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Captain Monty's Fish Report for Ocean City, Maryland - 7/20/08
Still Sea Bass & A Very Few Flatties
Oscillations
The Four-Seventy Plan
After a decade of tightening recreational and commercial quota management, I think sea bass numbers have declined to below their pre-nine inch federal size limit population.
Hi All,
Heart of summer's a busy time in Ocean City. Weeks and weeks of calm seas and warm temperatures..
Would that the fishing were as predictable.
In my last report I wrote:
"A tough summer; tough if you expect to fill a box with sea bass. Not so bad if you want to enjoy a day on the water and don't mind just catching a dinner or two.. And every once in a while either having to go out to dinner - or buy freezer bags to put fish up!
Usually lots of throwbacks with a few keepers. Seems like the slower days have a much better grade of fish.
Flounder tease - just a handful. Based on my 4 years of fluking the same wrecks and natural corals that I've fished for 28; not time yet."
And that is exactly the case now, perhaps a bit tougher. Thought I'd wait 'till fluke were biting better before sending a new one. Not Yet. Soon. I hope......
"Well captain, why aren't there a lot of sea bass?" Click Here to Read Captain Monty's Entire Report
Ocean City, Maryland All Tackle.com Catch Report
Sitting near Santa Barbara, CA right now, but here is a report from the guys in the OC shop:
Large BFT continue to provide excellent action for anglers fishing Massey’s canyon, Hambone, the Teacup, Chickenbone, the Sausages, and also this weekend the Parking lot has produced BFT. YFT action finally has improved for anglers fishing outside the Hotdog and deep waters the West Wall of the Baltimore Canyon. Mixed in with the YFT have been some of the season’s first Wahoo action, YFT are in the 40-60lb class. The Charter boat Mojo out of the Ocean city Fishing Center took the top fish in the Cape May tuna Tournament with 202lb BFT.
Tropical Strorm Cristobal is skirting the Carolinas and its projected path might hold back the fishing for a few days, however, it has been my experience after large storms the fishing changes, and for the better in most cases. After what I think was hurricane Isabel in 2003, we went out the the 50 fathom line and did great. The fishing prior to that storm was spotty at best. Here was our catch. We tagged and released a good number of dolphin for a migratory study out of South Carolina.
 Vertical jigging is becoming popular with the offshore crowd with Bill Pino aboard the Squidnation.com boat scoring on some nice tunas recently.
Here is the Sunset Marina report from Saturday:
"Osprey" caught a bluefin at the Hambone. "Muff Diver" caught a 166 lb bluefin and released another 6 and also caught a dolphin at the Hambone. "Zipper" caught a 172 lb bluefin at the Hambone. "Fin-Ness" caught a bluefin and a yellowfin at the Hambone. "Trouble Maker" caught a bluefin, a golden tilefish a dolphin and released 2 white marlin. "Cyntinory" caught 2 dolphin and a yellowfin at the Poorman's. "Clear Shot" caught a bluefin and a yellowfin at the Hambone. "Billfisher" caught several dolphin and released a blue marlin at the Norfolk. "Marlin Magic" caught a yellowfin at the Hot Dog.
Friday's Report:
"Muff Diver" caught 5 bluefin, keeping one that weighed in at 221 lbs while fishing the Hot Dog. "Osprey" caught 2 bluefin at the Hot Dog. "Shelly II" caught a bluefin and a yellowfin at the Hambone. "Marlin Magic" caught a dolphin, released 5 bluefin and kept one at the chicken bone. "Cyntinory" released 3 bluefin and kept one at the Hambone. "Sea Wolf" caught 4 yellowfin and a dolphin at the Baltimore. "Marli" released 5 bluefin and kept two that weighed in at 215 lbs and 168 lbs, and a 50 lb yellowfin just east of the Hambone.
Thursday's Report:
The "Osprey" came in today with 1 bluefin and 1 longfin from the Hot Dog. "Marli" went to the Hambone and caught 6 bluefins and released 5 of them and also caught 1 dolphin. "Marilyn Sue" caught a bluefin and a yellowfin at the Elephants Trunk. "Seafood Searcher" caught a bluefin at the Hambone. "Oasis" caught a bluefin and a dolphin at the Elephants Trunk.
