Daily Report

We wish there was a fishing report to put up but with the wake of Hurricane Matthew putting a damper on the weekend the fleet will have to wait it out for a couple days!  Luckily the storm looks like it is going to veer off to the east once it hits the Carolinas so for now it looks like we dodged a bullet.

There was a great wahoo bite before the weather got in the way along with mahi mahi floating around out in the canyons.  Yellowfin tunas were being caught here and there but we hope to see a more concentrated bite next week to cap off the 2016 season!  Hopefully the weather allows the fleet to head out early next week to scope out!

It was another dreary day at the docks with overcast conditions throughout the day.  From the Captains report it wasn’t much prettier with the wind blowing a little harder out of the east then expected.  However, this didn’t stop some boats from heading out and putting some meat in the box!  “Marli” ventured up to the Wilmington and caught 4 yellowfin and 27 dolphin!  “No Quarter” heading south between the Washington and Norfolk and caught a white marlin and 4 yellowfin.  We have a couple boats still out who headed south to scope out the marlin bite so hopefully tomorrow they have a good report for us!

We only had one boat head out today which was the “Reel Chaos” who fished in the Wilmington Canyon and returned with 1 yellowfin and 5 dolphin.  It looks like the fleet is going to give it a shot tomorrow with better fishing conditions so stay tuned for tomorrow nights report!

The cooler temperatures of the fall season have certainly  not had an effect on the action at the docks.  Many of the fleet went to the Wilmington today seeking out the tuna bite. The “My Cin” returned with a nice yellowfin and also a White Marlin release.  The “Boss Hogg” had 3 yellowfin and a dolphin.  The “Marli” had 4 yellowfin, a dolphin and a White Marlin release.  Fishing between the Baltimore and the Wilmington was the “G-force” who came home with 2 White releases and a Blue Marlin release.  Finally the crew of the “Osprey” went to the Baltimore and had 11 dolphin, 3 yellowfin, and 5 white releases.  Most of our boats who were out for the billfish bite were still fishing late into the evening.  Hopefully their late arrival means they were able to find the bite!

It is starting to feel like fall with cooler temperatures throughout the day.  The fishing hasn’t cooled off with tunas and marlins still being caught in the Baltimore Canyon!  “Marli” caught a nice 59lb wahoo and 3 dolphin,  “Billfisher” caught 6 white marlin and 3 yellowfin!  “Fish Tricks” fished in the Washington and caught 6 dolphin and 3 yellowfin.  We heard of a nice tuna bite in the Wilmington Canyon so I’m sure we will see some meat hit the docks tomorrow evening!

It was a dark and gloomy day here at the docks with not much sunshine and spitting rain throughout the day.  However, that didn’t stop some boats from venturing out to the deep!  “Osprey” fished the Poorman’s and released 2 white marlin and caught 6 dolphin.  It looked like the best action was in the Baltimore Canyon where the following boats fished.  “Boss Hogg” had a mix of a blue marlin release, 60 dolphin and 7 yellowfin  tuna,  “Marli” caught 8 yellowfin tuna and released 4 white marlin,  “Zipper” caught a wahoo and 14 dolphin and the “Buckshot” released 7 white marlin!   It is nice to see some tunas starting to come in the mix so hopefully we will start to see the late season run!

With the weather keeping the fleet at bay the past couple days it seemed to let up just enough for them to get some baits wet.  From what we heard it wasn’t too pretty on the ride out and back with semi fishable conditions but they managed to get it done!  Running down to the Washington was the “Boss Hogg” who caught a nice 48lb wahoo, released 3 white marlin and put 33 dolphin in the box!  “Billfisher” added to their white marlin count releasing 4 for the day.  Stopping in the Poorman’s Canyon was the “Osprey” where Capt. Joe released 3 white marlin and caught 3 dolphin,  “My Cin” released 1 white marlin and caught 14 dolphin,  “Marli” released 1 white marlin and boated 30 dolphin and 1 yellowfin.  “Buckshot” fished between the Baltimore and Poormans’ and released 2 white marlin.  High hook of the day went to Capt. Luke on the “C-Boys” where he got on into some white marlin releasing 10 and boated 3 nice 60+lb yellowfin tuna!

The weather looks like a little dicey tomorrow but we fueled some boats today making it seem like they are trying to get their last days in before these fish pass on by.  If you haven’t got on the action yet make sure you call the marina office at 410-213-9600 to get hooked up with Ocean City’s Finest Charter Fleet!

