Welcome to our Ocean City, MD Fishing Home Page

Ocean City, Maryland is a resort town on the Atlantic Ocean.  This resort town is known as a very popular vacation destination because of its beaches, entertainment, shopping, dining, fishing and boating.  You have so much to do here that everyone in the family should be able to find something they enjoy here.

Ocean City is an awesome fishing destination.  You can experience some very good fishing inshore, from the beaches and piers, however, the offshore fishing is what really puts Ocean City, MD on the map.  There are several charters here that target a variety of fish.  Some of the fish you may catch here while on a trip are striped bass, bluefish, sea trout, shark, tuna, wahoo, mahi mahi and more.

The Fish of Ocean City, MD

Learn more about the different fish and how to catch them on our Fish of Ocean City, MD page.

Ocean City, MD Fishing Calendar

Take a look at our Ocean City, MD Fishing Calendar to see the average temperatures by month and what species are throughout the different fishing seasons.

Ocean City, MD Boat Launches

Take a look at our Ocean City, MD Boat Launches page to find a place to get your boat on the water.

Ocean City, MD Inshore Fishing

Ocean City, MD is an awesome inshore destination with plenty of water to fish in the bays.  There is almost always somewhere to fish here inshore even on windy days.  Striped bass are the most popular sport fish once they migrate into the area.  However, there are plenty of other fish you can catch inshore here.  Anglers target bluefish, sheepshead, sea bass, sea trout, flounder, sharks and more.

Learn more on our Ocean City, MD Inshore Fishing page.

 Nearshore Fishing

There is a lot of water to fish if you choose to fish nearshore here.  The nearshore reefs and wrecks are home to a variety of fish.  Anglers may find striped bass, bluefish, sharks, sea bass and other species too.  When the striped bass are in thick, you may find some boats targeting these fish nearshore in this area.

Ocean City, MD Deep Sea / Offshore Fishing

Ocean City, MD is known for its excellent offshore fishing and there are a lot of fishing charters here to take you out on the ocean.  You can catch a variety of fish whether you fish the reefs and wrecks or the open water.  There are many pelagic species that are catchable here depending on the time of year.  Anglers fish for mahi mahi, wahoo, tuna, marlin and more.

Learn more on our Ocean City, MD Deep Sea Fishing page.

Ocean City, MD Shore Fishing

The surf and pier fishing can be very good here.  Anglers fish all throughout the area along the beaches, from the piers and the bridges.  Striped bass are the most popular fish that are targeted here from the surf and the piers, however, you can also catch a variety of other fish such as bluefish, whiting, an occasional trout or even flounder.  During the peak of the striped bass migration, the fishing can be awesome from the surf in this area.

Learn about the best spots to fish here from shore.