be brown, black, gray, or even indigo blue. Their most distinctive feature is their skin, which resembles a fishnet pattern because of the darker color around the outside of their scales contrasting with the lighter color under the scales.
The average sea bass weighs around 1 1/2 pounds with the largest recorded at 9 pounds 8 ounces. Any sea bass weighing 5 pounds or more is considered big.
Sea bass are a delicious fish. The meat is firm, white, and mild-flavored.
Porgy
The porgy is an Atlantic fish
found from New England through Florida and the Bahamas. There are 2 primary
species known as the scup and the jolthead. The jolthead porgy is found further
south than the scup porgy. The scup averages a couple of pounds while the
jolthead porgy is bigger with some of these fish growing larger than 8 pounds.
Fluke / Flounder
The summer Flounder,
or "Fluke," is a flatfish found in coastal waters from the southern Gulf of
Maine to Florida. Fluke can be found along the beaches, bays and tidal rivers
and often fished fairly close to the shore. Like other species of flatfish, the
fluke has both eyes on one side of its head and rests on the ocean floor on its
side. The fluke is called a left handed flatfish because its eyes are on the
upper surface of the head when the fish is facing left. Summer flounder are
called the chameleons of the sea because of their ability to change color to
match the bottom on which they are found. Generally they are white below and
darker above, but they can turn various shades of gray, blue, green/orange and
almost black. They feed on fish, squid, shrimp, and crabs. The fluke may weigh
up to 26 pounds with a length of over 37 inches.
Fluke are some of the best tasting fish in our waters. They are a very white meat fish that flakes easily. Great care should be taken to not overcook this delicious fish.
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