Daily Report
September 17, 2016
Posted 9 years agoAs 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!
September 14, 2016
Posted 9 years agoIf 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!
September 13th, 2016
Posted 9 years agoIf 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.
September 12th, 2016
Posted 9 years agoWhite 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.
September 10, 2016
Posted 9 years agoIt was another busy day for the charter fleet as they had a great fishing day! The Poorman’s Canyon seems to still be the hotspot for marlin and dolphin with the following boats fishing there today. The “C-Boys caught 17 dolphin and released 5 white marlin, “Blood Money” released 3 white marlin, “White Lightning” caught 25 dolphin, “Pumpin Hard” had a great day as well releasing 5 white marlin and the “Marli” released 6 white marlin! Over the past couple days we had also seen some the guys picking up some nice class of yellowfin tuna in the 50-60lb range so hopefully we get as last run of these bad boys before season end!
With the wind picking up throughout the afternoon the guys had a rough ride in so hopefully it lays out enough tomorrow for them to get back out on the action!
September 9, 2016
Posted 9 years agoIt was another great day here on the docks as we saw flags flying, mahi and tuna come off the boats! It looked like the Poormans Canyon was the hotspot for marlins where the following boats fished today. “Osprey” released 7 white marlins and caught 5 dolphin, “White Lighting” released 3 white marlin and had there limit of dolphin, “Griffin” released 4 white marlin, “Reel Joy” released 5 white marlin and caught 4 dolphin, “Tighten Up” released 6 white marlin and caught 3 dolphin and 1 yellowfin, “Buckshot” released 2 white marlin, 1 blue marlin and put 1 yellowfin and 5 dolphin in the box! Down in the Washington the “My Cin” had a terrific day releasing 7 white marlin! “Marli” released 4 white marlin and caught 20 dolphin, “Boss Hogg” caught 2 yellowfin, 15 dolphin, 36 tilefish and 6 sea bass, “Pumpin Hard” released 4 white marlin and the “Reel Chaos” released 6 white marlin! It looks like they are gearing up for another great day tomorrow so stay tuned for their report!
September 8, 2016
Posted 9 years agoOcean City is known as the “White Marlin Capital of the World” and its name stayed true when the “Osprey” came back with a mess of flags flying! Capt. Joe kept his crew busy releasing 17 white marlin, 1 blue marlin and put 29 dolphin in the box while fishing in the Poorman’s Canyon. “Buckshot” also had a great day out in the Poorman’s as well releasing 5 white marlin and catching 15 dolphin! Trying to get on the meat down in the Washington was the “Marli” who caught 6 yellowfin, 8 dolphin and released 1 white marlin. “C-Boys” with Capt. Luke was down there as well and he put 36 dolphin in the box while also releasing 1 white marlin.
It looks like more people are itching to head out this weekend after being cooped up since the storm. Hopefully the fishing stays hot and we can have the marlin bite go through the month of September! With many boats catching wind of todays fishing it should be a busy weekend for us down on the docks, so come on by and take advantage of the beautiful weather and awesome sites!
September 7, 2016
Posted 9 years agoWith Tropical Storm Hermine behind us the fleet has been itching to get back out to the deep to see where the fish are. The only boat to fish out of the marina today was the “Marli” who ventured down to the Washington Canyon and was rewarded with 3 white marlin releases, 1 blue marlin release and 31 dolphin! Capt. Mark said the seas really laid out in the afternoon to make for a beautiful day!
As the tournament season is over we will get back to normal charter fishing operations along with many boats taking advantage of the great white marlin bite that occurs over the course of September. The fishing season is far from over here out of Ocean City so if you are looking to get a trip in, now is the time to book. There is plenty of marlins, mahi, and tunas out there to make your trip memorable so make sure you contact the marina office or visit our charter directory to see our first class charter fleet!
September 2, 2016
Posted 9 years agoAs we prepare for Tropical Storm Hermine to affect us this weekend we had a couple boats brave the seas and get one more day of fishing in. The “Reel Chaos” fished the Baltimore and released 6 white marlin while the “Artemis” was in the same spot and released 5 white marlin! Hopefully the weather doesn’t effect fishing as it has been great this past week.
As for this storm, we should see some sustained winds for Saturday and Sunday with rain and a little storm surge. Boaters we urge you take precaution and double up any lines and tie down any loose equipment on your vessels. Any lines or products you may need can be purchased at Sunset Provisons throughout this coming weekend. Stay safe and dry everyone!
September 1, 2016
Posted 9 years agoThe first day of September started off gloomy and rainy but ended with sunny skies as many of our boats returned to the dock with flags flying. The “Boss Hogg” fished in the Washington today and caught 3 yellowfin and released 2 White Marlin. Fishing in the Washington with them was the “No Quarter” who returned with 10 yellowfin releases, 10 yellowfin in the box and 1 white Marlin release. The rest of the fleet was fishing in the Baltimore today. The “Reel Chaos” had 2 white releases while the “Buckshot” and the “Blood Money” each had 12 White releases. The “Miss Annie” had both a Blue and a White release and the “Grande Pez” also had a Blue release along with 4 White releases. Finally the “Billfisher” had 9 White Marlin releases. We also would like to note that yesterday the crew of the “My Cin” had a great day fishing in the Baltimore returning with 7 White Marlin releases, 1 yellowfin, and 5 dolphin.
August 28, 2016
Posted 9 years agoIt was a windy day here at the marina and offshore with not many boats heading out. The “Marli” went back down to the Washington and returned to the docks with 7 yellowfin and 1 dolphin. A couple private boats headed out with the “Big Oh” marlin fishing and released 5 white marlin and the “Shark Byte” released 4 white marlin. It looks like a more boats are going to head out tomorrow before bad weather possibly hits us the end of this week so stay tuned for tomorrow nights report!
August 27, 2016
Posted 9 years agoWith the 25th Mid-Atlantic Tournament under wraps it was yet again another great tournament this year! We saw some great action at the scales and some awesome catches. Congratulations to all the winners and participant’s! A special thank you to the Mid-Atlantic crew for letting us be a co host to this great tournament for another year and we look forward to next year!
With tournament season almost done we get to go back to a little normalcy and the charter boats are soaking up the last fishing days of summer before it shuts down. It looks like the tuna bite in the Washington kicked off with the following boats fishing there today. “My Cin” caught 4 yellowfin, “Marli” put 14 yellowfin in the box, “Fish Tricks” hit the docks with 10 yellowfin and 1 dolphin, “White Lightning” hit the docks with 5 yellowfin, “Grande Pez” had 3 white releases down there as well. Marlin fishing stays consistent with the following boats heading out to the Wilmington. “DA Sea” released 4 white marlin, “Espadon” caught 8 white marlin and 1 dolphin and “Reel Chaos” released 7 white marlin and 2 dolphin! There is still great fishing left for the season so call the marina office at 410-213-9600 to book a trip of a lifetime!