Downtown / Inlet & Boardwalk · 4th St

2nd–4th St Bulkhead

License-free zone bulkhead fishing for flounder from shore

  • Fishing Access
Directions

Hours & practicals

Address
Chicago Ave bayside, 2nd–4th St, Ocean Citybayside
From your base
Sorts every list here by walk time.

The take

The Chicago Ave bulkhead from 2nd to 4th St is one of OC's two license-free fishing zones — no license needed, just the free state angler registration. Flounder drifting from shore is the specialty. Zero cost, zero boat, actual fish.

Check in

Your passport…

Sources

  • Facts — dnr.maryland.gov, verified July 2026
  • coords derived from the island street grid, July 2026 — not independently verified

The neighborhood

The 8 things this place connects to in the guide's map of the town — one step out, and nothing beyond it.

See 2nd–4th St Bulkhead on the wiki, with every connection listed