Daily Report

What was supposed to be a rainy stormy day turned out to be a pretty nice September afternoon.  We did have a few boats venture out in search of the September bite, with the  Washington Canyon being the place of choice.  First back was the crew of the ‘Big Stick’ returning with 6 white releases and a blue marlin release.  Next was the crew on the ‘Fish On’ who had 2 white releases followed by the ‘Christine Marie’ with 5 white releases.  The crew of the ‘Reel Chaos’ had 2 white releases and behind them we had the ‘Roll Groove’ with 3 white releases.  Last to return from the Washington was the Buckshot with 6 white releases.  Our only boat in the Poormans was the ‘Marli’ returning with 1 wahoo, one longfin and a white release.  Looks like a nice number of boats are going to head out tomorrow to see what they can get before the weather comes in for the weekend.

It was another great day of billfish releases down on the docks!

Returning from the Washington Canyon was the ‘Osprey’ releasing 4 white marlin,  the ‘Fish On’ releasing 3 white marlin while also catching 1 yellowfin tuna, the ‘Showtime’ releasing 4 white marlin and 1 blue marlin, and lastly the ‘Billfisher’ releasing 2 white marlin and 2 blue marlin

We didn’t receive many reports today, however ‘The Zipper’ located on D Dock here at Sunset Marina caught a Mid Atlantic Grand Slam! That consists of a white marlin, a blue marlin, and a sailfish release. Congrats to the crew!

The fleet went at it again today and had another great day out on the ocean!  The ‘Marli’ was in early today with a box full of 18 longfin tuna they caught in the Poormans.  Next we had the crew of the ‘Boss Hogg’ return from the Poorman’s as well with 10 longfin tuna and a white release.  The rest of the fleet headed to the Washington in search of the billfish bite and they were not disappointed.  The ‘Sandbob’ and the ‘Reel Chaos’ both had 6 white releases each while the ‘Reel Joy’ released 4 whites. Finally the ‘Fish On’ had 2 white releases and also a blue marlin release and fished in the Norfolk today.  Looks like a busy first day to kick off the Labor day tournament tomorrow so stay tuned!

We had a good number of boats take advantage of the favorable weather today and head offshore.  The first to return from an awesome overnight trip was the crew of the ‘Reel Chaos’.  They had 14 longfin tuna, a dolphin, 4 white releases and a blue release.  Next was the crew of the ‘Osprey’ returning from the Washington with 5 nice longfins.  The ‘Marli’ found success in the Rockpile today catching 11 longfin, 1 yellowfin, and releasing a white marlin.  Fishing in the same area was the crew of the ‘Buckshot’ returning with 14 white releases and a blue marlin release.  The ‘Cabana’ went to the Baltimore and had 3 white releases and 4 longfin. The ‘C Boys’ also headed to the Baltimore and had 1 longfin, 6 dolphin, and a white release.  The ‘Absolute Pleasure’ went to the Norfolk and caught 25 dolphin and also released a white marlin.  The ‘Fish On’ crew came from the same area and had 3 mahi as well as 8 white releases.  It looks like a few are going again tomorrow but also keeping a keen eye on the weather.  Don’t forget registration for the 62nd annual Marlin Club Labor Day tournament starts tomorrow at 6:30 pm at the club.

Happy Monday! A bunch of boats ventured out today.

Heading out to the Baltimore Canyon was the ‘Double J’ catching 12 dolphin, 1 longfin tuna, and 1 yellowfin tuna.

Returning from the Poormans Canyon was the ‘Top Dog’ catching 1 longfin, 30 dolphin, while also releasing 1 blue marlin and 1 white marlin, the ‘Osprey’ catching 10 dolphin while also releasing 3 white marlin, and the ‘Marli’ releasing 3 white marlin.

Venturing out to the Washington Canyon was the ‘Cabana’ catching 1 swordfish and 24 dolphin, as well as the ‘First Light’ releasing 3 white marlin.

Reporting from the Rockpile was the ‘Buckshot’ releasing 5 white marlin, the ‘Reel Chaos’ catching 9 longfin tuna, 2 yellowfin tuna, 1 dolphin, and 1 white release, and lastly the ‘Reel Joy’ releasing 1 white marlin.

