It was a good day of tuna fishing for the charter fleet and good fishing for the second and final day of the Ocean City Marlin Club Kid’s Classic Tournament. There were yellowfin and bluefin caught in Massey’s Canyon (where there were over 100 boats) and yellowfin in the Baltimore Canyon. There was some good… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Wish-A-Fish – Making Fishing Dreams Come True
By Scott LenoxOne of the best things about the Ocean City Marlin Club’s Kid’s Classic Tournament is the Wish-A-Fish fishing trip that takes place on Saturday during the tournament. Wish-A-Fish is an organization that provides fishing trips in Maryland and Virginia for special needs children and their families. Wish-A-Fish currently hosts 100-125 families each year… Read more »
The Kids Can Fish!
By Scott LenoxToday was day 1 of the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 12th Annual Kid’s Classic Tournament and it was a doozie! This is an awesome event put on by the Ocean City Marlin Club with categories from billfish release to croaker. It’s all about getting kids fishing with family and friends and helping them… Read more »
The Kids First Tunas
By Scott LenoxThe chunking for tuna at Massey’s Canyon was definitely slower today then it was yesterday. It was so crowded on the spot that Austin Ensor compared the amount of boats to the amount of cars in the inlet parking lot on the 4th of July….that’s crowded! A crowd of boats usually means tough fishing… Read more »
The Chunk is On!
By Scott LenoxThe offshore fleet was on the chunk today and they absolutely murdered the tuna. There are an abundance of fish in Massey’s Canyon currently and they are eating some butterfish chunks. I got my first report this morning at 10:30 AM and it gave me an idea just how good the fishing was… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost – July 15, 2016
Donald Jay CropperBERLIN — Donald Jay Cropper, “Jay-Jay,” age 68, died on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Edward James and Ruth A. Taylor Cropper. He is survived by his daughter Mary Ann Cropper-Hickman of Berlin, grandchildren Zachary and Anna and special… Read more »
12th Kid’s Classic Tourney Underway
OCEAN CITY- Young anglers will get their moment in the spotlight this weekend when the Ocean City Marlin Club hosts its 12th Annual Kid’s Classic Tournament.Throughout the summer, the big boys and girls get to show off their fishing skills practically every weekend with one tournament or another, but the focus during this weekend’s 12th… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – July 15, 2016
Clarifying CO LegislationEditor:In response to growing safety concerns, Sen. Jim Mathias sponsored a bill during this year’s Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly that puts in place new requirements regarding carbon monoxide detectors in certain rental units. Local media outlets have covered the passage of Senate Bill 182 (Public Safety – Rental Dwelling Units… Read more »
Charges Filed After Hit-And-Run Incident In Resort
OCEAN CITY- – An Ocean City woman was arrested on hit-and-run and leaving the scene charges last weekend after allegedly striking a bicyclist with her vehicle and driving away before being located at her residence.Around 10:50 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police responded to a reported motor vehicle collision involving a bicycle in the area… Read more »
Things I Like – July 15, 2016
Swimming in the ocean with my sonsRaw oystersWhen a streak of good luck occursTaking a frozen bottle of water to the beachAn inspiring church sermonGiving people guidance on adoptionReading Dick Lohmeyer’s former thoughtsTrying to take off Fridays this time of yearArticulate teensRemember the old blue and yellow surf matsMelissa McCarthy movies