Daily activity:
Thursday: water temp New Moon 69.3 N 10-20mph in the a.m. / 70.2 NNW 13-20mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The weather took a turn colder and the bite followed. There were only a couple of King Mackerel this morning. Tyler K. was lucky enough to deck this one.
Friday: water temp 68.9 N 8-13mph in the a.m. / 69.3 NNE 4-10mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Not much happened. There were a few Flounder, Needlefish, Remora, Lizard fish and a couple Hardtails. Cigar Minnows were available for live bait.
Saturday: water temp 67.5 E 5-12mph in the a.m. / dropped to 67.1 at 10:30 / 68.5 ENE 4-9mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Slow, slow day. A Flounder and some trash fish in the morning. Ivan got a few Speedos and Cigar Minnows. Puffers, Needle fish, Remora and small Spade fish in the afternoon.
Sunday: water temp 66.2 ENE 5-10mph in the a.m. / 67.8 NNE 7-13mph in the p.m. The water was crystal clear. Two small King Mackerel in the morning on jerk baits. There were Speedos and Cigar Minnows available for live bait. A couple of Flounder were caught.
Monday: water temp 67.1 NE 9-18mph in the p.m. / 68.2 NE 8-12mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There were 6 King Mackerel hooked and 4 decked in the morning. One Bonita was caught. Flounder season opened today, and they were caught all day. Only a third of the Flounder caught met the 14-inch minimum but several anglers were able to take fish home like the ones George and Brenda got. Hayden caught a small AJ. There were Cigar Minnows available for live bait.
Tuesday: water temp 66.7 N 6-9mph in the a.m. / 67.8 WNW 9-13mph in the p.m. There were strong thunderstorms during the pre-daylight hours with wind, but surprisingly the water was still clean. Flounder were caught most of the day but only a few were legal size. Lots of Needle fish were around. Cigar Minnows were available for live bait. A few schools of Ballyhoo swam through.
Wednesday: water temp 65.3 NNE 5-10mph in the a.m. / 66.6 N 6-10mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Several Flounder were caught but only a few legal size. Cigar Minnows and Ballyhoo were available for live bait.
Red Tide status: Over the past week, the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed in 19 samples from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were observed in 5 samples from Northwest Florida (Bay and Gulf counties).
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Thursday Dec. 04, 2025 - New Moon Friday Dec. 19, 2025
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:23am Sunset: 4:42pm
Thursday 04th. 6:49am Low -0.7 8:08pm High 1.8
Friday 7:36am Low -0.8 9:06pm High 1.9
Saturday 8:54am Low -0.9 10:08pm High 1.8
Sunday 9:48am Low -0.8 11:08pm High 1.7
Monday 10:34am Low -0.6 11:58pm high 1.5
Tuesday 11:11am Low -0.4
Wednesday 10th. 11:21am Low -0.2 12:33am High 1.2
Sunrise: 6:28am Sunset: 4:43pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
FRIDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers likely.
SATURDAY
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
SATURDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
SUNDAY NIGHT
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (56/53 rain 77% wind NE-10-20 in am / ESE-10-15 in pm)
FRIDAY (67/54 rain 55% wind WNW-10-15 in am / N 5-10 in pm)
SATURDAY (60/56 rain 99% wind NE-5-10 in am / ENE 5-10 in pm)
SUNDAY (64/53 rain 77% wind NNE-5-10 in am / N 10-15 in pm)
MONDAY (59/43 rain 16% wind N-10-20 in am / NNE 10-15 in pm)
TUESDAY (57/46 rain 05% wind N-5-10 in am / N 5-10 in pm)
WEDNESDAY(64/56 rain 09% wind W-5-10 in am / W 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
