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Blackfish Add a Refreshingly Robust Fishery to the Scene

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The false albacore fishing had been very good up until last week's big storm. Ted Pearlman caught this nice one fishing with Capt. Merritt White off Montauk. CAPT. MERRITT WHITE

The false albacore fishing had been very good up until last week's big storm. Ted Pearlman caught this nice one fishing with Capt. Merritt White off Montauk. CAPT. MERRITT WHITE

The blackfish season has opened and the tog are chewing. Adam Giunta put on a tog jiggin' clinic aboard the Montauk charter boat Double D this week. CAPT. DAN GIUNTA

The blackfish season has opened and the tog are chewing. Adam Giunta put on a tog jiggin' clinic aboard the Montauk charter boat Double D this week. CAPT. DAN GIUNTA

The blackfish season opened this past weekend and the tog were chewing already. Matt Brophy of Sag Harbor got this nice one fishing off the North Fork.

The blackfish season opened this past weekend and the tog were chewing already. Matt Brophy of Sag Harbor got this nice one fishing off the North Fork.

Blackfish are on the menu aboard the Hampton Lady party boat, which is sailing from Hampton Bays daily on all-day tog trips this month. COURTESY HAMPTON LADY FISHING

Blackfish are on the menu aboard the Hampton Lady party boat, which is sailing from Hampton Bays daily on all-day tog trips this month. COURTESY HAMPTON LADY FISHING

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  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Oct 22, 2025
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
The blackfish season in New York opened this past weekend, and with it comes the high point of the local fishing seasons. With the opening of blackfish, almost every angler’s... more

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