A Dramatic Finish as White Marlin, Blue Marlin Dominate Final Day!

Several Tournament Records Broken as 2019 MidAtlantic Comes to a Close! It was a day for billfish and another nail-biting finish at sportfishing’s Main Event as “Moving Day” once again lived up to its storied reputation on the final day of the 2019 MidAtlantic! This tournament has a long and exciting history of major changes […]
Quiet Day Four at the 2019 MidAtlantic
Majority of Fleet Takes a Day Off to Regroup What started as a light breeze yesterday afternoon increased to a gusty wind by late in the evening last night making the decision to take a Lay Day on Day Four that much easier for nearly the entire tournament fleet at the 2019 MidAtlantic and only […]
New White Marlin and Tuna Leaders After Day Three of 2019 MidAtlantic
As Day Three of the 2019 MidAtlantic dawned much of the fleet took a Lay Day after fishing back-to-back the first two days of the tournament. Day Three found 48 boats heading out in a light breeze under partly cloudy skies hoping the billfish bite of the first two days continued. On Day Two a […]
White Marlin and Tuna Highlight Day Two of the 2019 MidAtlantic

Day Two of the 2019 MidAtlantic dawned cloudy and warm with a light breeze for the 148 boats that gave it a go today. As noted yesterday, a new tournament record cash purse was set once again this year and the final number is set at $3,528,760! The billfish bite on Day One was quite […]
67-Pound White Marlin Takes Early Lead After Day One of 2019 MidAtlantic!

Tournament Record Cash Purse of $3.5 Million Up for Grabs! Crews were anxious to get offshore on Day One as the 2019 MidAtlantic got off to a busy start with 138 of the 156 boat fleet, including 60 from Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May and 78 from Sunset Marina in Ocean City, heading […]
2019 MidAtlantic Gets Underway! Fishing Starts Tomorrow!
Tournament Week for one of the most anticipated events on the summer schedule has arrived as the 2019 MidAtlantic got underway today. Though fishing doesn’t start until tomorrow, crews were busy at both venues preparing for sportfishing’s “Main Event.” Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May, New Jersey, the event’s primary host facility, and Sunset […]
Sizzling Billfish Bite Sets the Stage for Another Exciting MidAtlantic!
Middle Canyons Hot and Cape May is Ideal Location! You could run out of adjectives describing the current billfish bite along the canyons off the mid-Atlantic coast but safe to say “it doesn’t get much better then this!” A combination of cobalt blue water, abundant schools of forage species and ideal weather have produced incredible […]
A Wide Range of Calcutta Options Produces Numerous Large Cash Prize Winners at The MidAtlantic!

Unlike some big game tournaments that strive to provide a large cash payout for one single species, thanks to a variety of calcutta options and generous prize structure for each, multiple large cash prizes are paid out year after year at the MidAtlantic. In fact, a review of the tournament’s results of the past five […]
Marlin and Tuna and Mahi Oh My!
Though technically summer is still officially a little over a week away, the offshore fishing season has already started off at a torrid pace! Boats sailing from Ocean City, Maryland to Manasquan, New Jersey and all ports in between have been racking up impressive catches of big eye and yellowfin tuna. The billfish season is […]