It’s officially summer, the first white marlin in Ocean City was caught by the Wrecker over the weekend! Check out our interview with Captain Bobby Layton of the Wrecker and angler Hannah Melvin on catching the first white marlin of the season in Ocean City!
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101 boats are competing for over $1.4 million in the 39th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament! We can`t wait to see you all at the scales! If you can`t make it to the scales this weekend, watch the scales livestream at octunatournament.com/livestream! Tight lines to all the participants!
TOURNAMENT UPDATE: Sunset Marina will be used as an alternative weigh station Friday & Saturday only! Please note this is for stringer only.
Join us on Saturday, July 11th, from 4 pm to 8 pm under the Tuna Tournament tent at the Ocean City Fishing Center for Boats & Beers!! We have a great selection of boats on land and in water from Rt 113 Boat Sales, PYY, Intrinsic, and Bluewater Yachts!
The 39th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament is finally here! Registration starts today at 4 pm at the Ocean City Fishing Center! We hope to see you all there and at the scales this weekend!
We are so excited for the 39th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament!! We hope to see you all there, whether you are participating in the tournament, joining us for Boats & Beers, or watching the scales! Registration begins tomorrow!
We are excited to announce that Marlins for Mason will be our Level S Charity Beneficiary 50/50 Split, where half of your Level S entry fee will go directly to Marlins for Mason and their mission to Catch a Cure for Dravet! They will also have a tent during our registration where you can pre-register for this year’s Marlins for Mason Billfish Release Tournament! We hope to see you all there supporting Marlins for Mason!
We`re proud to welcome Huk back as an OC Tuna Tournament sponsor. Since day one, Huk has been creating gear built to perform offshore—keeping anglers comfortable, protected, and focused on what matters most.
Here`s to early departures, hard-fought battles, and the moments that remind us why we keep chasing the next trip offshore. Catch you at the scales July 10th-12th.
The 39th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament shirts are here!! Come pick yours up today right here at the Ocean City Fishing Center tackle store!
Join Our Slip Waiting List
We have a new feature! You can now join our waitlist online through Dockwa. Click the link below to add yourself to our slip waiting list, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. https://dockwa.com/explore/destination/7ecp28-ocean-city-fishing-center/waitlists/long_term/entries/new
2025 Tournament Schedule
Ocean City’s 2025 tournament schedule is here! This upcoming season is stacked with a great lineup of world-class tournaments happening right here in Ocean City Maryland. We have plenty of tournaments happening right here at Sunset Marina that you won’t want to miss. Mark your calendars, it’s going to be an unforgettable year. We hope… Read more »
The Daily Catch # 4
The Daily Catch # 4 – 2024 featuring Hooked On OC’s Scott Lenox talking to Ro Sham Bo captain Willie Zimmerman about their charter day out of the beautiful Ocean City Fishing Center.
July 12, 2024
The first day of the 37th annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament is in the books. We saw some nice looking fish hit the scales today as you can see in this wrap-up video. We are excited to see what everyone brings to the scales for day two! Watch the weigh-ins live at octunatournament.com/fish-cam
37TH ANNUAL OCEAN CITY TUNA TOURNAMENT – JULY 12TH-14TH, 2024
The World’s Largest Tuna Tournament is right around the corner! Here is a RECAP video from last year’s scales to help get you motivated! Fish the 37th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament, hosted right here at OCFC from July 12TH-14TH to compete once again for an anticipated record payout of over one million dollars! Now… Read more »
34th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament – July 9-11, 2021
The 34th Annual OC Tuna Tournament is on! Fishing days are July 9-11, 2021. For detailed info please visit octunatournament.com.
