Projo Fishing: HotBytes

"The blackfish season continues at a top-notch level with good to outstanding fishing each time out," says Frank Blount captain and owner of the Frances Fleet.

"Limits are commonplace on most outings, although they were a bit less frequent towards the end of the week. Pool-winning blackfish have been between 9 and 12 pounds on every trip, and on some trips, there are a half dozen to a dozen fish in the 10-pound range. Also, there has been a tremendous number of shorts, so the action has been fast paced, keeping anglers busy throughout the day.

"Still a few keeper sea bass have been mixed in and cod fish have been making a bit of an appearance on some trips with a couple of teen-size fish recorded last week. Even a handful of red hake on a couple days.

"With the forecast of much colder temps for this week, look for a continuation of the good tautog fishing for weeks to come. There seem to be excellent numbers of 'tog in various water depths with the shallows to deep water all producing well. The blackfish boat sails daily at 6 a.m."

The fleet's cod boats have been catching fish, too, but the number of dogfish has been rising.

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