The docks came alive again for the first time in a few days and it was a nice change of pace.  We had a few boats have successful days fishing out of the Wilmington today.  The ‘Pumpin Hard’ returned with 4 dolphin, 1 wahoo and 2 white marlin releases.  Behind them was the crew of the ‘Blue Eyes’ returning with 3 white marlin releases.  The Norfolk was where the crew of the ‘Grande Pez’ headed to and they returned with 2 white releases.  The gang on the ‘Showtime’ also fished the Norfolk and had 6 white releases.  Finally the crew of the ‘Hydrosphere’ headed to the Washington and returned with 3 white releases and 30 dolphin.  Unfortunately it looks like tropical storm Laura and its remnants will be keeping the boats at the dock tomorrow but hopefully it clears out quickly and the pretty weather is right behind it!

As the month of August is quickly coming to an end we had another quiet day with only a few boats heading offshore.  The crew of the ‘Marli’ headed out to the Poorman’s and returned with 6 nice yellowfin tuna!   Next venturing to the Norfolk today was the crew of the ‘Wave Paver’ returning with 2 white releases and a blue marlin release.  Tomorrow it looks like a few more boats will head out and then all eyes will be on the weather to see how Tropical Storm Laura effects the rest of the weekend fishing forecast.

It’s been very quiet on the docks the past few days as it seems many of the crews are taking some time to rest up after a busy month of tournament fishing.  We had a few boats out today but only 2 of them gave us their reports.  The Poorman’s canyon was where they found the fish today.  The crew of the ‘Marli’ returned with 3 yellowfin.  Next we had the ‘Southern Run’ return with 2 dolphin and 1 yellowfin.  Hopefully we get to see some more action as the weekend approaches.  We will keep you posted!

The Mid-Atlantic has wrapped up after a long week of amazing scale action. We saw everything from a 91 lb White on the Blood Money, to a Blue Marlin at 815 lbs on the Griffin! The entire week was filled with laughs, cheers, and smiling faces all the way up until awards on Friday night. Thank you to all anglers who fished the tournament out of Sunset Marina and we hope to see you next year!

The atmosphere around the marina this weekend was a little quieter but the pretty weather made for some nice fishing action.  Today most of the boats headed to the Washington Canyon.  First back was the ‘Reel Chaos’ returning with 3 yellowfin, 2 dolphin, and a white marlin release.  Next we had the ‘White lightning’ who released a white and finally was the crew of the ‘Griffin’ returning with 2 white releases and 2 yellowfin.  The ‘Osprey’ fished out of the Baltimore today and returned with 10 nice dolphin.  The crew of the ‘Marli’ headed to the Poormans and returned with 6 yellowfin and also released a white.

It was quite the eventful night down on the docks with a bunch of boats out fishing for the ladies tournament! With a majority of our fleet fishing in the Poormans Canyon, there were a few boats that ventured out on there on in search of fish.

Returning from the Poormans Canyon was the ‘Cabana’ releasing 1 white marlin, the ‘Marli’ releasing 2 white marlin while also catching 11 mahi mahi, the ‘No Quarter’ releasing 4 white marlin, the ‘Lights Out’ releasing 4 white marlin, the ‘Reel Chaos’ releasing 3 white marlin, the ‘Gret’s 3 J’s’ releasing 1 sailfish, the ‘D.A. Sea’ releasing 4 white marlin, the ‘Absolute Pleasure’ catching 1 white marlin, the ‘Tighten Up’ catching 2 mahi mahi while also releasing 1 white marlin, the ‘Grander’ releasing 1 white marlin, the ‘Buckshot’ releasing 1 white marlin, the ‘Blood Money’ releasing 1 blue and 1 white marlin while also catching a yellowfin tuna, the ‘Big Stick’ releasing 4 white marlin while also catching 2 yellowfin and 1 bigeye, and lastly ‘J and T’ releasing 3 blue marlin.

Heading to the Baltimore Canyon was the ‘C Boys’ releasing 2 white marlin and the ‘Reel Steel’ releasing 4 white marlin.

Venturing to the Rockpile was the ‘Roll Groove’ returning with 1 white marlin release.

There was a lot of activity at the docks today with the fleet spreading out in search of a good bite.  Our first two boats reported from the Washington Canyon today.  The ‘Canyon Blues’ had a white release and the ‘Roll Groove’ had 2 yellowfin, 4 dolphin, and 2 white releases.  The ‘Gret’s three J’s’ went to the Poormans and had 3 white releases and 1 blue release.  Fishing in the same spot was the ‘Tighten Up’ who returned with 2 white releases and 1 blue release.  The crew of the ‘Second Chance’ went to the Washington Canyon and had 2 white releases.  Finally we had the ‘No Quarter’ who fished in the Norfolk and had 2 white releases and 2 dolphin.  It was another busy fuel day today so it looks like people are kicking off their weekend early and heading out again tomorrow!