Fresh Ocean City Fishing Reports

NIce large fish are being caught already this year. The weather is getting very nice and the trips are giving the anglers a lot of action!

Hey Gang, Sorry it’s been a while since a report. The important stuff- Bay fishing has been pretty strong the past few days. The keeper - throwback ratio for flounder is good. Weakfish and blues have made showings but are spotty. Small blues and shad pop-up over rips when the tide and current is right. The wrecks and reefs are picking up. The ocean water temp has shot up 5 degrees in recent days with all the East wind. Flounder are there for sure and the warm water fish should arrive soon. We’ve been catching fish and having fun. Check out the size of this eel caught by Justin on one of the reefs. It was almost 4 feet long. On a personal note, we thank all of you for your kind words. We have reached 100 five-star reviews on fishingbooker. It means a lot to us.

Black seabass trips are some of our favorite. Filled with non-stop action from lines in to lines out, on these trips you will work to fill the cooler with one of the most delicious and sustainable species in our waters. Book your trips now to secure a date and get in on the action! ONLY AVAILABLE 5/17 - 6/19

Hey Gang, The flounder season is off to a decent start. So far, there is not as much action as previous years but there is a higher keeper/throw-back ratio. Bluefish have started to show up in the bay and we are always ready with ligh tackle. Weakfish continue to be spotty. Targeting these guys is still more of a specialty trip that needs to be done on the right tide and dusk and dawn. The East wind has been relentless and there is alot grass in some spots which is not helping. Hopefully a more normal Summer weather pattern starts soon.

Hey Gang, So how is this “winter” going? The ocean water temps are running about 5 degrees above normal for this time of year. This could mean a warmer start to the beginning of the season. Here are the topics for this message: 1) Flounder season opening and May availability 2) Consider including us in your Ocean City vacation as soon as possible 3) April Tog/Blackfish trips 4) Black Sea Bass opening and availability Flounder(fluke) Season The season, minimum size and bag limits are supposed to be the same as last year. So this means the season should start around May 2nd and run until late September. The bag limit will be 3 fish. 2 fish must be between 17 and 18 inches and 1 fish over 18 inches. If you’re looking for a weekend trip, the only availability left for Saturdays in May is May 27th - all others are booked. There is good availability on Sundays. If you’re not crazy about going out on the ocean, May and June are your best bets for true doormats in the bay. Ocean City Vacation Start planning for your Ocean City vacation ASAP. The pace of bookings is picking up. Please consider booking a date now. By the 4th of July last year, we needed 7 - 10 days of lead-time to accept new bookings and by the last week of July, the month of August was completely booked. April Tog/Blackfish We are offering Tog trips from April 15th – 30th. These trips will be 7 hours. Black Sea Bass Final season and bag limit regulations have not been set yet. Last year the Spring season ran from May 17th until June 19th with a limit of 10 fish at 13 inches per angler. We expect it will be the same this year. We are running 6 & 8 hour trips. Hoping to see you soon. -Capt. Mike

Hey Gang, The Striped Bass migrating down the coast have arrived off of Southern Ocean, Atlantic, and Cape May Counties. On our last trip we chased birds to jig and cast to small schools of stripers. We had a lot of fun and managed to land 4 fish between 26 - 34 inches. We missed a few more. Our friends at another charter outfit opted to spend that same day trolling and ended up with 7. We needed to take a few days off but every day there are solid, confirmed reports of fish biting. I won't describe it as a "hot" bite.......yet. The main body of fish seems to still be off North Jersey. We might very well be fishing into January this year. Hope to see you soon.