September 08, 2026 - 01:25:37
At Fin-Atics in Ocean City Corson’s Inlet seems to be the best spot on the island to bend a rod as fluke ranging from shorts to about 4 or 5 pounds were caught on live minnows there this week. The bayside docks and 9th Street bridge area are also giving up some fluke, and there were a few scattered reports of some weakfish up to 20 inches off the back docks. Try down at Corson’s Inlet during the sunrise with soft baits to target weakfish.
September 08, 2026 - 01:25:27
“Mixed mahi thick on the inshore pots and at the far end of the Atlantic City Reef,” relayed The Ingredient from Fin-Atics, adding that the Sea Isle Ridge was yielding bluefin from 47 inches and longer on way back ballyhoo at a 6-knot pace. He’d received intel that the Lindenkohl was the locus for encounters with yellowfin to 60 pounds on the ballyhoo and Sterling Tackle wide tracker troll, with plugs like the Nomad Design DTX Minnow poking a few bigeyes.
September 08, 2026 - 01:25:22
Billy at Fin-Atics reports that a few more keeper flounder were caught from the back bays this week, along with a couple of weakfish and small blues. Incoming tide has seen the flounder bite really turning on while the outgoing tides are mostly producing croakers, spot, sharks and rays. Minnows and squid combos, along with spearing and Gulp are producing plenty of throwback flounder. Keepers are being found closer to the inlet, along the beachfront and from the Ocean City Reef Site. Anglers are using larger baits to coerce these bigger fish to strike. By far large strip bats and 6-inch Gulp Grubs have been the favored bait this week putting fish to 5 pounds in the box.
August 31, 2026 - 10:58:29
At Fin-Atics in Ocean City Justin reports that Corson’s Inlet has been attracting some keeper caliber fluke there with minnows and squid finding their mark on fish up to 4 or 5 pounds. The back docks and Longport Pier area as well as the 9th street bridge are holding some sheepshead for dedicated anglers and you can find your one fish tog limit at those spots as well using crab baits.
August 31, 2026 - 10:58:14
Justin from Fin-Atics had intel about scatterings of yellowfin from 40 to 60 pounds being hit on 18- and 36-inch Sterling wide trackers and also ballyhoo for those putting in the time between weather and conditions. What has the place jumping is the traffic chasing the cobia 5 to 6 miles out. A former employee and buds picked a window in the gnarly weather and went 5-for-5 on fish to 40 pounds. All were caught on live eels.
August 31, 2026 - 10:58:02
It has been a tough grind to find keeper flounder in the bays recently according to Billy at Fin-Atics. Anglers are catching dozens of fish, lots of action to keep everyone engaged, but there are just so few keepers in the mix. Moving out to Corson’s Inlet has been the best bet as anglers report just as many throwbacks, but a few keepers to 20 inches have also been sprinkled into the catch. The back bay is seeing many short tog being caught from the bridges, along with some massive sheepshead tipping the scales at nearly 12 pounds.
