The 2025 BCO King Mackerel Tournament (09-28 to 11-09, 2025) ends Sunday the 9th. Seven fish have been submitted. The leader board has not changed and remains with 1st. place Danny N. 24.38# 10-17-25 4:30pm and 2nd. Place Doug S. 23.63# 10-29-25 08:15am. Sunday the final day has some great conditions predicted. The wind will be howling and the temperature falling all afternoon. That may be the day for the big ones!
We have 142 registered participants as of today, 11-05-25
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Daily activity:
Thursday 30th.: water temp 71.6 NW 13-23mph in the a.m. / 71.8 NW 10-17mph in the p.m. The water was a little dirty in the morning but had cleared by the afternoon. Catfish and small Sharks were the morning catches. The afternoon wasn’t much better but at least there were a few Spanish Mackerel. Bait was scarce.
Friday 31st.: water temp 71.6 NNW 7-9mph in the a.m. / 72.9 The water was clean. W 9-14mph in the p.m. Black Drum and Spanish Mackerel were caught in the morning. The afternoon produced more Spanish Mackerel. At sunset, Mark F decked a slot Red and Black Drum. Live bait was hard to get but there were a few Cigar Minnows and Alewives.
Saturday 01st.: water temp 71.6 NE 5-7mph in the a.m. / 73.8 WSW 5-9mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Black Drum and a few Spanish Mackerel were the catches for today.
Sunday 02nd.: water temp 72.3 NE 5-8mph in the a.m. / 73.2 WSW 2-5mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The morning was slow. The afternoon had three 10-minute Spanish Mackerel runs at the first Tee. Dom got a keeper sized Flounder Too bad it had to be released. The end Tee was dead.
Monday 03rd.: water temp 70.3 N 7-13mph in the a.m. / 72.3 N 7-14mph in the p.m. The water was clean. The morning was cold and very slow. The afternoon saw a big Black Drum that Jack decked. There were several small sharks caught. Dom caught a 15-inch Flounder after losing a Sheepshead to the piling. Cigar minnows were available for live bait.
Tuesday 04th.: water temp 71.2 NNE 8-11mph in the p.m. / 72.7 W 5-7mph in the p.m. The water was crystal clear. The morning produced a few undersized Pompano and a couple of Flounder. The afternoon started slowly, but late afternoon the Black Drum started moving through in multiple schools. Several were caught by Alisa, Jack, Jeff, Noah and Robert. Jeff’s fish was huge and his first “Big Ugly”. There were several small Sharks prowling the shallow water. The end Tee was very slow all day. I only heard about a few Lizard Fish caught. There were lots of Cigar Minnows and Alewives available for live bait.
Wednesday 05th.: water temp 70.5 ENE 4-9mph in the a.m. / 72.3 S 8-10mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Again, the morning was very slow. Early afternoon three Red Drum were hooked and two decked. Jack got a slot fish, and I got one just over the slot. Charlie caught the only Black Drum. Noah decked a nice Spanish Mackerel on the first Tee and Jose caught one off the end Tee. There were Cigar Minnows and Alewives available for live bait.
Red Tide status: The current status of red tide in Northwest Florida indicates that red tide concentrations have significantly increased over the past week, with bloom-level concentrations of the organism Karenia brevis detected in samples from Bay and Gulf counties. Confirmed fish kills, suspected to be related to the red tide, have been reported in both Bay and Gulf counties. The next official red tide status report is scheduled for release on November 7.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Wednesday Nov. 05, 2025 - New Moon Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:01am Sunset: 4:51pm
Thursday 06th. 7:30am Low -0.3 9:01pm High 2.1
Friday 8:46am Low -0.4 9:57pm High 2.1
Saturday 9:55am Low -0.4 10:58pm High 2.1
Sunday 10:59am Low -0.4 11:59pm High 1.9
Monday 11:55am Low -0.3
Tuesday 12:46pm Low -0.1 12:53am High 1.8
Wednesday 12th. 1:19pm Low 0.2 1:40am High 1.5
Sunrise: 6:05am Sunset: 4:47pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
FRIDAY
Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
SATURDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
SUNDAY
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers.
SUNDAY NIGHT
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Protected waters rough.
MONDAY
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Protected waters rough.
MONDAY NIGHT
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Protected waters rough.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (78/63 rain 09% wind SE-5-10am SSE light and variable pm)
FRIDAY (78/69 rain 18% wind SSE-5-10am SSW 5-10pm)
SATURDAY (78/69 rain 45% wind SW-5-10am WSW 5-10pm)
SUNDAY (77/45 rain 19% wind WNW 15-25am NNW 15-25pm)
MONDAY (57/37 rain 01% wind NNW-15-25am N 10-15pm)
TUESDAY (58/46 rain 00% wind N-5-10am SE light and variable pm)
WEDNESDAY(69/53 rain 01% wind S-light and variable am WNW light and variable 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
