Daily Report

Yesterday was a big day for meat fishing! “Marli” and “Tara Jessica” both came in with their mahi limit. “Whiskey Kilo” had a wheelbarrow full of tilefish and mahi. We had the “Instigator” come back from an overnight trip with their swordfish limit weighing in at 450 lbs in total and a wheelbarrow full of mahi. “D.A. Sea” was our only boat to in with white marlin flags flying. They came back with two white releases. We had a few boats venture out today. Stay tuned to see what they bring back to the docks!

“Marli”

“Tara Jessica”

“Instigator”

Yesterday’s fishing report: “D.A. Sea” came back from an overnight trip with 22 white releases, “Bailey’s Ark” had one white release, “Marli” had a full haul of mahi, tilefish, and blackbelly rosefish, “Pumpin Hard” hit their mahi limit and brought back a swordfish, “Fishticuffs” had 6 white releases, “Tighten Up” came back with 19 white releases, and “Leslie Ann” had one blue marlin release! Great day here at Sunset Marina! We can’t wait to see what the fleet comes back with today! Check out our latest catch report with Mark Stephens, Captain of the D.A. Sea, about their day fishing out of the beautiful Sunset Marina in Ocean City, Maryland. Produced by Unscene Productions.

It has been a beautiful couple of days here at the marina bringing back that September weather we know and love!  It has also brought about the September marlin bite just in time for the 46th Annual Challenge Cup!  Over the past two days we have seen a lot of boat traffic especially with the tournament boats rolling in.  On Wednesday we had several boats out ahead of the tournament trying to see what they could find.  The “Billfisher” returned with 8 whites and 2 blue marlin releases, the “Reel One”  returned with 6 white releases, the “Christine Marie” had 8 white releases and we also had the “Top Dog” come in with 5 white releases.  The crew on the “Sea Hag” had 16 white releases, while the “DA Sea” had 14 white releases and 2 blue marlin realeases.  Today for the first day of the cup we had boats from Cape May arrive and their day one totals are: Krazy Salts 4 Whites, Covert Mission 2 Whites and 1 Blue, Viking 82 3 Whites, Quick Raise 2 Whites, Outrage 2 Whites, Canyon Lady 1 White, Rakfin 1 White, and Fishaholic 1 white.  For Ocean City our day one totals are: Billfisher  8 Whites and 1 Blue, D.A. SEA 8 Whites, Sea Hag 6 Whites, Reel Joy 4 Whites, Par Five 3 Whites, Oil Slick 3 Whites, Power Factor 2 Whites, C- Boys 2 Whites and Grande Pez 1 white.  Can’t wait to see how things go for tomorrow!!

We closed the busy month of August with a beautiful day on this final holiday weekend of the summer!   The temperatures were perfect and the fishing was even better!  We had a lot of boats venture offshore today and there were a lot of happy faces returning back to the dock.  The Baltimore Canyon was where most of our crews headed to today.  First back to the dock was the crew of the “Reel Joy” returning with 4 white marlin releases and 1 blue release.  The “Bailey’s Ark” returned with a blue marlin release, while the “Marli” pulled back to the dock flying 2 white marlin release flags.  The crew of the “Pumpin Hard” had 5 white releases and the “Mama Seata” had 6 white releases and a blue marlin release.  The team of the “Boss Hogg” had 4 white releases and the “Tara Jessica” had 5 white releases.  The “Top Dog” had 2 white releases and the “DA Sea” had 2 white releases.  Finally we had the crew of the “Southern Seas” return with 7 white marlin and 2 blue marlin releases.  Looks like we will have some more boats heading out there tomorrow so be sure to check back for the latest report!

We are excited to be a host property once again for the 33rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Tournament.  Registration will be held today in the Sunset Marina game room from 1-4:30 with a Captains meeting to follow.  Scales will be open Monday-Friday 5-9pm so be sure to stop by or visit the livestream to see all of the action.  Check out the latest video for more information or visit the website at www.themidatlantic.com for more details!   We hope to see you at the scales and tight lines to all the anglers and participants!!

What a great way to end the weekend with so much activity and excitement on the docks for the final day of the Huk Big Fish Classic tournament.  There were a ton of boats out fishing this weekend taking advantage of the fact the weather decided to cooperate for the first time in awhile.  Not only did we see a fair amount fishing out of the marina for the tournament, but there were also a lot of boats out fun fishing trying to see what they could find.  When the boats came back to the docks tonight there were flags flying in record numbers making for a welcome sight as we approach the busy month of August and all the upcoming tournament and events.  Boats fishing out of the Washington today included the “Marli” returning with a limit of tilefish, the “Shotski” with 4 white releases, a blue marlin release and 5 mahi.  The crew of the “Whisky Kilo” had 2 white releases and a yellowfin and the “Bar South” had 5 white releases, 2 blue marlin releases and 2 mahi.  Our last boat fishing in the Washington was the “Special Situation” returning with 10 white releases and a blue marlin release. Our next few boats were fishing in the Baltimore Canyon.  The team of the “Reel Chaos” returned with 5 mahi, 7 white releases, and a blue marlin release.  The guys on the “Pumpin Hard” returned with 2 yellowfin, 1 mahi, and 4 white releases while the crew of the “Cabana” had 6 mahi and 6 white releases.  Finally the “Fish On” returned to the dock with 10 white releases, a blue marlin release, and 1 mahi.  The “Grande Pez” was our only boat reporting out of the Poormans today and they had 4 white releases, 2 yellowfin, and 1 mahi.  The team of the “Sea Hag” was our only boat that reported from the Spencer today and they had 7 white releases, 4 yellowfin and 1 mahi.  It was a day for the record books as many more boats returned with their outriggers full of release flags that also included the “Billfisher,” the “Reel Joy,” the “Max Bet,” the “Kilo Charlie,” and more.  Congrats to all the winners in the Big Fish Classic tournament and to all on a great fishing weekend!

