Daily activity:
Thursday July 24th: water temp 82.8 E 4-8mph in the a.m. / 86.0 SE 13-18mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There was a couple of short King Mackerel and a Bonita in the morning. The afternoon had good wind and a chop. Dan N caught a King that was 12-14-pounds. There were two other barely legal Kings decked, and several Bonita were caught. Jeffery caught and released a nice Sailfish. Several Spanish Mackerel were decked. There were Cigar Minnows, Alewives, Spanish Sardine and a couple of Threadfin Herring available for live bait.
Friday: water temp 84.6 ESE 8-15mph with t-storms in the a.m. / 85.8 SSE 10-17mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The Summer Bonita bite was insane in the morning, took a break around lunchtime, and the bite turned on again mid-afternoon. I lost count after 50 hit the deck. Anglers had to do the special dance to prevent tangled lines as multiple fish were hooked at once. The King Mackerel bite was very slow with about a half dozen small ones were caught, “Flipper” was there most of the day collecting his taxes. Several Red Drum were caught in the shallows. Most were over-slot like the one Landon got. Several of the Bonita and a couple Kings were taken. Live bait was thick from skinny water all the way to the end Tee. There were Cigar Minnows, Alewives and tons of Spanish Sardine. I saw a couple of anglers that filled their coolers to the top with Sardine.
Saturday: water temp 85.3 E 6-10mph in the a.m. / 88.0 SW 6-10mph in the p.m. The water was clean. A few Bonita and Spanish Mackerel, Two Tarpon hooked. There were Cigar Minnows, Alewives, and Spanish Sardine available for live bait.
Sunday: water temp 86.9 N 5mph in the a.m. / 89.1 W 12-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The day was slow. A very small King Mackerel was caught before 8:00 a.m., and a few Spanish Mackerel caught during the day as well as four Bonita. There were Cigar Minnows and Alewives available for live bait,
Monday: water temp 84.2 N 6-9mph in the a.m. / 85.8 W 12-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean except for some floating grass. There were a few Spanish Mackerel caught. Blaze decked a nice Bonita. I got a Taropn that jumped 5 times before I popped it off beside the pier. It ate a small Cigar Minnow on a King rig. There were small Cigar Minnows and Alewives available for live bait,
Tuesday: water temp 84.4 NNW 4-7mph in the a.m. / 86.0 WSW 8-15mph in the afternoon. Mid-afternoon a strong thunderstorm moved through with winds gusting to 35mph. The water was clean. There were several under sized King Mackerel and a keeper in the early morning. There were a couple of Bonita too. Spanish Mackerel and Ladyfish were caught throughout the day.
Wednesday: water temp 83.3 WNW 5-8mph in the a.m. / Several small King Mackerel before 09:00. Kim got a small one and Brock got a “scoolie”. Decent sizes Spanish Mackerel were caught in the afternoon.
Red Tide status: In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample from Gulf County.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
New Moon Thursday July 24, 2025 -- Full Moon Thursday Aug. 09, 2025
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Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:01am Sunset: 7:36pm
Thursday 31ST. 3:18pm Low 0.6 2:54am High 1.3
Friday 3:55pm Low 0.4 3:05am High 1.4
Saturday 4:33pm Low 0.3 3:42am High 1.5
Sunday 5:13pm Low 0.1 4:37am High 1.6
Monday 5:54pm Low 0.0 5:48am High 1.7
Tuesday 6:35pm Low 0.0 7:03am High 1.8
Wednesday 06th. 7:14pm Low -0.1 8:07am High 1.9
Sunrise: 6:04am Sunset: 7:31pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
FRIDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
SATURDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
MONDAY
East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
MONDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (89/83 rain 38% wind SW-12)
FRIDAY (89/80 rain 52% wind WSW-11)
SATURDAY (88/77 rain 41% wind WSW-10)
SUNDAY (86/76 rain 57% wind E-07)
MONDAY (85/77 rain 55% wind SE-08)
TUESDAY (87/77 rain 49% wind SSW-09)
WEDNESDAY(87/76 rain 41% wind W-08)
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
