Ilwaco: Jul 27-29, 2012
Garibaldi: Aug 24-26, 2012

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Big Changes in 2012 - The end of 2011 is just around the corner and before we know it, Tuna Season 2012 will be back around! Those of us involved with putting on the Oregon Tuna Classic would first like to once again thank all … Continue reading

Whats New for 2011 - June 7, 2011 It’s been a quiet winter for northwest tuna fanatics but that’s all about to change in the next few weeks. July 4th is the traditional kickoff for when tuna show up off the Oregon and Washington coast … Continue reading

A Big Thumbs Up To Reeling In Hunger - August 29, 2010 A light rain was starting to fall in Garibaldi Sunday evening but I don’t think anyone really cared. The community was still buzzing and most people were still talking about the massive crowd that filled the big … Continue reading

Official OTC Results for Charleston 2010 - And the Winners are……….. 1st….Wildcat 131.10 2nd….Chillabit 124.15 3rd…..Gales Creek Tuna Gafers 118.45 4th…..See-Ya 118.25 5th…..Just Keep Fishing 118.05 6th…..Bad To The Bone 117.5 7th…..Bad Ass Tuna 116.3 8th…..Green Lightning Laundry 115.5 9th…..G-Loomis 115.2 10th…Eat Me Lures 114.45 11th…Tia Maria/Amtech … Continue reading

Charleston Pays off Big for the Oregon Food Bank - Steve of Team WildCat Weighs in With the Biggest Fish Fishing the northwest you have to be hardy but to fish the Oregon Tuna Classic this year you also have to be patient and wait for Saturday morning. When teams … Continue reading

Bill Monroe Chaos Mayhem and Bloody Decks - Read below from OregonLive .com Bill Monroe: Tuna Classic unleashes a frenzy on the Ocean… 2010 Tuna Classic unleashes a frenzy on the ocean

2010 OTC Ilwaco Event Sets a New Record - A record 80 teams registered for the Ilwaco event with 67 teams showing up for roll call saturday morning a few miles offshore and were greeted with a nice forecast for the flare start. Teams raced to their favorite fishing … Continue reading

2010 Ilwaco Captains Packet - A big thanks to our Ilwaco Port Captain Dean and to “Huge Duck Fan” Dan for out doing themselves again.  If you haven’t already registered you better hurry because a time is running out.  We are anticipating well over 70 … Continue reading

Results - Results coming soon!

Newport Tournament Kicks Off With a Huge Success - July 19, 2010 The first leg of the Oregon Tuna Classic is in the books. More than 60 teams signed up for the Newport event but due to strong north winds blowing all week the seas were a bit too … Continue reading