Daily activity:
Thursday 19th.: water temp 62.1 SSE 5-8mph in the a.m. / 63.3 SSE 10-14mph in the p.m. The water was clean. There were few bluefish caught throughout the Day. Noah got a couple of small Flounder on live bait. Brenda, George and several others did well on Squid very early morning and after sunset they were thick. Shane and George did very well after 8:00pm. Jack decked a 17” Pompano.
Friday: water temp 63.0 SSE 2-7mph in the a.m. / 64.4 S 8-10 mph in the p.m. The water was dirty in the shallows and Bay Water with a lot of floating debris at the end. There were a few Spanish Mackerel caught. Steve M. got a couple of Pompano. Brandon M. got a Red Drum a couple of inches over slot. There were a few Squid in the very early morning.
Saturday: water temp 63.9 SE 5-8mph in the a.m. / 65.5 SW 5-10mph in the p.m. The water was silty. There were a few Squid but otherwise very slow.
Sunday: water temp 64.2 N 12-22mph in the a.m. / early afternoon the wind was strong and gusting to 34MPH then at 5:00pm the water was 63.1 degrees with 18-27mph wind. There were several Bonita caught in the early morning. The water was trashed by evening-very dirty. We have a couple of low 30’s nighttime temps so the water will cool more. The high today was 57.
Monday: water temp 57.0 NNW 12-18mph in the a.m. / 58.5 NNW 13-18 in the p.m. The water was still dirty. There were a few Bluefish caught in the morning.
Tuesday: water temp 55.9 N 4-7mph in the a.m. / 59.9 WSW 6-12mph in the p.m. The water was Clean most of the day but silted a little by late afternoon. Several Bluefish were caught. Mike H. got two Pompano and Steve W. got one. Jack decked a 34-inch Red Drum. A few Squid were caught in the morning.
Wednesday 25th.: water temp 59.5 SSW 14-17mph in the a.m. / 60.5 11-14mph in the p.m. The water was clean at the end but a little silty from the sand bar to the beach. There were a couple of Bluefish and a small Flounder in the morning. A visiting angler got a Black Drum in the afternoon. Kim got a small Flounder about 4:00.
Red Tide status: In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to very low concentrations in six samples collected from Bay County.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Tuesday Mar. 03, 2026 - Full Moon Wednesday Mar. 18, 2026
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:11am Sunset: 5:39pm
Thursday 26th. 3:58am Low -0.8 5:33pm High 1.3
Friday 4:47am Low -0.8 6:55am High 1.3
Saturday 5:32am Low -0.8 8:01pm High 1.3
Sunday 6:11am Low -0.6 9:03pm High 1.1
Monday 6:41am Low -0.3 10:05pm High 0.9
Tuesday 6:32am Low -0.1 12:12pm High 0.2
2:52pm Low 0.2 11:09pm High 0.7
Wednesday 04th. 5:45am Low 0.2 11:51pm High 0.4
5:00pm Low 0.1
Sunrise: 6:04am Sunset: 5:43pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
FRIDAY
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
SUNDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
MONDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Protected waters a moderate chop.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (71/63 rain 24% wind SSW-10-20 in am / SSW 5-10 in pm)
FRIDAY (70/58 rain 52% wind SW-5-10 in am / LIGHT & VARIABLE in pm)
SATURDAY (72/55 rain 24% wind NE-5-10 in am / LIGHT & VARIABLE in pm)
SUNDAY (73/56 rain 18% wind SE-5-10 in am / LIGHT & VARIABLE in pm)
MONDAY (74/58 rain 19% wind SSE-5-10 in am / E 5-10 in pm)
TUESDAY (72/58 rain 07% wind SE-10-15 in am / E-5-10 in pm)
WEDNESDAY(74/61 rain 15% wind SE-5-10 in am / ESE 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