Spot Tournament – Saturday, September 14, 2019
Annual Spot Fishing Tournament Fish from the docks of the Ocean City Fishing Center Saturday, September 14, 2019 Entry Fee $5.00 100% of entry fees returned as prize money Lines in at 5:00PM Lines out at 6:30PM Registration begins at 4:00PM AWARDS Largest Spot: Winner to be determined by length only Divisions: 10 yrs… Read more »
July 20, 2019
Capt. Josh on the Instigator returned with 5 Mahi-Mahi and released 3 White Marlin and 1 Blue Marlin. The Game On with Capt. Jon came back with a White Marlin. Capt. Chris on the Spring Mix II caught 12 Mahi-Mahi. The Last Call with Capt. Frank Pettolina caught 6 SeaBass and 3 Blueline Tile Fish. … Read more »
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Fishing was a bit slow today but boats did return with Yellow fin tuna, Blue fin tuna, Big Eye tuna, Mahi and marlin releases.
Tuna, Marlin and Mahi-Mahi fishing is still good
The Playmate came in with 6 yellow fin tuna, 2 blue fin tuna and 3 mahi. The Wrecker returned with 3 yellow fin tuna and 5 mahi. The Spring Mix came in with 2 blue fin tuna and 2 mahi. The Moore Bills caught 1 yellow fin tuna, 3 mahi and released a white marlin. … Read more »
SLOW FISHING, BUT STILL PRODUCTIVE
YESTERDAY, SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD WE HAD 51 BOATS OUT FISHING. THE FIRST BOATS TO RETURN WERE COMING BACK FROM OVERNIGHTERS. CAPT. CHRIS ON THE TALKIN TRASH CAME BACK WITH 11 YELLOW FIN. CAPT. KEN ON THE HOT SPOT CAUGHT 2 BIG EYE TUNA AND YELLOW FIN TUNA. THE BLUEBILL CAME IN WITH 11 YELLOW FIN,… Read more »
YELLOW FIN TUNA ARE HERE!
FRIDAY WE HAD A FEW BOAT BRAVE THE WIND AND SEAS AND THEY RETURNED WITH BOXES FULL OF TUNA AND DOLPHIN. CAPT. STEVE ON THE STALKER RETURNED WITH 3 YELLOW FIN TUNA AND 1 DOLPHIN. CAPT. CHRIS ON THE TALKIN TRASH CAUGHT 4 YELLOW FIN TUNA, 11 DOLPHIN AND RELEASED 3 MAKO SHARKS. CAPT. STEVE… Read more »
“JUST FOLD” WINS MAKO RELEASES IN THE MAKO MANIA
CHARTER BOAT “JUST FOLD” WINS THE MAKO RELEASES IN THIS YEAR’S MAKO MANIA. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM FOR TAKING HOME OVER $21,000.00.
EPIC BIG EYES & YELLOW FIN TUNA
THE BIG EYES AND YELLOW FIN TUNA HAVE ARRIVED. WE HAD MANY BOATS OUT FISHING ON FRIDAY AND RETURN WITH BIG EYE TUNA, THE LARGEST TOTAL WEIGHT WAS 534 POUNDS. OTHER BOATS RETURNED WITH YELLOW FIN TUNA AND DOLPHIN. ALSO, SEEING WHITE MARLIN RELEASES AND SHARK RELEASES.
Bluefin Tuna & Makos
We saw many Bluefin Tuna brought to the docks this weekend. Also, the first Mako of the season was also brought into OCFC aboard the charter boat, “Finatic”. The “Bill$ 4 Bills” came in yesterday with their limit of Bluefin Tuna. The “Wrecker” came in Saturday with a Bluefin and a Dolphin and released over… Read more »
Boats are now fishing offshore!!!
Today, the “Moore Bills” headed offshore for Tuna and Dolphin!! Stay tuned for a catch report. The “Talkin’ Trash” returned last night from NC and caught a few Yellowfin Tuna and dolphin. Call now to book a charter with our fleet!! 800-322-3065.
Bay Bee
The Bay Bee is done fishing for the season. Thank you for fishing with us and we hope to see you in 2019.
ANNUAL SPOT TOURNAMENT – CANCELLED
THE ANNUAL SPOT TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER THIS YEAR.