Promotional poster for the 20th Annual Flounder Tournament featuring an orange flounder illustration and the HVN logo.
Promotional poster for the 20th Annual Flounder Tournament featuring an orange flounder illustration and the HVN logo.

The 20th annual

Grassy Sound
Flounder Tournament

~ June 20, 2026 ~

Welcome to the 20th Annual Grassy Sound Flounder Tournament, brought to you by Haven Marina Resorts.

A Haven Marina Resort Production

Blue mug with a white lid displaying a circular logo for the 20th Annual Flounder Tournament on a dark background.

Rules And Regulations

Fees: $300/Boat  |  $75/Kayak

Sign ups for the Calcuttas are at the Captain’s Dinner.  Cash Only.
$100 Flounder, $25 Weakfish, $25 Bluefish, $25 Striper

Pick Up: 7:00am

Official Start: 7:30am

Weigh-In Deadline: 4:30pm

Winners Announced: 6:00pm

Raffle: 7:00pm

Grassy Sound Marina slip holders can pick up tournament bags at the ship’s store. Non-slip holders pick up tournament bags at the Ship’s Store or by boat from the Fuel Dock. Boats must be within the footprint of the Grassy Sound Marina by 4:30pm, no exceptions.

Captain’s Dinner: Friday, June 19 @ 5pm

 

Rules:

• This is a true back bay tournament. Boats are not permitted to break the inlet, Cold Spring Inlet to Corsons Inlet, not past the sea buoys.

• All fish to be entered must be tagged before returning to the marina.  Bluefish, Stripers, & Weakies will not be tagged.  

• Heaviest flounder can be used in only one category.  

• One team member from each boat must be present at weigh-in.  

• One rod per angler per boat. All boats participating are limited to four anglers and one observer.  

• No mutilated fish will be weighed in. All flounder must be of legal length. Any fish deemed suspicious by the Tournament Director are subject to internal examination and  disqualification. Any violation of the Tournament Rules as stated shall constitute grounds  for disqualification. The Tournament Director’s ruling is final. 

Tournament Bag:  

• One Captain’s Shirt

• Two Black tags = Two Heaviest flounder combined.  

• One White tag = Single heaviest flounder.  

• One Blue tag = Youth entry. (Youth anglers must be 15 years or younger.)  

• One Pink tag= Woman entry.  

• Five tickets to the after party plus five door prize tickets.

Prizes: 

(In the event of identical weights all prizes will be split equally.)

• Heaviest Flounder (Boat). 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place.

• Heaviest Flounder (Kayak). 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place.

• Two Heaviest Combined. 1st place  

• Women’s Division. 1st place.

• Youth Division. 1st place.

• Daisy Mae Award = 11th Heaviest Flounder  

Logo for the Grassy Sound Flounder Tournament After Party, featuring an orange bird silhouette above stylized black text and a boxed HVN between the numbers 20 and 26.

Once the fishing is done the party begins.

Invite your friends and family join you after the fishing is done to bask in the glow of your achievement. Tournament participants get access to the After Party as part of their entry fee. Tickets for spectators are available for $25/person.

Food  |  drinks  |  live Entertainment  |  door prizes

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Black T-shirt featuring an orange circular logo for the 20th Annual Flounder Tournament in New Jersey, with a fish illustration and two stars.