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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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