Most of the week we had clean water but a couple of days it was dingy. Water temperature fell all week as a strong cold front moved in. We finished the week around 74 but had bottomed at 72.3 degrees early Wednesday morning. Bonita came in thick a couple of days. We had a few Kings, good numbers of Spanish and a few Red Drum. Bait has thinned considerably but you can still get enough to fish with.
The past couple of weeks have been an improvement in the King Mackerel bite. Over the past seven days we saw several hit the deck. The biggest was 20 pounds that I got Thursday on a Cigar minnow. Tommy also got a king Thursday. Then Monday, George and I lucked out and decked small fish that we caught on our bubble rigs with fluorocarbon leaders. On Tuesday I got an 11 pound fish on a live Alewife.
Spanish Mackerel are holding to their daylight and sunset bite pattern with sunset being the better bite. Most fish are small but legal with a few bigger fish in the mix. Brandon got one of the larger fish decked. The best combo was a bubble with a small 3 to4 inch jerk bait behind the leader.
Monday, we had a Bonita frenzy. The bite was consistent all day. I lost count how many Bonita hit the deck but it was over 50. The same rig that was hot for the Spanish worked very well on the Bonita.
Wednesday, I decided to fish the shallow water as the pier staff was pressure washing the end. Schools of Red Drum were cruising but slow to bite. There had been a few hooked before I started with one slot fish caught. Then a couple more were hooked and lost to the pilings over the next couple of hours. I managed to get an upper slot fish that I invited to dinner. It was barely in the slot at 26.5 inches. Small live Pin fish and large Sand Fleas were the successful baits.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
New Moon Tuesday Oct. 25, 2022 Full Moon Tuesday Nov. 08, 2022
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:48am Sunset: 6:06pm
Friday 3:50pm Low 0.7 7:50am High 1.4
10:31pm High 1.0
Saturday 2:55am Low 1.0 9:18am High 1.2
3:51pm Low 0.8 10:09pm High 1.1
Sunday 4:22am Low 0.8 10:54am High 1.1
3:25pm Low 0.9 9:51pm High 1.3
Monday 5:31am Low 0.6 9:27pm High 1.5
Tuesday 6:28am Low 0.4 9:40pm High 1.7
Wednesday 26th 7:50am Low 0.2 10:13pm High 1.8
Sunrise: 6:52am Sunset: 6:00pm CDST
Water temperature: 75-78
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MM | DD | TIME
(EDT) | WDIR | WSPD
kts | GST
kts | WVHT
ft | DPD
sec | APD
sec | MWD | PRES
in | PTDY
in | ATMP
°F | WTMP
°F | DEWP
°F | SAL
psu | VIS
nmi | TIDE
ft |
10 | 19 | 7:24 am | N | 7.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73.2 | - | - | - | - |
10 | 19 | 7:18 am | N | 7.0 | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.18 | - | - | 73.0 | - | - | - | - |
10 | 19 | 7:12 am | N | 6.0 | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.17 | - | - | 72.7 | - | - | - | - |
10 | 19 | 7:06 am | NNE | 7.0 | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.17 | - | - | 72.7 | - | - | - | - |
10 | 19 | 7:00 am | NNE | 7.0 | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.17 | - | 40.6 | 72.3 |
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The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
FRIDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet with a dominant
period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet with a dominant period of 3 seconds
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet
with a dominant period of 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate
chop.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop.
SUNDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet with
a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant
period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (68/48 rain 01% wind NW-09)
FRIDAY (74/52 rain 01% wind N-06)
SATURDAY (78/54 rain 01% wind E-07)
SUNDAY (80/58 rain 02% wind ESE-08)
MONDAY (81/64 rain 04% wind SE-09)
TUESDAY (81/63 rain 32% wind SSW-11)
WEDNESDAY(80/64 rain 46% wind WSW-08)
PIER MANAGEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Bay County Parks and Recreation – 5304 Majetti Tower Road Panama City, FL 32404
850-248-8730
Vacant – Bay Co. Parks Division Manager –850-381-8155
Vince Martin – Bay Co. Beach Operations Manager - vmartin@baycountyfl.gov - 850-896-6580
Tight lines and screaming drags,
Sam
