Daily activity:
Thursday 02nd: water temp 83.3 ENE 2-8mph in the a.m. / 86.0 WSW 6-9mph. The water was clean. There were several small King Mackerel caught in the late afternoon just before sunset. Arnette got this one on a vertical jigging spoon. More Kings were seen approaching bait but didn’t eat. Several Tarpon were hooked just before sunset as well. The usual other Spanish, Hardtails and Ladyfish were on the catch list. Live bait was available.
Friday: water temp 84.2 NNE 5-6mph in the a.m. / 87.1 W 7-10mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The pier was partially shut down to prepare for the upcoming July 4th fireworks performance. However, the end was open in the early morning for a while. There was a Bonita blitz for those anglers that made it out. Brenda left with a cooler full.
Saturday: water temp 86.0 N 3-5mph in the a.m. / 88.3 SSW 10-13mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The pier was closed while fireworks were loaded then partially reopened until the fireworks show.
Sunday: water temp 85.8 NNW 2-4mph in the a.m. / 87.4 SSW 7-10mph wind in the p.m. The water was clean. Several small King Mackerel were caught in the afternoon. Lots of Bonita were caught. A couple of Tarpon were hooked, and an undersized Sailfish was brought to the pier and popped off. Live bait was available.
Monday: water temp 86.7 SW 19-24mph in the a.m., during a thunderstorm then switched to the W at 5-7mph by 08:00 / 87.4 SW 8-11mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Jose caught three small King Mackerel in the early morning. There were also Bonita in the morning. Buck, Brandt and Grady, from Albany, Ga. Got in on the action. From 09:30 until 5:00p.m., I saw one nice Spanish Mackerel caught by Keith. Several Tarpon rolled on bait, but none were hooked. Live bait was available.
Tuesday: water temp 86.5 W 12-15mph in the a.m. / 88.5 SW 11-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was a decent early morning bite with a few King Mackerel hooked and several Bonita. Only one King was decked, and “Flipper” got the others and one of the Bonita. The bite was done before 06:00. The afternoon was slow with two Kings hooked before 5:00. One “schoolie” was landed and “Flipper “ate the bigger one that Danny hooked. I got a Bonita. Keith landed a nice Spanish Mackerel. There were some Bluefish and Ladyfish as well. A couple of schools of Tarpon passed but none were hooked. Live bait was available.
Wednesday 01st. water temp 86.5 WSW 9-12mph in the a.m. and continued WSW until 4:30 / 87.8 SE 6-8mph in the late p.m. The water was clean. There were two King Mackerel hooked in the morning by Jose and Danny. Both were lost to “Flipper”. Three small King Mackerel were decked in the afternoon from about 5-pounds to 10.6-pounds. John C. got the 10.6-pound. Several Bonita were caught but only a couple of Spanish Mackerel. Three Tarpon were caught and released by Casey B., Von and me. A couple more were hooked but lost. Lots of Ladyfish were caught in the late afternoon. Live bait was available.
Red Tide status: In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
Tides for the upcoming week:
New Moon Tuesday July 14, 2026 - Full Moon Wednesday July 29, 2026
Sunrise: 5:48am Sunset: 7:47pm
Friday 5:52pm Low -0.2 6:02am High 1.7
Saturday 6:44pm Low -0.4 7:03am High 1.9
Sunday 7:38pm Low -0.5 8:09am High 2.0
Monday 8:31pm Low -0.5 9:48am High 2.1
Tuesday 9:19pm Low -0.4 10:26am High 2.1
Wednesday 15th. 10:01pm Low -0.2 11:30am High 2.0
Sunrise: 5:51am Sunset: 7:45pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
FRIDAY
Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
(local forecast).
FRIDAY (88/80 rain 38% wind SW-5-10 in am / SSW 5-10 in pm)
SATURDAY (88/80 rain 20% wind SSW 5-10 in am / SW 5-10 in pm)
SUNDAY (86/77 rain 72% wind WSW-10-15 in am / W 5-10 in pm)
MONDAY (84/76 rain 80% wind W-10-15 in am / NW 5-10 in pm)
TUESDAY (84/77 rain 78% wind WSW-5-10 in am / ENE 5-10 in pm)
WEDNESDAY(88/78 rain 34% wind SSW-10-15 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
