Daily activity:
Thursday 29th. water temp 74.1 NE 6-10mph in the early a.m. / 74.7 ENE 6-12mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Shallow water produced small Whiting. The remainder of the pier saw Ladyfish come over the rail.
Friday: water temp 74.5 NE 7-10mph in the a.m. / 75.0 NE 8-12mph in the p.m. The water was clean.
Saturday: water temp 74.3 E 7-12mph in the a.m. / 75.2 ESE 7-12mph in the p.m. The water was clean. One King Mackerel was caught. There was a short Spanish Mackerel bite. Jason was the lucky angler to deck a morning King using a white Mag Speed lure. Steve got a nice Pompano on Sand Fleas. Small Sharks and Bluefish came in too.
Sunday: water temp 74.8 NE 10-15mph in the a.m. / 75.0 ENE 12-18mph in the p.m. The water was silty. It’s November 01, and a few King Mackerel finally showed this morning during the thunderstorm. Six were caught by: Hachid (2), Jose (1), Sergio (1), Greg S (1), Visiting angler (1). The afternoon bite was hot. Brenda went 2 for 7. She said there were over two dozen hits with 9 Kings caught. All the fish were caught on lures and there were many fish skiing on the lures.
Monday: water temp 73.6 ENE 7-15mph in the a.m. / 74.1 ENE 5-9mph in the p.m. The water was dark. There were a few Spanish Mackerel, Whiting and a Pompano caught from the surf out just past the first Tee. The end of the pier was dead. I saw nothing but Remoras come over the rail. What a difference a day makes. There was no live bait.
Tuesday: water temp 73.8 E 8-15 in the a.m. / 74.5 SE 10-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was a morning bite of 3–5-pound Bonita and a few Spanish Mackerel. Rob D. was the lucky angler to deck the only King Mackerel for the entire day. The afternoon saw lots of small Spanish Mackerel that were schooled just outside of the first Tee on the west side of the pier. The end Tee was completely dead all afternoon. No live bait.
Wednesday 04th. water temp 74.3 SE 14-17mph in the a.m./ 75.6 SSE 7-11mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The morning King Mackerel bite was insane. It was reported that there were between 40 and 50 strikes with over a dozen decked. Jose caught the largest one that weighed 38 pounds. Again today, there was no live bait available.
Pictures for the bulletin board: Kim with Coastal Tackle has created an e-mail for anglers to submit pictures of their pier catches. She will then print them and display them on the bulletin board at the entrance to the pier. You can submit your favorite picture here: pierfishingpics2kim@gmail.com
Red Tide status: Red tide was found in the Port St. Joe and Cape San Blas areas.
Tides for the upcoming week:
New Moon Monday Nov. 09, 2026 - Full Moon Tuesday Nov. 24, 2026
Sunrise: 6:00am Sunset: 4:51pm
Friday 4:35am Low 0.4 7:40pm High 1.5
Saturday 5:27am Low 0.2 7:37pm High 1.6
Sunday 6:16am Low 0.1 7:51pm High 1.7
Monday 7:04am Low 0.0 8:19pm High 1.8
Tuesday 7:52am Low -0.1 8:56pm High 1.8
Wednesday 11th. 8:40am Low -0.1 9:39pm High 1.8
Sunrise: 6:04am Sunset: 4:48pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
FRIDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms with isolated showers in the morning.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SATURDAY
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SATURDAY NIGHT
North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop.
MONDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
MONDAY NIGHT
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
(local forecast).
FRIDAY (81/69 rain 05% wind ENE 12mph
SATURDAY (79/68 rain 24% wind E 12mph
SUNDAY (74/66 rain 70% wind ENE 14mph
MONDAY (77/65 rain 07% wind ENE 14mph
TUESDAY (78/67 rain 12% wind ESE 12mph
WEDNESDAY(76/62 rain 52% wind SSE 13mph
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
