Sue Hayes
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Flounder are still around the bay
August continues to see good catches of flounder in Ocean City. Some years, the flounder do a disappearing act in August, but not this year. Anglers in boats are picking...

Tuna making the news offshore
A world record was almost broken in Ocean City. Mark Aiello and his father, Joseph Aiello of Severna Park, were fishing in the Marlin Club's Light Tackle 20 Pound Test...

The good news is flounder
Ocean City flounder fishing, which has been fair to good all season, has gotten even better. The keeper to throw-back ratio is still small (one legal-sized flounder to every 10...

July brings season’s first blue marlin, wahoo
The month of July has brought many firsts. Tim Walters of Baltimore, fishing in the Baltimore Canyon with Capt. John Sippel on the boat Wirenut, pulled in Ocean City's first...

Flounder make a big comeback
The flounder are back. After a couple of slower weeks of TTC flounder fishing in Ocean City, we are again seeing an increase in numbers. Jim Walters of Fenwick Island...

Kingfish hitting close to the beach
Surf anglers are allowed to fish before 10 a.m. and after 5 p.m. Avid anglers fish the early morning hours, knowing this is one of the best times to cast...

First white marlin of season caught
The first white marlin of the season has been caught. Brent Hofmann of Ocean City ventured out to the Washington Canyon with his father, Capt. Ron Hofmann. They trolled an...

Anglers coming to Ocean City often think…
Anglers coming to Ocean City often think of fishing for one particular species of fish. Some anglers come only to catch flounder, while others are only interested in the elusive...

Poor Man’s Canyon yields mako sharks
The charter boat Reelistic, with Capt. Bill Verbanas, drifted in an eerie darkness. It was an overnight shark trip and the anglers had not seen a fish in four hours....

First mako, yellowfin tuna caught
Ocean City saw its first mako shark Memorial Day weekend. The charter boat Grand Slam, captained by Butch Davis, caught and released the first mako shark of the year. The...