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Free Public Fishing
WHERE TO FISH AND WHAT BAIT TO USE

THE BEACHES OF OCEAN CITY

During the summer, anglers are allowed to
surf fish before 10am and after 5:30pm (or
when the lifeguards are off-duty). Off-Season,
anglers are allowed all day. Use mullet for
bluefish, squid for sharks and trout, blood-
worms or Fishbites for spot and whiting,
lures, live eels or spot for stripers.

HOMER GUDELSKY PARK
Traveling west over the Route 50 Bridge, make a left at Golf Course Road (next
to Royal Farms) and make the next immediate left onto Old Bridge Road. Beach
with rocks along the shore. Cast shiners and squid for flounder, worms or
Fishbites for sea bass and spot, lures for blues, live eels or spot for stripers.

OCEAN CITY INLET
Located at the southernmost end of Ocean City. Use lures for bluefish, trout, and
striper, sandfleas for tautog, and squid, mullet or shiners for flounder.
September 2025 ROUTE 50 BRIDGE

October 2025 Located one block south of 1st Street. Excellent flounder fishing with frozen

2 ANNUAL LABOR DAY INVITAITONAL shiners. Worms or Fishbites used for spot and other small fish. Blues hit lures or
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squid. Night fishing is generally good working lures beneath the lights. Also, good
August 29 - 31 | Ocean City Marlin Club | 410-213-1613
crabbing location using traps.

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20 ANNUAL FLOUNDER POUNDER 46 ANNUAL MID-ATLANTIC
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SURF FISHING TOURNAMENT 2ND THRU 4TH STREET BULKHEAD
September 7 | Bahia Marina | 410-289-7473
October 4 - 6 | Ocean City, MD | 410-251-2203 Located on the bayside. Use shiners and squid for flounder, bluefish and sea bass.
Blood worms or Fishbites for spot, sand fleas or sectioned green crabs for tautog.
47 ANNUAL CHALLENGE CUP INVITAITONAL
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9 ANNUAL OCEAN CITY INSHORE
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Sept 11 - 13 | Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club | 609-884-1006 CONVENTION HALL
CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
Bulkhead and pier behind Convention Hall at 40th Street. Good crabbing and fair
24 ANNUAL SPOT TOURNAMENT October 4 - 5 | Atlantic Tackle | 410-213-0421 fishing on the high tide. Use live minnows for flounder, bloodworms or Fishbites
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September 13 | Ocean City Fishing Center | 410-213-1121 for spot and croaker.
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