10/30/2025
Get DirectionsCoastal Carolina's Premier Fishing Tournament
US OPEN KING MACKEREL TOURNAMENT
Forty-six years ago a small group of community leaders met and decided that they needed an event to showcase the great fall fishing the Southport-Oak Island area has to offer. The prizes and expenses for the first tournament were guaranteed by those community leaders signing a promissory note at a local financial institution - thus the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament was born. The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament now attracts over 400 boats annually and is held in high esteem by the community and anglers.
Register for your opportunity to take part in this historic fishing event and a chance to win one of the coveted prizes. The tournament guarantees its entire prize structure; it is not based on the number of boats that participate. Captains and crew should review information on the https://www.usopenkmt.com website as it contains a complete schedule and links to other tournament-related information.
2025 US Open King Mackerel Fishing Tournament Schedule
Thursday, October 30th
- 10:00 am to 9:00 pm - Registration & Packet Pickup Open at Dutchman Creek Park
- 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Food Service by Easy Eats
- 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Entertainment by TBA
- 7:00 pm - Captain's Meeting at Dutchman Creek Park
Friday, October 31st
- 7:00 am - Competition begins
- 11:00 am - Scales open at Dutchman Creek Park
- 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm - Food Service by Easy Eats
- 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm - The PointClickFish.com Team will livestream weigh-ins and Cape Fear Radio broadcasts live from tournament headquarters
- 4:00 pm - Check-in point manned at Southport Yoga Dock and Malcom Register Park
- 5:00 pm - Competition ends for the day
Saturday, November 1st
- 7:00 am - Competition begins
- 11:00 am - Scales open at Dutchman Creek Park
- 11:00 am to 4:00 pm - Food Service by Wallace Catering
- 11:00 am to 4:00 pm - Cape Fear Radio Live from the tournament headquarters at Dutchman Creek Park
- 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm - The PointClickFish.com Team will livestream weigh-ins and Cape Fear Radio broadcasts live from tournament headquarters
- 3:00 pm - Check-in point manned at the Southport Yoga Dock and Malcom Register Park
- 4:00 pm - Competition ends for the day
- 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Entertainment by TBA at Rusty Hooks Dockside Grill
- 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm - Captains from the 1st Place Overall and 1st Place Super High Roller TWT (as well as a randomly selected team's Captain) must present themselves at Tourney headquarters for polygraph
- 8:00 pm - Awards ceremony at Rusty Hooks Dockside Grill
Spend the US Open with MRA!
Now, put those "Gone Fishin'" signs up and prepare your Out of Office messages! If you're fishing in the tournament and looking for a place for you and your crew to lay your heads, be sure to check out all of our available Oak Island vacation rentals or contact our office at (800) 486-5441.
