Damn Good Tautog Fishing Charters

The best tautog fishing charters are:

• Brynnie-B Inshore Fishing, LLC
• Cape Classic Fishing Charters
• Moondance Charters
• Columbia Sportfishing
• Pistol Sportfishing Charters

Our Damn Good Guides currently offer 13 tautog trips, and the most popular trips are Old-School Classic Trip guided by Greg, Stone Harbor Inshore/Nearshore guided by Frank, and New Jersey Inshore Classic guided by Frank.

Our guides are rated a 5 out of 5 based on 3716 verified reviews on Captain Experiences.

All guides on Captain Experiences are vetted by our team. You can access their reviews, click through trip photos, read bios to get to know them, and preview trip details like species, techniques, group sizes, boat specs and more.

Looking for kid friendly tautog guides / fishing lessons? Check out our beginner and family friendly tautog guides.

Deep Sea fishing is the most popular type of fishing for tautog as well as inshore fishing, nearshore fishing, and lake fishing.

The most common fishing techniques are light tackle fishing, bottom fishing, and jigging but trolling and live bait fishing are popular as well.

Prices for tautog can range anywhere from about $500 to $1,600, but the average price for a half day trip for tautog is $1,097. The average price for a full day trip for tautog is $888.

Hiring a guide provides a number of benefits and many choose to book a fishing guide for a combination of experience, local knowledge, convenience, and cost-effectiveness.

Working with experienced fishing guides who know the best local spots and techniques can dramatically increase your odds of a great day. Having someone who is on the water every day and knows the area like the back of their hand is going to give you the best chances of success.

Booking a guide is also more cost effective, especially if you only get out a handful of times per year. When you consider all of the costs you would incur on your own such as the price of a boat, maintenance, insurance, gas, high-quality gear and tackle, repairs, and more, you’ll find that DIY is sometimes not worth the expense.

Even if you’ve got a great setup already in your home waters, booking a guide also provides a great opportunity to experience new techniques, new locations, or even a chance at a new target species to knock off the bucket list.

The most popular season for tautog fishing is summer, and most anglers book their trips 25 days in advance.

See here for more information on tautog fishing licenses, tautog bag limits, and fishing season regulations for tautog. When in doubt, your fishing guide will always know the right tautog rules and regulations.