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Ocean City, Maryland All Tackle.com Catch Report
The grade of BFT being caught on the inshore lumps off the coast of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia has improved since the Ocean City Tuna Tournament. Bluefins have been weighed at the local OC marinas weighing 217, 188, 172#, with the cookie cutter size being around 150#. Reports are coming into the shop that indicate some new hotspots such as the Tea Cup, Sausages, Elephant Trunk and the Chicken Bone. The Hot Dog, Masseys Canyon and the Hambone are still producing, but these spots have been hammered recently. The weather looks good going forward. Get out there since this bite will not last forever.
Here are the reports from Sunset Marina:July 16,2008:
"Osprey" went to the Hot Dog today and caught 10 bluefins and released 8 of them. The "Clear Shot" went to the Twin Wrecks and caught a dolphin. All the rest of the boats went to the Hambone. "Pumbin Hard" caught 3 bluefins and released 2 of them. "All In" caught 2 dolphins and 1 bluefin. "Reel Joy" caught 2 bluefins. "Muff Diver" caught 14 bluefins and released 12 of them, one of the ones they kept weighed in at 158 lbs.
July 15, 2008:
"Osprey" fished at the Chicken Bone today and caught 10 bluefin tunas and released 9 of them.
July 14, 2008:" Osprey" went to the Chicken Bone and caught 10 Bluefin Tuna, keeping 2. "Fin-esse" went to the Hambone and caught 1 Bluefin Tuna. " Marli" went to the Hambone and caught 2 Bluefin Tuna. "The Zipper" fished at the Sausages caught 2 bluefin tuna and released 5. They also caught a mako. "Muff Diver" went to the Hambone and caught 2 bluefin tuna and released 4. "Reel Joy" had 1 blue marlin release and caught 1 dolphin at the Baltimore. "Billfisher" caught 3 dolphin and had 1 white marlin release at the Baltimore.
July 13, 2008:Today "Muff Diver" went to the Hambone caught and released 2 bluefin tunas. "Billfisher" went to Masseys canyon caught 2 bluefins over 100 lbs and released one, and they also caught a dolphin. "D A Sea" fished at the elephants trunk and caught a yellowfin and a bluefin. "Marli" went to the Baltimore and caught 5 yellowfins, 1 lbuefin and 1 dolphin, they took home top honors for the largest amount of fish weighed in the OCFC Tuna Tournament. But the big news is "Marlin Magic" won the tuna tournament with the heaviest fish caught a 190 lb bluefin caught at the elephants trunk, they also caught 2 dolphins at the Baltimore.
July 12, 2008:"Osprey" caught 2 bluefin at the Hambone. "Cyntinory" caught a bluefin at the Elephant's trunk. "Pipe Dreamer" kept a bluefin and lost a bluefin at the Hotdog. "Intrinsic" caught a bluefin at the Hotdog. "Pumpin' Hard" caught a bluefin at the Hambone. "Billfisher" caught a bluefin and released a white marlin at the Wilmington. "Marli" caught a bluefin, a yellowfin, a wahoo and 4 dolphin at the lumpy bottom. "Natural" caught and released 3 large bluefin tuna at the Teacup. "Evil Eye" caught a yellowfin at the Poorman's. "Clear Shot" caught a yellowfin at the Wilmington. View Entire Thread Here
Here are the fist day results from the OC Tuna Tournament out of the OC Fishing Center:
Heaviest Total Stringer Weight:
- 1st Place EVIL EYE CREW 281
- 2nd Place FISH WHISTLE CREW 276
- 3rd Place DRILLIN' ; BILLIN' CREW 268
Single Heaviest Dolphin: - 1st Place PARKER 28' ANTHONY CLOSE 34
- 2nd Place EMPTY POCKETS LIZ MELLEN 24
- 3rd Place BILLS 4 BILLS LYNN WILKERSON 20
Single Heaviest Tuna: - 1st Place REEL CHAOS TIM STANLEY 113
- 2nd Place REEL NAUGHTY MARK SMITH 110
- 3rd Place THE ZIPPER GEORGE HNAT 99
- 3rd Place FISH BONZ CHRIS RIHN 99
Top Junior Angler: - 1st Place JO JO SEAN SUMMERS 92
- 2nd Place LET IT RIDE PETER KANE 48
Top Lady angler: - 1st Place FIN CHASER KIM ZEAMER 91
- 2nd Place THIRD WISH LAURA JOHNSTON 91
Daily: - Day 1 Daily Largest REEL CHAOS TIM STANLEY 113
- Daily Heaviest EVIL EYE CREW 281
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