2026Ocean City Tuna Tournament
- Dates
- July 9–12, 2026
- Location
- Ocean City, MD
- Target species
Overview
Ocean City, Maryland's original tuna tournament, fished out of the Ocean City Fishing Center with a fish-2-of-3-days format and payouts that have topped $1 million.
The Ocean City Tuna Tournament (39th annual in 2026) is hosted at the Ocean City Fishing Center in West Ocean City, Maryland. Boats fish two of three days for bigeye, yellowfin, bluefin and longfin tuna, with dolphin, ladies and junior divisions on the side.
Weigh-ins run nightly at the Ocean City Fishing Center (and Sunset Marina on Friday/Saturday) with dinner and awards on the final night. The 2026 event was won by Boss Hogg with a 200.5 lb tuna.
ScheduleEastern (US) time
- ThursdayJul9July 9, 2026
- 4:00 PM– 7:00 PM
Registration & Captains Meeting
Ocean City Fishing Center
- FridayJul10July 10, 2026
- 7:00 AM– 3:00 PM
Fishing Day 1 (lines in 7:00 AM, lines out 3:00 PM)
Boats fish 2 of 3 days
- 4:00 PM– 8:00 PM
Weigh-ins
Ocean City Fishing Center & Sunset Marina
- SaturdayJul11July 11, 2026
- 7:00 AM– 3:00 PM
Fishing Day 2 (lines in 7:00 AM, lines out 3:00 PM)
- 4:00 PM– 8:00 PM
Weigh-ins / Boats & Beers
Ocean City Fishing Center & Sunset Marina
- SundayJul12July 12, 2026
- 7:00 AM– 3:00 PM
Fishing Day 3 (lines in 7:00 AM, lines out 3:00 PM)
- 4:00 PM– 7:00 PM
Weigh-ins
Ocean City Fishing Center
- 8:00 PM
Dinner & Awards
Ocean City Fishing Center
Awards follow dinner
Results
Final results are published on the official tournament site.
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