Daily activity:
Thursday 14th: water temp 73.9 N 5-8mph in the a.m. / 76.8 W 10-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The morning was slow. The Spanish Mackerel came in thick after the wind changed to the SW and W. Many of the Spanish were big. Jeff S. Caught the only King Mackerel. There were lots of Hardtails and Ladyfish too. Live bait was available if you could get past the Hardtails.
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Friday: water temp 73.9 NE 4-7mph in the a.m. / 75.4 SW 8-11mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was a good Spanish Mackerel bite this morning before 11:00. However, from then until 5:30, I saw one Spanish come over the rail. There were lots of Hardtails and Ladyfish caught along with a few Bluefish. Skinny water produced a couple of Pompano. Live bait was available – Speedos, a few Cigar minnows and small Alewives.
Saturday: water temp 74.8 NE 4-5mph in the a.m. / 76.1 W 7-9mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Slow day with only a few Spanish Mackerel Caught. There was one Cobia hooked on a Speedo, but the angler lost it in the piling. Live bait was available.
Sunday: water temp 75.4 N 2-5mph in the a.m. / 78.1 SSW 5-7mph wind in the p.m. The water was clear. Spanish Mackerel were thick but were very finicky. There were “axe handle” sized Spanish in the schools. Live bait seemed to be what they were feeding on. Live bait was available but were not biting. You had to use your snatching skills to get them.
Monday: water temp 77.9 ESE 7-12mph in the a.m. / 80.4 S 14-17mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The early morning started slowly with little bait around and only Hardtails biting. About 11:00, the wind picked up and bait schools began moving in. Hardtails continued eating and a few Spanish Mackerel were caught. The conditions were perfect for King Mackerel but only one was hooked. At about 4:00, Allen cast a live Goggle-eye, and it was hit a few seconds after it hit the water. The King began screaming line off the reel. Then the “tax Man Flipper” appeared. The King was lost in the piling as it tried to get away from the Dolphin. Later in the afternoon Ladyfish came in thick. The Hardtails and a few Spanish were caught in the mix. Kim shows one of the Spanish she caught.
Tuesday: water temp 78.3 ENE 6-10mph in the a.m. / 80.1 SSW 6-10mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The morning started with a good Bonita run. There were a few Spanish Mackerel mixed with the Bonita. About 10:30, the wind picked up and we saw a few King Mackerel. One big one was spotted several times off the west corner of the Tee. Then at about 12:30, Keith’s bait got hammered. Soon after hooking the fish, he handed it off to Bradyen as a birthday gift. Bradyen fought the fish back and forth across the Tee, down almost to the sandbar and back around the Tee again. He was finally able to bring the fish to the gaff on the east side of the Tee. KJ got the gaff in the fish and brought the 41.5 pound “Smoker” King onto the deck. That will be a 16th birthday he will never forget. Congratulations Bradyen on a job well done. A few minutes later, Billy W. decked the second King for the day. That would be it for Kings, but the Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish and Ladyfish would keep us entertained the rest of the day. Red Drum were very active in the shallows late in the afternoon. Live bait was everywhere consisting in Cigar Minnows, Threadfin Herring, Spanish Sardines, Speedos and Alewives.
Wednesday 20th: water temp 79.0 NE 4-6mph in the a.m. / 81.1 S 9-14mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The morning was slow with a few Spanish Mackerel and Hardtails caught. The afternoon got better as the wind increased. There were big Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Ladyfish and more Hardtails. Kim hooked the only King Mackerel but lost it when her line accidentally touched the concrete. Steve M. caught a few Pompano in shallow water. There was live bait available all day – Cigar Minnows, Spanish Sardine, Speedos, Threadfin Herring and a few Alewives.
Red Tide status: In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample each from Escambia, and Bay counties.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Sunday May 31, 2026 New Moon Sunday June 14, 2026
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 5:45am Sunset: 7:33pm
Thursday 21st. 12:22am Low -0.4 1:48pm High 1.7
Friday 1:07am Low -0.2 2:31pm High 1.5
Saturday 1:32am Low 0.1 2:54pm High 1.2
Sunday 1:04am Low 0.4 2:38pm High 0.8
Monday 12:20am Low 0.5 7:56am High 1.0
5:56pm Low 0.5
Tuesday 5:57pm Low 0.3 7:52am High 1.2
Wednesday 27th. 6:32pm Low 0.1 7:57am High 1.4
Sunrise: 5:42am Sunset: 7:37pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
SATURDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
SUNDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
MONDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the evening. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (85/60 rain 04% wind NW-10-15 in am / N 5-10 in pm)
FRIDAY (81/62 rain 01% wind SE-5-10 in am / NNW 5-10 in pm)
SATURDAY (82/70 rain 04% wind ESE 10-15 in am / Light & variable in pm)
SUNDAY (82/71 rain 23% wind SSE-5-10 in am / Light & variable in pm)
MONDAY (83/72 rain 11% wind SE-10-15 in am / ESE 5-10 in pm)
TUESDAY (83/72 rain 24% wind SE-10-15 in am / Light & variable in pm)
WEDNESDAY(83/72 rain 24% wind SSE-10-15 in am / ESE 5-10 in pm)
PIER MANAGEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Bay County Parks and Recreation – 5304 Majetti Tower Road Panama City, FL 32404
850-248-8730
Vince Martin – Bay Co. Parks Division Manager - vmartin@baycountyfl.gov - 850-896-6580
Timothy Pentice- Bay Co. Asst. Div. Mgr. – tprentice@baycountyfl.gov – 448-217-4219
Tight lines and screaming drags,
Sam
SLP053@BELLSOUTH.NET
770-265-2879
