August 2026

White Marlin Open

Mon, Aug 3 - Sat, Aug 8, 2026Ocean City, Maryland, USA

About this tournament

The White Marlin Open runs August 3-8, 2026, in Ocean City, Maryland, drawing hundreds of boats to compete for white marlin, blue marlin, wahoo, and mahi-mahi in the Gulf Stream. This 53-year-old tournament has distributed over $121 million in prize money since its inception, with the 2025 event awarding $7.24 million across nearly 3,000 anglers. You'll find the competition structured around daily weigh-ins for multiple species categories, with historical top prizes exceeding $3.9 million for individual catches.

Target species

White MarlinBlue MarlinMahi-MahiWahoo

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