Fishing near Ocean City, MD

Ocean City sits on a barrier island in Worcester County, Maryland, where the Atlantic Ocean meets a network of back bays and the Ocean City Inlet. Known as the White Marlin Capital of the World, the area draws anglers chasing offshore billfish and tuna in the deep Atlantic as well as flounder, striped bass, and bluefish in the calmer inshore bays and inlet waters. The Oceanic Fishing Pier, Assawoman Bay, and offshore grounds like the Jackspot are fixtures of the local fishing scene.