We enjoyed clean water all week with the water temperature hovering between 72 and 74 degrees. Alewives and small Hardtails with a few Cigar Minnows were the available live bait. Kings, Spanish, Red Drum, Black Drum, Flounder and Pompano were caught with Sunday topping the week as the hottest bite.
King Mackerel were decked again this week but not as many as the previous week. Sunday was the best daily catch with several fish in the twenty-pound class. Both locals and visiting anglers got in on the fun. Locals, Hachid, Mikel and Cheryl decked fish along with Von from Georgia, David from Kentucky, and Filip from Georgia. Several other Kings were caught along with more that didn’t make it onto the gaff. Natural bait was the preferred bait, but a few were hooked on lures. Here are 6 of the Kings that Hachid, Cheryl, Von, David, Mikel and Filip caught:
Spanish Mackerel were not as thick this week, but good catches came to those who worked for them. Most were caught on bubble rigs but the biggest was caught on an Alewife. Jennifer, from South Dakota was floating an Alewife under a bubble when this “axe handle” hit. It was 26 inches. (see: Jennifer-313021911)
Schools of big Black Drum came through several times during the week. Most passed by without biting but a couple were decked in the 15# plus range. A few Red Drum were prowling near the pier. Rusty, from Texas decked a 41-inch Bull on a spoon Sunday afternoon. After a quick photo, it was released.
Other action included several Flounder and Pompano. All the Flounder had to be released as the season is closed until Dec. 01, 2022. Several of the Pompano were legal size.
Don’t forget we end daylight savings time Saturday night so get ready for sunsets before 5:00pm.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Tuesday Nov. 08, 2022 New Moon Wednesday Nov. 23, 2022
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:58am Sunset: 5:53pm
Friday 3:12pm Low 0.7 8:08am High 1.1
9:35pm High 1.0
Saturday 3:39am Low 0.7 9:55am High 0.9
2:22pm Low 0.8 8:27pm High 1.2
Sunday 4:14am Low 0.5 8:21pm High 1.4 End Daylight Savings Time
Monday 5:27am Low 0.3 8:10pm High 1.6
Tuesday 6:30am Low 0.1 8:22pm High 1.7
Wednesday 09th. 7:26am Low 0.0 8:51pm High 1.8
Sunrise: 6:03am Sunset: 4:49pm CDST
Water temperature: 72-73
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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 |
11 | 02 | 8:12 am | ENE | 5.1 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 30.22 | - | 63.9 | 72.3 | - | - | - | - |
11 | 02 | 8:06 am | ENE | 6.0 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 30.22 | - | 63.9 | 72.3 | - | - | - | - |
11 | 02 | 8:00 am | NE | 7.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.21 | +0.02 | 63.9 | 72.3 | - | - | - | - |
11 | 02 | 7:54 am | NE | 6.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.21 | - | 63.7 | 72.3 | - | - | - | - |
11 | 02 | 7:48 am | NE | 6.0 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 30.21 | - | - | 72.3 |
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The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
FRIDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a
dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period
of 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
SATURDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet
with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
SUNDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a
dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period
of 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
MONDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a
dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
MONDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters
choppy.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (83/62 rain 04% wind E-09)
FRIDAY (81/65 rain 05% wind ESE-09)
SATURDAY (80/66 rain 11% wind SE-10)
SUNDAY (82/65 rain 10% wind SE-09)
MONDAY (85/65 rain 07% wind NE-00)
TUESDAY (84/63 rain 09% wind NE-14)
WEDNESDAY(77/63 rain 21% wind NNE-16)
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
