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According to Eustis the spill threatens a range of species including black terns, bottlenose dolphins, larval yellowfin tuna, marsh birds, spring pogies, and young fish migrating into the estuaries for spring growth.
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Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Some large reds are being caught just outside the bar—a live pogy is the best attraction, but some fish are also being caught on large jerkbaits.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 25 June 2021
Because of this, pogies are usually used as bait to help catch bigger fish.
—Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 19 Apr. 2020
For many Atlantic and Gulf Coast anglers, large live menhaden (also referred to as bunker or pogies) are premier baits for tarpon, king mackerel, cobia, striped bass, bluefish, and more.
—Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
The Mystic River in Everett and Somerville reeked as thousands of dead pogies rotted along the shore last summer.
—Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Over the last two summers, large schools of menhaden (pogies) have been in residence from the South Shore to N.H.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
Division of Marine Fisheries biologists determined that the pogies, which are typically between 8 and 11 inches long, died of natural causes.
—Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
The good news is that this juvenile humpback, still of unknown gender, is feeding successfully at the mouth of Boston Harbor on schools of menhaden, also known locally as pogies.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
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Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Some large reds are being caught just outside the bar—a live pogy is the best attraction, but some fish are also being caught on large jerkbaits.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 25 June 2021
Because of this, pogies are usually used as bait to help catch bigger fish.
—Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 19 Apr. 2020
For many Atlantic and Gulf Coast anglers, large live menhaden (also referred to as bunker or pogies) are premier baits for tarpon, king mackerel, cobia, striped bass, bluefish, and more.
—Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
The Mystic River in Everett and Somerville reeked as thousands of dead pogies rotted along the shore last summer.
—Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Over the last two summers, large schools of menhaden (pogies) have been in residence from the South Shore to N.H.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
Division of Marine Fisheries biologists determined that the pogies, which are typically between 8 and 11 inches long, died of natural causes.
—Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
The good news is that this juvenile humpback, still of unknown gender, is feeding successfully at the mouth of Boston Harbor on schools of menhaden, also known locally as pogies.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
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“Pogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pogy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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