Daily activity:
Thursday 30th: water temp 75.9 WNW 7-10mph in the a.m. / 75.2 W 6-8mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was a short run of Bonita in the early morning with 5 caught. A few Spanish Mackerel and Pompano were caught the entire day – much slower than yesterday. Mark F. hooked a nice King Mackerel on the outer sand bar. He had the fish back pier side but lost it as it made a sudden run. Late in the afternoon, Johnny L. tied up with a huge “Big Ugly” (Black Drum). It was his first one and will be hard to beat. There was lots of live bait available.
Friday: water temp 74.3 NNE 5-9mph in the a.m. / 74.1 NE 10-18mph in the p.m. The water was clean. It was a slow day. A few Pompano were caught in skinny water Mark visiting from Indiana caught his first Pompano. Ramsey, also from Indiana, was drifting an Alewife off the end Tee when he caught a small Cobia. Tyler G., from Georgia fought and brought the first Tarpon pier side. It ate a small Speedo on a King Rig. There was about a 30-minute Spanish Mackerel run with several good-sized ones caught.
Saturday: water temp 72.9 N 11-16mph in the a.m. / 73.4 N 11-18mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Spanish Mackerel were caught.
Sunday: water temp 71.8 N 4-6mph in the a.m. / 72.9 WSW 11-14mph wind in the p.m. The water was clear. Spanish Mackerel, Bonita and Pompano were caught.
Monday: water temp 72.1 NE 6-7mph in the a.m. / 73.2 SW 11-13mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There were a few Pompano and Spanish Mackerel caught in the morning. The afternoon started dead, but we got a little action later in the afternoon. A few more Pompano, some Hardtails and several more Spanish Mackerel hit the deck. George and Jackie caught good sizes ones on a bubble rig. The weekend cool front and 55 degree nights seemed to turn the bite off.
Tuesday: water temp 72.7 ENE 8-13mph in the a.m. / 73.8 SSE 14-18mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was lots of live bait (Cigar Minnows, Spanish Sardine, Alewives and Speedos). There were Spanish Mackerel, Bonita and a few Bluefish caught in the morning. The Pompano were very slow to bite but a few were caught. It was dead in the afternoon except for Hardtails. They came in thick. We saw one Cobia, but it was not interested in anything.
Wednesday 06th: water temp 73.8 SSE 9-12mph in the a.m. / 76.6 SSE 14-18mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Spanish Mackerel and Hardtails were caught in the morning. Kim got a few nice ones. Midafternoon, Billy W. hooked a nice King Mackerel and after several trips from each corner of the pier, the fish shot the piling and was lost. Then Nory hooked up with a King, followed by Allen S and Kim V. All three were landed with Nory’s being the biggest at 20-pounds, Allan’s at 18.5 and Kim’s was 12-pounds. A few minutes later Jeff S. hooked up on a lure only to lose the King to a hook pull. Allan landed King # 2 a little later. So, the count was 6 hooked and 4 decked. A few more Spanish and a ton of Hardtails were caught in the afternoon. The live bait fish were thick.
Red Tide status: In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample from Escambia County.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
New Moon Saturday May 16, 2026 - Full Moon Sunday May 31, 2026
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 5:54am Sunset: 7:24pm
Thursday 07th. 12:11am Low -0.2 1:26pm High 1.6
Friday 12:51am Low -0.1 2:10pm High 1.5
Saturday 1:21am Low 0.0 2:55pm High 1.3
Sunday 1:42am Low 0.1 3:44pm High 1.1
Monday 1:53am Low 0.3 4:58pm High 0.9
Tuesday 1:44am Low 0.5 8:48am High 0.9
3:22pm Low 0.6 9:15pm High 0.7
Wednesday 13th. 12:04am Low 0.6 8:29am High 1.1
4:49pm Low 0.3
Sunrise: 5:49am Sunset: 7:28pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is: THURSDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
FRIDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
FRIDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
SATURDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
SUNDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
MONDAY
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
MONDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (79/66 rain 24% wind WSW-10-20 in am / NNW 5-10 in pm)
FRIDAY (78/68 rain 24% wind ESE-5-10 in am / ESE 5-10 in pm)
SATURDAY (77/70 rain 68% wind S 5-10 in am / SSE 5-10 in pm)
SUNDAY (78/70 rain 87% wind S-10-15 in am / SW 5-10 in pm)
MONDAY (78/61 rain 36% wind WNW-10-15 in am / N 5-10 in pm)
TUESDAY (79/62 rain 02% wind N-10-15 in am / NNE 5-10 in pm)
WEDNESDAY(81/65 rain 05% wind SSE-5-10 in am / WNW 5-10 in pm)
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
