We made it through August with zero named tropical storms and so we enjoyed clean water. The temperature is still hot. We have had an abundance of bait around the pier consisting of Alewives and small Hardtails. Red Drum have dominated the shallow water. Bonita, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Hardtails, Ladyfish, and small Jacks have been regulars this week. We also had a few King Mackerel and A big Jack Crevalle caught. At least three Sailfish were spotted but no hook-ups.
Big summer Bonita seemed to be the only consistent species caught over the past few weeks. They were here all this week too but were not as hungry as before. Several days they only teased us but would not eat. However, we were able to coax several to hit our bait. Thursday, I had a nice one bite and it begin to peel line off the spool. I looked around and saw a young teen and her mom watching. I asked if she would like to fight the Bonita and she said yes. Taylor, from Tennessee, was doing great and handling the fight well until the tax man showed. “Flipper” decided he wanted the fish more than us. At lease she was able to land the head and get a picture. Brandon and I were fortunate to land our fish whole. Several others were decked up to 12 pounds.
Spanish Mackerel have been either hit or miss. If you were there when the schools came through, you could catch quite a few. Bubble rigs with a straw, spoon or jig worked well. Only a few were caught on bait. Today, there was about an hour midday that the bite was hot. Brad, Derek and Nory put several in their coolers.
Only a few Kings showed during the week. Bill from Birmingham got a “schoolie” Sunday. Yesterday, I got a 12.64 pound King on an Alewife. This afternoon, Nory decked a King that was just shy of 17 pounds.
Yesterday we were watching a tide line as it moved closer to the pier. We watched as three schools of large fish were bursting bait schools. After about thirty minutes, we learned what they were as a large group of Jack Crevalle charged the bait around the pier. Carlos was the only one ready and hooked one on his Colt Sniper. It gave him quite a battle but was finally brought to the gaff. It scaled in at 28.1 pounds.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Saturday Sept. 10, 2022 New Moon Sunday Sept. 25, 2022
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:19am Sunset: 7:04pm
Thursday 01st. 10:47am Low 0.7 1:15am High 1.5
Friday 1:10pm Low 0.5 1:43am High 1.7
Saturday 2:56pm Low 0.3 2:26am High 1.8
Sunday 4:00pm Low 0.1 3:23am High 1.9
Monday 4:54pm Low 0.1 4:40am High 2.0
Tuesday 5:46pm Low 0.0 6:22am High 2.1
Wednesday 07th. 6:34pm Low 0.1 7:55am High 2.1
Sunrise: 6:22am Sunset: 6:58pm CDST
Water temperature: 88
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(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
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08 | 31 | 4:42 pm | SW | 11.1 | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.93 | - | 85.5 | 88.5 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 31 | 4:36 pm | SW | 11.1 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.93 | - | 85.6 | 88.3 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 31 | 4:30 pm | SW | 9.9 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.94 | - | 85.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
08 | 31 | 4:24 pm | SW | 11.1 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.94 | - | 85.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
08 | 31 | 4:18 pm | SW | 8.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 85.8 | 88.2 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 31 | 4:12 pm | SW | 8.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 85.8 | 88.2 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 31 | 4:06 pm | SW | 9.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 85.6 | 88.2 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 31 | 4:00 pm | SW | 9.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | -0.05 | 85.6 | 88.0 |
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The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and
thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
FRIDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots.
Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (86/76 rain 48% wind SSE-08)
FRIDAY (87/75 rain 67% wind SSE-08)
SATURDAY (86/74 rain 58% wind ESE-06)
SUNDAY (86/75 rain 58% wind ESE-07)
MONDAY (87/76 rain 40% wind SE-06)
TUESDAY (87/76 rain 37% wind S-06)
WEDNESDAY(87/75 rain 36% wind WNW-06)
PIER MANAGEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Bay County Parks and Recreation – 5304 Majetti Tower Road Panama City, FL 32404
850-248-8730
Travis Barbee – Bay Co. Parks Division Manager – tbarbee@baycountyfl.gov – 850-381-8155
Vince Martin – Bay Co. Beach Operations Manager - vmartin@baycountyfl.gov - 850-896-6580
Tight lines and screaming drags,
Sam
