Rumor has it that the charter boat, "Moore Bill's" is returning today from an overnight trip down off Wanchese with 23 yellowfins, 2 magi and a bigeye in the box. Stay tuned!

10:10 AM - Shane Moore, owner of the charter boat, "Moore Bills" just called in. He confirmed earlier rumors about them getting into yellowfins down off Wanchese, NC. They also have a bigeye on board. They should be in around noon.

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(June 7, 2013) Anglers will head offshore in search of mako and thresher sharks and bluefish during the 17th annual Mako Mania Shark Tournament, which starts today, Friday, and concludes Sunday.

The Mako Mania event, presented by Bahia Marina Tournaments, is the first major offshore fishing tournament of the season.

It was a cold winter and cool spring in Ocean City and anglers are ready for warm weather and the 2013 tournament fishing season to get under way.

The first mako of the season, a 138-pounder, was caught on May 10 by Wayne Mull aboard the Restless Lady. A number of makos have been boated since.

“Mako fishing has been pretty good,” Mako Mania co-organizer Earl Conley said last week. “I hear there’s lots of bluefish. If there’s lots of bait, there will be lots of [makos].”

A little Yellowfin scouting early June, way outside and tons of life. Great day one the water with the reward of some fish on a plate!

The Mako Mania is a mako shark tournament with added entry levels for bluefish and thresher shark. This tournament is traditionally the start of the tournament season in Ocean City. Mako mania was started in 1996 by Captain Steve Harman and continues to grow every year. The Mako Mania is unique in that boats of all sizes can compete with decent weather. Daily weigh-ins will be held at Bahia Marina from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm each fishing day. Stop by, have a beverage and something to eat at FishTales while watching the sharks come in to be weighed.

This year the Moore Bills will compete for both Shark and Blues.