It looks like the bite was down south with the “White Lighting” fishing the Washington and released 1 white marlin and caught 27 dolphin.  The “Reel Chaos” released 7 white marlin down there as well.  In the Norfolk the “Pumpin Hard” released 4 white marlin and 1 blue marlin,  “My Cin” released 5 whites and caught 1 dolphin,  “Buckshot” released 6 white marlin.

As the OCMC vs CMMTC ended up being a one day shootout, today it was game on for the fleet with over 60 boats fishing today!  We saw great number of releases as it seems the bite ended up being down south towards the Washington.  It almost seems like a mini White Marlin Open on the docks and it always a great way to end the season.  We here at Sunset want to thank both the Ocean City Marlin Club and the Cape May Marlin & Tuna Club for hosting such a great release tournament!

A few reports we got off the docks was the “Osprey” released 6 white marlin and caught 1 yellowfin in the Poorman’s.  Down in the Washington the “Marli” released 4 white marlin and caught 20 dolphin,  “Fish Tricks” released 6 white marlin and 2 dolphin and the “My Cin” released 3 white marlin and caught 2 dolphin.  It looks like they are heading back out to get the last bit of the marlin bite so tomorrow should be another great day!

If we could sum up today in one word it would be WOW!!  We had boats return from overnight trips down south and boats have great success on day trips as well.  “Osprey” fished the Poorman’s Canyon and released 6 white marlin and was back home before 1pm!  Heading down to the Washington was the “My Cin” who released 7 white marlin and the “Marli” fished the Rockpile and released 5 white marlin and put 10 dolphin in the box.  Most of the action was down in the Norfolk Canyon where the marlin bite is the hottest right now with the “Billfisher” releasing 14 white marlin and the “Makara” released 20 white marlin!  The “Pumpin Hard” stayed out overnight down in the Norfolk and had a successful trip releasing a whopping 27 white marlin!  “Espadon” stayed overnight south of the Spencer Canyon and kept busy releasing 21 white marlin and 1 blue marlin!

The big news of the day was the return of the “No Quarter” in which we caught wind of them catching a “Fantasy Slam” in which they would have caught 5 different types of billfish.  Their arrival was awaited by many and they sure didn’t disappoint with them releasing a whopping 23 white marlin, 2 blue marlin, 2 sailfish, 1 spearfish, and hauled in a fantastic 350lb swordfish!  This is rumored to be the first and only “Fantasy Slam” to happen in Ocean City, so congratulations to Captain Kyle and his crew for their awesome trip!  We also need to add that they boated a 250lb mako that was trying to make a meal out of their swordfish!

It was overall a fantastic day on the docks but the weather doesn’t look to good for tomorrow but with the bite this good we are sure to have a few boats give it a shot.  We have the Challenge Cup also occurring over the weekend so we should see some more flags flying over the next couple of days!

If you haven’t considered fishing this week, you may want to change your plans! White Marlin  fishing took off today- with amazing numbers of releases reported on the docks.

In the Rockpile, the Marli released 8 White Marlin and returned with 19 Dolphin and 1 Wahoo. The Buckshot also fished the Rockpile and released 3 White Marlin and brought 8 Dolphin back. The G-Force released 6 White Marlin, reporting to be “everywhere”. In the Poor Mans, the Osprey released 4 White Marlin and returned with 1 Yellowfin, and the Reel Joy released 8 Whites. The Washington also proved bountiful for White Marlin, with the Marli releasing 8, First Light releasing 11, DA Sea releasing 10, Tighten Up releasing 5, and the Poor Sport releasing 12 White Marlin.

The most bountiful of them all seemed to be the Norfolk fisherman, where the Reel Chaos released a whopping 18 White Marlin and the Billfisher crew releasing 12 Whites and 1 Blue.

White Marlin fishing is hot!! Reports of 30 bites in the Norfolk have everyone gearing up to fish tomorrow and catch the prestigious white marlin. As for today, boats returned successful with plenty of marlin to please the crew. Both the Billfisher and the Reel Chaos fished the Poor Mans today, the Billfisher with 2 White releases and Reel Chaos with 5 releases. The DA Sea also fished this area and released 12 White Marlin and 1 Sailfish. The Bar South fished the Washington and released 10 White Marlin.