Mako

An open water shark, the Mako can grow to a length of 12 feet weighing over 1,300 lbs. The Atlantic hook-and-line record is 1,250 pounds, taken off Long Island, New York. It has a pointed snout with long slender teeth protruding from the mouth. The Mako's color is a striking cobalt to purplish-gray body with a dead white underside.
A fast-swimming species, the Mako is well known for its gameness and leaping characteristics as well as its delicate tasting flesh. The preferred fishing method is to drift fresh baits in a chum slick.

Dolphin

Also called Mahi-Mahi and Dorado, the Dolphin is a vivid greenish-blue, blue, green, and yellow (neon). In the large male Dolphin, the front of the head becomes very high and almost vertical, but until this happens, male & female are similar in appearance.
The usual angler catch is 5-15 pound fish, but 25-30 pound fish are not uncommon.The largest Dolphin on record was caught off Spanish Wells, Bahamas, and weighed 85 pounds.
An angler favorite, Dolphin are lightning quick, will jump when hooked, and are one of the best tasting fish in the ocean. They will school and hold under almost any floating object in deep warm water.

Fishing Method:
Trolling, or casting to fish holding under floating debris.

Wahoo

The Wahoo has a long slender body usually marked with narrow vertical bars. Its teeth are strong and razor sharp. Unlike most other mackerel like fish, they do not occur in schools. Among the largest fish is a Wahoo caught off Freeport, Grand Bahama, 6 feet 9 inches long and weighing 180 pounds. Ocean City Waters can yield fish around 100 pounds with 50 pounds being more normal.
Wahoo are excellent gamefish, usually caught by trolling. The flesh is white and tasty.

White Marlin

The White Marlin is highly respected and sought after. Its unpredictable nature and spectacular aerial acrobatics make this game fish a favorite with anglers.
The White Marlin does not reach great size. The maximum recorded weight for a White is 161 pounds, but the usual weight runs 50-60 pounds.

Tuna

Yellowfin, Bluefin, Albacore, and Bigeye Tuna are all caught in the waters off Ocean City. All are excellent table fare and unbelievably strong fighters.

YELLOWFIN TUNA:

Most fish caught weigh between 25-80 pounds, but the largest caught on rod & reel was 308 pounds. Yellowfin grow rapidly. A 4-year-old fish weighs about 140 pounds.

BLUEFIN TUNA:

The largest of all tuna. The rod & reel record is 1,120 pounds. Most Bluefin caught off Ocean City range in weight between 60-200 plus pounds. These fish are subject to federal regulations as to size & catch limits.

BIGEYE TUNA:

Not as common as some of the other species of tuna. The Bigeye caught offshore Ocean City usually tip the scales at over 100 pounds with the record being over 320 pounds.

ALBACORE:

Also called Longfin Tuna, this fish has longer pectoral fins than other tunas. The largest of these fish run in the 90 pound range with 40-50 pounds being more common.This is the only tuna that can be called "white meat".

Fishing Methods

Trolling fresh and artificial baits. Chunking cut baits while anchored or drifting.