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You cannot beat the marlin bite we have had the past few weeks. Multiple people on the docks have compared the fishing we are seeing now to the fishing we saw back in the 2010s. The marlin fishing seems to be steady, and everyone is trying to get in on the action. Yesterday was a great day for the fleet with multiple boats reaching double digits in releases. The top two boats from the day were “Billfisher” with 34 white releases and “Sea Hag” with 33 white releases, both fishing in the Washington Canyon. The whole fleet had a great day, including “Reel Chaos” with 20 white releases, “Sequel” with 17 white releases, “Special Situation” with 16 white releases, “Reel Joy” with 15 white releases, “Southern C’s” with 15 white releases, and “Bar South” with 14 white releases. If you can get offshore, now is a great time to go!

“Reel Chaos”

“Kilo Charlie”

The marlin bite is back! We had a few boats fish yesterday, “Kilo Charlie” came back with 4 white releases, “Juju” had one white release, “Reel Chaos” had a white release, a yellowfin, a mahi, and a pile of tilefish, “Pumpin Hard” had a yellofin and some seabass, and “Marli” had a yellowfin and a pile of tilefish! It’s gearing up to be a fun weekend with a lot of boats fishing this weekend, and the Marlin Club Kid Classic! We’ll see you on the docks!

We hope everyone had a great 4th of July Weekend! We had a busy weekend on the docks, at Sunset Grille, and throughout Ocean City. The biggest fishing day of the weekend was Thursday, July 3rd. The yellowfin bite was on fire, fishing out of the Washington Canyon, “Christine Marie” came back 9 yellowfin, “Marli” had 6 yellowfin, “Bar South” had 9 yellowfin and 3 mahi. Fishing out of the Baltimore Canyon “Primary Search” had 13 yellowfin and a white marlin release, “Pumpin Hard” had the first blue marlin release fishing out of Sunset Marina as well as 3 yellowfin and 2 mahi, “Real One” had 6 yellowfin and a mahi and “Boss Hogg” had 12 yellowfin and a mahi. Most people enjoyed their 4th of July on land and started fishing again on the 5th. “Primary Search” went out and found a Big Eye weighing in at 148lbs. This was Faith, their angler and one of our dockhands, first time offshore, and she came back with a big and a big smile! Congrats Faith! Sunday, July 6th, ended up being a day for marlin releases. “Marli” had a white release and 5 yellowfin, “Pole Position” had 5 yellowfin and a white release, “Kilo Charlie” had a white release and 3 yellowfin, and “Shotski” went over 100 miles offshore and came back with a blue release and two white marlin releases! Another great weekend here at Sunset Marina is in the books, and we are looking forward to next weekend’s Ocean City Tuna Tournament at the Ocean City Fishing Center. We hope to see you there!

Weekend wrap-up! Sunday was quieter than Saturday, but we still saw a lot of great catches brought back to the docks! The boats that went out yesterday reported that it was a beautiful day on the water, with pretty much perfect conditions. We have two boats come back with some big eyes. “Reel Chaos” had two big eyes and 11 yellowfin, and “Marli” had one big eye and 9 yellowfin; they both were fishing out of the Baltimore. “Boss Hogg” and “Real One” were both fishing out of the Washington. “Boss Hogg” had 11 yellowfin and 1 mahi, and “Real One” had 6 yellowfin. “Christine Marie” had their first trip of the season and ended up with 12 yellowfin while fishing just above the Norfolk. “Pumpin Hard” and “White Lightning” were both fishing in the Poormans, and both got into the yellowfin. “Pumpin Hard” ended up with 7, and “White Lightning” had 11. It was another successful weekend at Sunset Marina. We have some boats fishing early this week, and then we are gearing up for another full weekend of fishing!

