Beach-Net! Guide to the Delaware-Maryland Beaches

Hot Fishing Spots
in Ocean City


Webmaster's Note: The following information was provided by Skip's Bait & Tackle at 210 Talbot Street, one block south of the Route 50 bridge. 410-289-8555.

Ocean City Inlet

Located at the southernmost end of Ocean City near the rides and the Lifesaving Station Museum. Fish off the jetties.

  • Use lures for bluefish and trout
  • Use sand fleas for tautog
  • Use squid, mullet or shiners for flounder and bluefish
Ocean Pier

A pay pier which runs parallel to the Ocean City Inlet. Enter the pier from the beach parking lot at the inlet.

  • Use bloodworms for spot, whiting and sand perch
  • Use squid or mullet strips for flounder, bluefish, shark and trout
Oceanic Pier

A pay pier located at the southernmost end of Philadelphia Avenue near the inlet.

  • Use shiners, squid or live minnows for flounder, bluefish and trout
  • Use bloodworms or nightcrawlers for spot and other small fish
  • Lures work well at night
  • Crabbing is best in late summer through fall using traps
Route 50 Bridge

Located 1 block south of First Street on Route 50.

  • Use frozen shiners for flounder (excellent flounder fishing)
  • Use worms for spot and other small fish
  • Use lures or squid for bluefish
  • Lures generally work well beneath the lights at night
  • Crabbing is good with traps
2nd Through 4th Street Bulkhead

Free public area on the bayside.

  • Use shiners and squid for flounder, bluefish and sea bass
  • Use bloodworms for Norfolk Spot
  • Use sand fleas or sectioned hard crab for tautog
9th Street Pier

Free public pier on 9th Street and the Bay.

  • Use shiners or live minnows for flounder
  • Use squid strips for sea bass and bluefish
  • Use worms for Norfolk Spot
  • Crabbing is excellent here
Ocean City Convention Center

A free public bulkhead and pier behind the Convention Center on 40th Street and the bay.

  • Use live minnows for flounder
  • Use bloodworms for spot and croaker
  • Good crabbing and fair fishing on the high tide


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