Daily activity:
Thursday 05th. Sunrise: 6:05am-Sunset: 4:47pm; water temp 75.4 ENE 2-4mph in the early a.m. / about an hour from 3-4:00pm W 13-19mph / 76.3 NNW 2-4mph in the p.m. The water was dark. There was a decent Spanish Mackerel run this morning. The afternoon was slow but there were a few Spanish and Ladyfish Decked. Darin caught and released an Amberjack. There was an undersized Tripletail caught and released. There was no live bait around.
Friday: Sunrise: 6:06am-Sunset: 4:47pm; water temp 75.2 N 6-8mph in the a.m. / 75.2 N 6-9mph in the p.m. The water was dark. There were only a few Spanish Mackerel this morning. A couple of slot Red Drum were caught late afternoon off the east corner of the end Tee. Young Brandt walked onto the pier mid-afternoon and tossed a frozen Cigar minnow. Almost immediately he got hit by a nice King Mackerel. After a short fight, Brent, only 11 years old, brought his personal best fish (16lb 9 oz) to the gaff. It would be the only King for the day. The same school of Amberjacks were still hanging around the end Tee. Shallow water produced a few small Pompano and Whiting. There was no live bait available.
Saturday: Sunrise: 6:07am-Sunset: 4:46pm; water temp 74.5 NNE 10-15mph in the a.m. / 75.0 N 6-8mph in the p.m. The water was dark. There were 5 King Mackerel caught this morning on lures and frozen Cigar minnows. A few small Spanish Mackerel, around 10 Red Drum and a Spade fish were caught as well. No live bait was around.
Sunday: Sunrise: 6:08am-Sunset: 4:46pm; water temp 73.0 NNE 6-9mph in the a.m. / 74.5 in the pm NNW 6-9ph in the p.m. The water was dark. The King Mackerel turned on at daylight and were on fire for a couple of hours. Dozens ate both lures and natural bait. Brandt, his brother Blake and Anthony struck early getting fish on the deck before 6:00a.m. Brandt hooked a nice King on a jerk bait only to have a shark chase it under the piling and cut off. Then unbelievably, his King shot our and inhaled Blake’s jerk bait. Blake decked the fish. You can see both lures in the King’s mouth. Check the pictures. Hachid worked the Amberjack school and got at least one on the deck. John and Tyler got in on the King action too. Several schools of Red Drum both slot and Bull were prowling the east side of the pier. Several slots and a few big boys were caught. A few small Whiting were eating in the shallows,
Monday: Sunrise: 6:09am-Sunset: 4:45pm; NEW MOON; water temp 73.0 NE 7-10mph in the a.m. / 74.1 W 5-8mph in the p.m. The water was dark. There were only two King Mackerel hooked this morning. Buck and his son Brandt hooked both with only Buck’s hitting the deck. Spanish Mackerel were missing with only one caught all day. Red and Black Drum were prowling. Four Blacks and one Red were decked, all in slot. Meissen got the upper slot Red and Donald from LA got one of the Blacks. Jack caught and released a nice Flounder and caught several small Whiting. Quite a few Whiting were caught by other anglers. Live bait was very scarce.
Tuesday: Sunrise: 6:09am-Sunset: 4:45pm; water temp 73.2 NE 6-8 in the a.m. / 74.1 W 5-8mph in the p.m. The water was clean. It was a very slow day. No King or Spanish Mackerel were caught. Three Amberjack were hooked but lost on the end Tee, Only a few small Whiting in the shallow water and Remora elsewhere were caught. There were small Cigar minnows and Spanish Sardine for live bait.
Wednesday 11th. Sunrise: 6:10am-Sunset: 4:45pm; water temp 72.9 N 4-6mph in the a.m./ 73.0 N 2-6mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Another slow day unless you wanted to catch small Whiting. There were lots of them in the shallow water. There were a couple of slot Red Drum and a Flounder caught early in the day. The end of the pier was dead. I saw one 10” Spanish Mackerel and a bunch of Remora caught. 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: In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Escambia County, background and low concentrations in Bay County, and background to high concentrations in Gulf County.
Tides for the upcoming week:
New Moon Monday Nov. 09, 2026 - Full Moon Tuesday Nov. 24, 2026
Friday 10:07am Low -0.1 11:12pm High 1.7
Saturday 10:45am Low -0.1 11:57pm High 1.6
Sunday 11:16am Low 0.0
Monday 11:39am Low 0.1 12:38am High 1.5
Tuesday 11:54am Low 0.2 1:18am High 1.3
Wednesday 18th. 11:59am Low 0.4 1:57am High 1.1 / 7:47pm High 0.9
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
FRIDAY
North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
FRIDAY NIGHT
North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and north 2 feet at 2 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Protected waters rough.
MONDAY
East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters very rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Protected waters very rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
(local forecast).
FRIDAY (67/44 rain 03% wind NW 13mph
SATURDAY (61/46 rain 02% wind NNE 11mph
SUNDAY (65/49 rain 02% wind NE 11mph
MONDAY (62/52 rain 37% wind ENE 15mph
TUESDAY (65/53 rain 22% wind NE 16mph
WEDNESDAY(70/55 rain 11% wind NE 14mph
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
