Sunset Marina

White marlin fishing has been on fire in Ocean City!! This past week, the fleet has been coming back with riggers full of flags. Friday, July 31st, the “Billfisher” and the “Max Bet” both came back with 30 or more flags, and every boat we talked to had double-digit white marlin bites. The fish are out there, just in time for the 53rd Annual White Marlin Open. We had the chance to talk to Chester Sims from the “Lights Out” about his day on July 27th, he ended the day with 2 blue marlin releases and 7 white marlin releases. Chester also told us he was excited and ready to get into the Open! Check out the video to see the full interview.  Today is a prep day for the White Marlin Open on the docks, and from talking with some of the guys on the docks, it seems like most of the boats will be laying on Monday and will shoot to go Tuesday. It’s going to be an exciting week here in Ocean City! At Sunset Marina, we have vendors at Sunset Provisions and Atlantic Tackle. Both stores are fully stocked with White Marlin Open shirts and everything you need for the week ahead! Good luck and tight lines! We can’t wait to see you all back at the docks.

It’s starting to really feel like tournament season again as we gear up for the Big Fish Classic. A few boats ventured out today for their 36 hours of fishing, but most are getting ready to fish on Saturday and Sunday. We got some intel from Anthony Pino from the “Second Wind” on their strategy for the Big Fish Classic. Give the video a watch to see how the “Second Wind” is preparing for the tournament. Other boats have been going out and coming back with bluefin! “Blue Runner” recently had a junior angler come back with their first tuna ever that was almost as tall as he is! The best is getting to see the next generation get excited about fishing. Captain Mark on the “Marli” has been on the tuna. Today he caught five bluefin and came back around 1:30 pm with his limit. You can’t beat that! Good luck and tight lines to everyone fishing the Big Fish Classic. We look forward to seeing you all back at the docks after your 36-hour trip.

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!