There were a lot of boats that headed out today with their sights set on catching some nice fish.  The Poormans Canyon seemed to be the spot of choice today and boy did we see some nice fish hit the fish cleaning tables today.  First we had the crew of the “Shotski” return with 1 white marlin release, a yellowfin tuna and 2 dolphin.  The guys on the “Full Service” returned with a massive big eye tuna weighing in at 272 lbs.  The “Marli” had a bunch of tile fish and a yellowfin tuna.  The team on the “Pachanga” returned with a bunch of dolphin.  The crew of the “Zipper” had a yellowfin and a bunch of dolphin.  We also saw a ton of activity at the scales today for the first day of the Kids classic tournament.  Looks like tomorrow we have a lot more boats headed out for the second day so to all the junior anglers good luck and have fun!!

The sun came out today on this beautiful Friday afternoon.  We saw a lot of action around the marina as patrons seemed to embrace the nice change in the weather and temperatures.  We did have a few boats head out today and the fish certainly did not disappoint.  The crew of the “Fish On” went to the Baltimore and caught 8 yellowfin 2 dolphin and released a white marlin.  The team of the “Reel Chaos” came back with 8 tilefish, a bunch of mahi and 2 bigeye tuna one weighing in at 222 lbs and the second weighing in at 233 lbs.  The crew of the “Marli” had a yellowfin and the team on the “Grande Pez”  had 2 yellowfin and some dolphin. We also saw some action at the scales for the Quest for the Ring tournament with the crew of the “Roshambo” bringing in 4 big eye tuna.  Congrats to all the winners and participants!

The dismal weather finally passed and the sun was shining today!  We had a packed marina today with almost 60 boats that headed offshore to find the fish.  First back to the dock we had the crew of the “Whisky Kilo” return from the Washington Canyon with 14 mahi and 3 yellowfin.  The Baltimore Canyon was also a popular spot with the crew of the “Following Seas” returning with 2 white marlin releases.  We also had the crew of the “Sea Hag” return with 3 white marlin releases, 4 yellowfin and 5 mahi.  Finally we had our last boats report from the Poormans canyon.  The team on the “Control Alt Delete” had 1 yellowfin and 1 mahi and the crew of the “Tara Jessica” had 2 yellowfin.  The last day for weigh-ins for the Ocean City Tuna Tournament was today so make sure to check out www.octunatournament.com for all the latest results!  Congrats to all the anglers and winners!

The first day of the 37th annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament is in the books.  We saw some nice looking fish hit the scales today as you can see in this wrap-up video.  We are excited to see what everyone brings to the scales for day two! Watch the weigh-ins live at octunatournament.com/fish-cam

The marina was a much different scene than yesterday.  We did not see nearly the same amount of activity as yesterday with the exception of the pools.  We did have a few boats head to the Poormans Canyon today.  The guys on the “Marli” returned with a yellowfin and the crew on the “Reel Chaos” had 1 large big eye and 2 dolphin.  The crew on the “Fish On” went to the Baltimore Canyon today and released 4 white marlin.  Looks like the weather will be keeping them at the docks for a bit, but don’t forget the 37th annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament is right around the corner.  Be sure to stop by http://www.octunatournament.com for all the latest details and updates.  Those who register on or before July 8th get a $200 gift card to Micky Fins!

It was a beautiful day down at the docks on this wonderful Independence Day!  The temperature made for the perfect easy-breezy festive type of atmosphere and all of our patrons seemed to enjoy being able to  celebrate their holiday here at Sunset Marina.  The pools were packed with lots of families, the in-and out service of the boatel was steady all day, and the sportfishing boats were out looking for the fish.  Once again all of our boats that went today were reporting out of the Baltimore Canyon.  The “Marli” returned with 7 yellowfin while the team on the “Whisky Kilo” had 3 yellowfin, 3 mahi, and 1 white marlin release.  The “Tara Jessica” had 6 yellowfin in the box while the “Cabana” had 9 mahi, 1 blue marlin release, and 4 white marlin releases.  Finally we had the crew of the “Boss Hogg” return with 4 white marlin releases.  Wherever you are and however you are celebrating, the team here at Sunset Marina wishes you a happy and safe July 4th!