Big Blue Marlin Dominate Final Day of the 2024 MidAtlantic
The weather couldn’t have been any better for the final fishing day of the 33rd Annual MidAtlantic. The midweek breeze that created sporty sea conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday dissipated and Day Five dawned sunny with a light wind and flat ocean. On the day the entire fleet of 198 boats were eligible to fish […]
A Shake-up Across the Leaderboard on Day Four
Day Four of the 2024 MidAtlantic dawned sunny and cool though the stiff breeze of the past two days dropped out considerably overnight and sea conditions improved dramatically. A string of vessel navigation lights stretched from both of the tournament’s host marinas to their respective inlet early this morning as 196 boats made the trek […]
Little Change After Day Three
It’s Day Three and we’ve reached the midway point of the 2024 MidAtlantic tournament. The cool breeze of the past couple days continues and although refreshing, a more favorable offshore forecast for the remaining two days of the tournament kept much of the tournament fleet tied to the host marinas in Cape May and Ocean […]
White Marlin and Wahoo Highlight Day Two
A taste of fall weather swept across the mid-Atlantic region overnight into Day Two of the 33rd MidAtlantic tournament bringing cool temperatures and a sustained northwest breeze that did little to flatten the sporty sea conditions the fleet found the day before. On the day, 62 boats headed offshore including 33 from Cape May and […]
White Marlin and Tuna Highlight Day One
Day One of the 2024 MidAtlantic dawned sunny and breezy after a line of overnight thunderstorms pushed through the tournament venues. The remnants of Hurricane Ernesto had moved far north and offshore but left behind a swell that made conditions offshore a bit sporty for the 88 boats that gave it a go on Day […]
33rd MidAtlantic Tournament Gets Underway!
Celebrating 33 years of Competition, Opportunity and Camaraderie, the 2024 MidAtlantic kicked off today at Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May, New Jersey and Sunset Marina, the tournament’s only official satellite venue, in Ocean City, Maryland. Hurricane Ernesto, though hundreds of miles off the east coast, dished out a stiff breeze and large ground […]
Entry List Growing Quickly as 33rd MidAtlantic Nears
With less than two weeks to go before “Tournament Week” gets underway, the entry list for this year’s MidAtlantic is growing rapidly as crews are not taking the chance on being left out of sportfishing’s “Main Event” on the 2024 tournament calendar. “We’ve seen a sharp increase in our pre-registration over the past couple weeks […]
Red Hot Bite for Whites and Blues… and Tuna Too!
The second holiday of the summer season has come and gone and as the month of July moves along one would expect the offshore fishing action to improve. The week that included the long July 4th holiday weekend saw some impressive catches as white marlin and blue marlin releases and an exceptional tuna bite produced […]
Offshore Action Kicks Off as 2024 MidAtlantic Entry List Grows!
With the unofficial start of summer comes the first trips offshore for many bluewater aficionados and this year the big game season got off to a fast start! In fact, Memorial Day weekend saw the first yellowfin tuna caught from the canyons followed by the coveted first white marlin release of the season on June […]