“Boss Hogg”

“Marli”

“Reel Chaos”

“Christine Marie”

“Pumpin Hard”

“Real One”

“White Lightning”

The first official Saturday of Summer was a success! Everyone was getting in on the action; we had 63 boats go out yesterday between Sunset Marina and Fisherman’s Marina. We saw a ton of yellowfin tuna hit the docks yesterday, the fish cleaners were backed up and busy to say the least! “White Lightning” also came back with a white marlin release! The last day of the Fish N Paddle at Atlantic Tackle takes place today, the scales are open from 12 to 4 pm. The last day of the Marlin Clubs Small Boat Tournament is today at Fisherman’s Marina, and their scales are open from 3 to 7 pm. It’s been a great weekend so far, and we’re excited to see what the fleet brings back to the docks today!

“White Lightning”

“Have At It”

“Marli”

“Reel Chaos”

“Kilo Charlie”

“Knot Again”

“Pumpin Hard”

“Tara Jessica”

“Sea Hunt”

“Boss Hogg”

“Second Chance”

“Primary Search”

We had a busy day on the docks yesterday! “East Bound” came back this morning from an overnight trip with a 161-pound big eye, the first big eye of the weekend! “C-Boys”, “Marli”, “Grande Pez”, and “Real One” all came back with 7 yellowfin each fishing out of the Washington Canyon. “Reel Chaos” came back with 10 yellowfin, and “Boss Hogg” had 11 yellowfin! “Blue Runner” had 2 yellowfin. We are gearing up for a busy day on the docks and at the Marlin Clubs Small Boat Tournament at Fisherman’s and the Fish N Paddle at Atlantic Tackle!

“Marli”

“C-Boys”

“Reel Chaos”

“Reel Chaos”

“Grande Pez”

“Real One”

“Boss Hogg”

“East Bound”

The tuna bite is back, and our fleet has been getting after it! It’s finally starting to feel like summer in Ocean City. We are coming off an exciting weekend of Tuna and Tiaras ladies’ tournament at the Ocean City Fishing Center, where Instigator, Sea Hag, and Reel Chaos all finished on the leaderboard! Congrats teams! This week, most of our fleet has been fishing around the Washington Canyon, and almost everyone has returned with their daily limit. Our charter fleet has started fishing again. Marli, Boss Hogg, Reel Chaos, and White Lightning have all come back to the docks with a cooler full of tuna and lots of happy faces. We are looking forward to a weekend full of fishing with the with Ocean City Marlin Clubs’ first tournament of the season, the Small Boat Fishing Tournament at Fisherman’s Marina, and the 7th Annual Fish N Paddle Saltwater Slam at Atlantic Tackle. We hope to see you there!

The season has started to pick up around here! We’ve seen a few tunas from “Bad Habit”, “Primary Search”, and “Marli”. “Bad Habit” hit the jackpot with 5 yellowfin tuna early last week. “Marli” and “Primary Search” have both been on the tilefish fishing in the Baltimore. “Primary Search” had an insane day catching 65 bluefin and brought one back due to the current Bluefin regulations. It’s exciting to hear of some offshore action and seeing fish brought back to the docks as we head into the season.  Tunas and Tiaras takes place at the Ocean City Fishing Center this coming weekend, July 13th-14th.

“Marli”

“Primary Search”

“Marli”

“Bad Habit”

“Primary Search”

Online registration is now open for the 52nd Annual White Marlin Open! We can’t wait for this year’s tournament and to have everyone back on the docks!

Ocean City boats killin’ it from coast to coast. “Billfisher” recently finished the first leg of the Los Suenos Signature Triple Crown in first place with 99 sailfish and 2 blue marlin releases over three days. “Fish On” claimed first place in this year’s 88th Annual Silver Sailfish Derby with 14 sailfish releases. Congrats to both teams on their performances!

“Billfisher”

“Fish On”

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 to see you all back on the docks real soon.

We had 33 boats fish out of Sunset Marina and Fishermans Marina yesterday! The swordfish and mahi bite were hot! “Fish On” and “Par Five” came back each flying a white marlin release flag. “Instigator” returned from an overnighter with 4 swordfish and their mahi limit. “Marli” had a swordfish and their mahi limit. “Ctrl Alt Del” had a swordfish and their mihi limit. “Bailey’s Ark” came back with a swordfish. Today is the last day of the Inshore Classic come check out the scales from 3 pm to 5 pm at Atlantic Tackle! Tight lines everyone!