With the kids back at school, we haven’t had enough anglers to really go fishing recently; but the fish are here. Captain Dale Lisi on the “Foolish Pleasures” set out to the canyons yesterday and returned late with 563 pounds of yellowfin between 9 fish, and plenty of dolphin. (see photo below)Offshore fishing seems to… Read more »
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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!
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 – DOLPHIN FRENZY
CATCH OF THE DAY: DOLPHIN CAPT. ROB SKILLMAN ON THE “MOORE BILLS” CAUGHT 46 DOLPHIN (333 POUNDS) IN THE BALTIMORE CANYON AND 9 KEEPER FLOUNDER AT THE GREAT EASTERN. THE “ALL IN” WITH CAPT. CHAD MEEKS CAME IN WITH 25 DOLPHIN AND A NICE LONGFIN TUNA FROM THE POORMANS. CAPT. FRANK PETTOLINA ON THE “LAST… Read more »
September 28, 2014
It was another day full of dolphin from our offshore boats. The “Wrecker” with Captain Jeremy Blunt had a good day today and returned with 270 pounds of dolphin in the fish box. More dolphin were caught on the “Husevo” today with Captain Mark Robbins who returned with a cart full of dolphin and an… Read more »
September 27, 2014
After a long week or so of the wind blowing offshore we were finally able to get fishing today! The “Moore Bills” with Captain Rob Skillman returned with about 40 dolphin that were all a good size. Captain Jeremy Blunt on the “Wrecker” had a similar day and returned with about 30 dolphin! While the… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2014 – Floundering around
The GET SUM caught 8 keepers on their morning trip and 19 keeper Flounder on their afternoon trip. The BAY BEE also caught Flounder on both of their trips.
September 24, 2014
Wind and bad weather offshore has kept most of our boats at the dock! So everyone turns to the bay. Today the “Bay Bee” with Captain Cale Layton braved a little wind and some rain for a few keeper flounder and plenty of happy customers!!! If you have any questions or would like to make… Read more »
September 23, 2014
With the wind howling we did not have too many boats leave the marina today. The “Bill$ 4 Bills” with Captain Ron Callis braved the weather and returned with a nice gaffer dolphin, 11 blue line tilefish, and 1 golden tile fish. Our bay fishing headboat the “Bay Bee” went and had a good bit… Read more »
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
THE “FOOLISH PLEASURES” WITH CAPT. DALE LISI CAUGHT 20 DOLPHIN AND RELEASED A WHITE MARLIN. CAPT. MARK ROBBINS ON THE “HUSEVO” CAUGHT 18 KEEPER FLOUNDER AND A FEW SEA BASS ON THEIR INSHORE TRIP. THE “BAY BEE” IS STILL CATCHING KEEPER FLOUNDER IN THE BAY.
White marlin are here!
Well, it is finally that time of the year: the white marlin are here and are hungry. Yesterday reports consisted of riggers full of white marlin release flags, today was no different. On the “Playmate” with Captain Chad Meeks the crew released a total of 12 white marlin after a busy day at the Norfolk…. Read more »
Hot Marlin bite! September 17, 2014
Captain Dale Lisi on the “Foolish Pleasures” returned from his trip yesterday with a high numbers of large dolphin. While we didn't see any marlin releases here at the fishing center plenty of boats from our sister marina Sunset had high numbers of marlin after making the hike to the Norfolk canyon! Crews have been… Read more »
September 16, 2014
Three of our boats went offshore today. The “Moore Bills” was the first to return; Captain Rob Skillman led his crew to a dock cart full of dolphin and a white marlin release today. Aboard the “Foolish Pleasures” Captain Dale Lisi also returned with extremely high numbers of good sized dolphin. As this report went… Read more »
“Muff Diver” with Captain Wayne
Today we had two boats return from overnighters. The “Muff Diver” with Captain Wayne Bradford returned with 2 yellow fin tuna, 19 dolphin, and reported heavy shark action releasing over twenty sharks. On the second boat the “Moore Bills” Captain Rob Skillman returned with 2.5 yellow fin, two white marlin releases, and some dolphin. He… Read more »
14th Annual September 11th Memorial Spot Tournament Results
1st Place Spot: (TIE) Breezy Baldwin & Alex Morton 9 ¼ inches 2nd Place Spot: Dawn Mutchler 9” 3rd Place Spot: (3 WAY TIE): Nash Williams, Harper Hastings & Emily Blume 8 ½ inches Youngest Female Angler: Piper Blunt (2 years) Youngest Male Angler: Nash Williams (2 years) Top Adult Male: Chris Fortner Top Adult… Read more »
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2014
Capt. Dale at the helm of the “FOOLISH PLEASURES” returned from an overnighter in the Wilmington Canyon with a 180# Big Eye Tuna, 160# Big Eye Tuna, 1 White Marlin release and a few Dolphin. Capt. Rob on the “MOORE BILLS” fished today and released a White Marlin, caught a 42# Dolphin and a few… Read more »
September 6, 2014
On this beautiful September day a majority of our reports were comprised of marlin releases and dolphin. The “Wrecker” took high hook for the day with 5 white marlin releases, and returned with 7 dolphin today after fishing at the Poorman’s canyon. Close behind was the “All In” with Captain Joe who returned with 4… Read more »
September 5, 2014
With beautiful weather and great fishing, it’s hard to believe we don’t have more boats fishing!! The “Jade II” with Captain Ed Kauffman returned with 33 dolphin for a total weight of 247 pounds. More dolphin, about 10 were also caught on the “Moore Bills” with Captain Rob Skillman who also released 2 blue marlin,… Read more »
August 30, 2014
Marlin was the name of the game again today and thankfully the fish are here. The “Moore Bills” with Captain Rob Skillman returned after an over nighter with a phenomenal report. The crew released a total of 18 white marlin and returned with 3 very large big eye tuna as well as some gaffer dolphin…. Read more »
Marlin are finally here! 08-29-14
Over the past few days the number of white marlin has increased off the coast and it is evident in the number of releases and outriggers full of flags! Captain Butch Davis on the “Fin Ness” had a fantastic day today with 6 white marlin releases and a blue marlin release as well. A close… Read more »
August 29, 2014
Today we had 2 offshore boats go fishing. The “Fin Ness” with Captain Butch Davis was first to return today. Captain Butch spent a majority of his day at 70 fathoms and released 7 white marlin. Captain Dale Lisi on the “Foolish Pleasures” had an exceptional day of tuna fishing today! He returned with 6… Read more »