Sunset Marina

We have had some great Ocean City fishing the past few weeks! This past weekend, we had the 39th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament at the Ocean City Fishing Center, and we saw some unreal tuna fishing! The scales were jam-packed Friday and Saturday. We saw lots of yellowfin and a few over 100 pounds! “Boss Hogg” took home the Single Heaviest Tuna with a 200.5-pound bluefin, earning them a check over $629,000. “Fin Planner” took home Heaviest Stringer with a two-day total of 725 pounds, earning them a check for over $201,000. Congrats to all of the teams that participated in this year’s tournament! It was definitely one to remember! In the midst of the Tuna Tournament, the marlin started showing up, and lots of crews are ready to switch over to marlin tackle. It should be an exciting weekend around Ocean City, with the Marlin Clubs Kid’s Classic Tournament starting today, and lots of boats were gearing up to go out fishing today!

4th of July weekend is off to a great start! We had a bunch of boats fishing, and they all came back with wheelbarrows full of fish! “Christine Marie” and “Cabana” both were back to the docks before 2 o’clock. They both ventured out to the Baltimore Canyon. “Christine Marie” found a nice-sized blue marlin out there and brought back 14 yellowfin! “Cabana brought back 3 bigeyes weighing in at 184 lbs, 173 lbs, and 155 lbs, and 5 yellowfin taking up 4 wheelbarrows full of tuna. They told us they had non-stop action, starting with some yellowfin, and around 10 o’clock they had 5 bigeye bites on and got 3 of them to the boat. “White Lighting” had a white release in the Baltimore and brought back 4 yellowfin and a pile of golden tilefish back to the docks. “Marli” started their day off helping a pursuit boat that was sinking; even after helping out a fellow boater and losing some fishing time, they brought back 13 yellowfin from the Baltimore. “Absolute Pleasure” ventured out to the Poormans with a group of lady anglers! They got covered up with 6 on at a time and said they had the best time. They ended up bringing back 12 yellowfin total. “Second Wind” had a great day; they released a blue marlin and brought back a bigeye and a yellowfin! We have some boats out fishing on the 4th, with some talk of “C-Boys” having a bigeye. From the word on the docks, Sunday is gearing up to be another big fishing day! The tuna bite is on, just in time for the Ocean City Tuna Tournament next weekend! Tight lines, everyone!

We had a great Father’s Day weekend of fishing! The yellowfin seem to be slowly inching closer, although most of the fleet had to go over 100 miles to find them. “Christine Marie” came back from a long trip offshore, about 130 miles out, which paid off with 18 yellowfin. “Second Wind” had 4 yellowfin, “Inconclusive” had 8 yellowfin, and “Boss Hogg” had 6 yellowfin. “Shotski” and “Boss Hogg” each had a white release! It’s exciting to see some marlin flags flying coming back into the marina. The bluefin bite is still out there. “C-Boys”, “Marli”, and “Pumpin Hard” all came back with some bluefin over the weekend.    It’s starting to feel like summer around here!

(5/29/2026) The tuna bite is back! We are so excited to have some good weather this weekend and to see the fleet back in action. “Boss Hogg”, “Marli,  and “Pumpin Hard” found the tuna bite in the Norfolk Canyon. “Pumpin Hard” had 12 yellowfin, “Marli” had 10 yellowfin, and “Boss Hogg” had 7 yellowfin and 3 mahi! It’s starting to feel like summer around here!

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 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. 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!

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!

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!