By Scott LenoxON the wrecks that is!!It’s actually a little bit earlier than we usually start to see a good number of flounder on the wrecks and reefs off of Ocean City, but we’ll take it. One or two flounder mixed in with sea bass this time of year is not rare, but the local… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Armed Robbery Suspect Apprehended In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police on Monday morning arrested a suspect on the Boardwalk shortly after the suspect held up a downtown store with a box cutter.Around 11:40 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police responded to the 9th Street Market for a reported armed robbery. The victims told police an unidentified suspect had just… Read more »
$50,000+ Mako and a 30 Foot Whale Shark
By Scott LenoxIt was a little bit slower fishing day today both inshore and offshore. Offshore it was little bumpy and inshore the forecast was calling for severe thunderstorms this afternoon so that kept a lot of people at the dock.Today was the final day of the 20th Annual Mako Mania at Bahia Marina and… Read more »
400+ Pound Thresher Shark and Flounder in the Bay
By Scott LenoxIt was another great Saturday of fishing inshore and offshore today, but before I get to that I need to mention a milestone for the Morning Star, the Ocean City Reef Foundation and the Ocean City bottom fishing community in general. Yesterday Captain Monty Hawkins and the crew of the Morning Star dropped… Read more »
Mahi, Tuna and BIG Sharks
By Scott LenoxIt was a decent weather day for fishermen today out of Ocean City. It was another foggy one with reports from the offshore guys that it was thick out to 60 miles off the beach for the second day in a row. The tuna were snapping out in the canyons again and it… Read more »
Q&A With Frank Piorko: Md. Coastal Bays Director Discusses New Role
BERLIN — The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) searched far and wide for a new executive director for almost a year after the position was vacated in 2015 by longtime director Dave Wilson. In April, the MCBP found that new leader, just one state away, in Frank Piorko.Piorko spent the past 25 years with the… Read more »
Royce Gracie on The “Hogg”
By Scott LenoxMan was it foggy today!! It was foggy all day long and it was thick and extensive. The report from the offshore fleet is that the fog extended 60 miles from the inlet. That makes for careful running out in the morning!The Boss Hogg with Captain Cris Irelan fishing out of Sunset Marina… Read more »
Fenwick Eyes Branding Program
FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials are hoping participation in a branding workshop will help them increase interest in the municipality.In spite of concerns voiced by some council members, on May 27, the Fenwick Island Town Council agreed to include $5,000 in the coming year’s budget for participation in a branding workshop. The workshop is offered… Read more »
Police Seek Public’s Help With Homicide Investigation; Assault Victim Died Tuesday
OCEAN CITY — More details emerged late Wednesday afternoon in the OCPD’s investigation into an assault in the north end of the resort that is now classified as a homicide after the victim, a 31-year-old Lutherville, Md. man, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.Around 2:30 a.m. last Sunday, Ocean City police and EMS responded to… Read more »
Governor Vetoes Clean Energy Jobs Act, Views It As Tax
ANNAPOLIS — For clean energy advocates, Governor Larry Hogan has gone from hero to goat in less than two short months.In April, many of the state’s environmentalists praised Hogan when he signed the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Act, a bill that reaffirmed the state’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by raising the bar to a… Read more »