Daily activity:
Thursday 22nd. water temp 75.6 NE 5-7mph in the early a.m. / 77.5 W 9-12mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was one King Mackerel, small Bonita, and several Spanish Mackerel caught this morning. The evening bite produced some “Axe Handles” like this one Dennis V. invited for dinner. Also, there were a few small Bonita just before sunset. Rob D. decked a slot 24” Red Drum that hit a metal jig. Several schools of Tarpon passed heading South, but none were hooked. Bait was scarce.
Friday: water temp 76.1 NE 4-8mph in the a.m. / 77.0 ENE 7-10mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was a short Spanish Mackerel bite this morning. Several large Spanish were caught like this one Ken caught. The afternoon was slow until about 4:00 when the Ladyfish came in by the thousands. There was a large school of Amberjacks that has been prowling the end Tee for several days. Two averaging 5-7 pounds were caught by Cyal and Jose. Shallow water produced several small Whiting. Several schools of Tarpon passed heading South, but none were hooked. Bait was MIA.
Saturday: water temp 75.4 Ne 4-10mph in the a.m. / 76.3 NE 10-16mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There were a few Spanish Mackerel, Ladyfish, Whiting, a couple of small Drum and small Pompano decked.
Sunday: FULL MOON water temp 75.0 NE 11-20mph in the a.m. / 75.4 NE 9-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Only a few Spanish Mackerel were caught this morning, but the shallow water produced Red and Black Drum, Whiting and Pompano.
Monday: water temp 74.7 NE 13-18mph in the a.m. / 75.6 NNE 9-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The morning was very slow with only action coming from shallow water. Whiting were biting small chunks of shrimp. Several “puppy” drum and a couple of small Red Drum were caught. Mark managed the only Keeper Red along with two small Drum.
Tuesday: water temp 74.8 NNE 4-7 in the a.m. / 75.7 NNE 8-11mph in the p.m. The water was clean. It was a slow bite day with the shallow water being the best place to fish, small Whiting and “puppy” Drum were on the catch list. No baitfish were around.
Wednesday 21st. water temp 74.7 NNE 5-9mph in the a.m./ 75.0 NNE 6-11mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was a short Spanish Mackerel bite this morning. Small Ladyfish were caught throughout the day. Cyal caught another Amberjack and quickly released it after a photo. Small Whiting were caught in the very shallow water. No bait fish were around other than an occasional school of Ballyhoo passing by.
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 low to medium concentrations in six water samples taken from Gulf County last week.
Red Tide is an organism that in large enough concentrations releases a neurotoxin that can kill fish and even affect humans with eye, nose and throat irritation.
Several observations of fish kills suspected to be related to red tide have been reported in St. Joseph Bay and Respiratory Irritation suspected to be related to red tide was also reported.
The samples were taken on October 20th and 22nd.
The positive red tide samples were found in waters around the St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Pig Island and The George Tapper Bridge. (see: 5-859306149)
Tides for the upcoming week:
New Moon Monday Nov. 09, 2026 - Full Moon Tuesday Nov. 24, 2026
Sunrise: 6:54am Sunset: 5:58pm
Thursday 29th. 11:04am Low -0.2
Friday 12:11pm Low -0.2 12:12am High 2.1
Saturday 1:13pm Low -0.2 1:12am High 2.0
Sunday 1:06pm Low 0.0 1:10am High 1.9 sunset 4:55pm end CDST
Monday 1:46pm Low 0.2 2:10am High 1.7
Tuesday 1:51pm Low 0.5 3:59am High 1.4
Wednesday 04th. 1:11pm Low 0.7 6:29am High 1.1 / 7:53pm High 1.1
Sunrise: 6:00am Sunset: 4:583m CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
FRIDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
SATURDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Protected waters rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Protected waters rough. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Protected waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
MONDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (80/67 rain 06% wind NE 13mph
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
