Our water temperature rose quickly this week and hit 71 degrees. We have had a lot of green Bay water and some silty conditions. Small Spanish Mackerel have been caught all week. A few Pompano have hit the deck in the shallows. Squid are still plentiful in spite of the Spanish. The ice has been broken as the first Cobia was caught. A few large King Mackerel have been spotted and the Ballyhoo have started moving in. Things should be about to burst loose but rain and another cold front may delay that. The forecast doesn’t look promising.
The City got bragging rights for the first Cobia of the year. Sunday went into this year’s record book with Jeremy L. listed as the angler for the first Cobia. It tipped the scale at 27 pounds. Congratulations Jeremy and let the game begin.
Spanish Mackerel have been the main catch for this week. They have been plentiful but small. Most were barely legal but were caught in good numbers. The best bite was late in the afternoons but a few were decked through out the day. Mackerel rigs, Gotchas, bubble rigs and Sabikis got you a strike. Brenda brought her new neighbor out for his first time to pier fish. Fred wasn’t disappointed as he caught his first Spanish.
Steve M. takes the Pompano prize. He put a few in his cooler each time he came out. Fish Bite with either a Sand Flea or fresh Shrimp was the ticket. Harley put in his time teasing the Pomps and it finally paid off as he caught his first on the 12th.
Water temperature: 68-71
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 |
03 | 17 | 1:42 pm | SE | 13.0 | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.99 | - | 70.5 | 71.1 | - | - | - | - |
03 | 17 | 1:36 pm | SE | 14.0 | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.99 | - | 70.3 | 70.9 | - | - | - | - |
03 | 17 | 1:30 pm | SE | 13.0 | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.99 | - | 70.3 | 70.9 | - | - | - | - |
03 | 17 | 1:24 pm | SE | 13.0 | 17.1 | - | - | - | - | 30.00 | - | 70.3 | 70.7 | - | - | - | - |
03 | 17 | 1:18 pm | SE | 14.0 | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | 29.99 | - | 70.3 | 70.9 |
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Full Moon Sunday Mar. 28, 2021 New Moon Thursday Apr. 11, 2021
Tides for the week:
Sunrise: 5:48am Sunset: 5:53pm
Thursday 18th. 11:36pm Low -0.1 12:58pm High 0.9
Friday 1:36pm High 1.1
Saturday 1:38am Low -0.2 2:22pm High 1.2
Sunday 3:01am Low -0.2 3:19am High 1.2
Monday 3:54am Low -0.3 4:29pm High 1.2
Tuesday 4:36am Low -0.4 5:57pm High 1.2
Wednesday 24th. 5:12am Low -0.4 7:24pm High 1.2
Sunrise:6:40am Sunset: 6:57pm CDST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY
Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds.
Protected waters choppy. Showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9
feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. Dominant period 7
seconds. Protected waters choppy.
FRIDAY
Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Dominant period 7 seconds.
Protected waters choppy.
FRIDAY NIGHT
North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds.
Protected waters choppy.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5
feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Protected waters choppy.
SUNDAY
Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the
afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Protected waters choppy.
MONDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 10 knots
late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light
chop.
local forecast)
THURSDAY (71/50 rain 88% wind WSW-22)
FRIDAY (64/51 rain 03% wind NW-12)
SATURDAY (64/46 rain 11% wind NE-15)
SUNDAY (66/48 rain 03% wind NE-14)
MONDAY (71/52 rain 05% wind ENE-10)
TUESDAY (73/59 rain 20% wind SE-11)
WEDNESDAY(74/61 rain 41% wind SE-13)
PIER MANAGEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Bay County Parks and Recreation – 5304 Majetti Tower Road Panama City, FL 32404
850-248-8730
Travis Barbee – Bay County Parks Division Manager – tbarbee@baycountyfl.gov – 850-381-8155
Tabitha Kimball – Bay County Beach Operations Manager - tkimball@baycountyfl.gov - 850-896-6078
Tight lines and screaming drags,
Sam
