Daily activity:
Thursday: water temp 85.5 SW 9-12mph in the a.m. / 86.2 SW 10-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Three King Mackerel hooked but only Brenda landed hers. “Flipper” was present. There was a good Spanish Mackerel bite near the middle of the pier. George shows one he decked. Big Bonita, like this one Will got, were caught as well.
Friday: water temp 86.2 WSW 12-15mph in the a.m. / 88.9 WSW 10-13mph in the p.m. The water was clean. Tyler from Kentucky caught a King on a live sardine.
Saturday: water temp 86.7 N 5-7mph in the a.m. / 89.1 WSW 10-15mph in the p.m. The water was clean. A Sailfish was hooked and broken off, A few Bonita in the morning. Spanish Mackerel and a few small King Mackerel, A few Cigar Minnows and Alewives were available for live bait.
Sunday: water temp 86.9 ESE 5-9mph in the a.m. / 86.4 SE 12-15mph in the p.m. Thunderstorms most of the morning. A few Spanish Mackerel and a couple of small King Mackerel. Several Bonita were decked.
Monday: water temp 84.6 SE 13-18mph in the a.m. / 84.4 N 2-5mph in the p.m. Water was mostly clean on the end. Shallows were thick with June grass. The morning saw several King Mackerel with a couple approaching 20 pounds. The Bonita bite was good, and they were big. Brenda holds a couple she caught. There were some Cigar minnows, Spanish Sardine and Alewives available for live bait.
Tuesday: water temp 85.1 NNE 5-7mph in the a.m. / 86.0 W 7-10mph in the p.m. The water was clean. More morning thunderstorms greeted the anglers but that didn’t stop them. Bonita were the game this morning. Here are a couple that Jesse and Will decked that were 12.45 pounds and 9.9 pounds. There were some Spanish Mackerel but “Flipper” was being a pest.
Wednesday: water temp 85.3 NE 5mph in the a.m. / 86.0 NE 3-8mph in the p.m. Spanish Mackerel were caught in the morning. Here is one Kim decked. There were Bonita off the end and Ladyfish in the shallows.
Red Tide status: In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Saturday Aug, 09 - New Moon Saturday Aug. 23, 2025
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Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:05am Sunset: 7:30pm
Thursday 07th. 7:50pm Low -0.1 9:02am High 1.9
Friday 8:20pm Low 0.0 9:53am High 1.9
Saturday 8:42pm Low 0.2 10:43am High 1.9
Sunday 8:50pm Low 0.4 11:36am High 1.7
Monday 8:44pm Low 0.6 12:35am High 1.5
Tuesday 5:52am Low 0.8 2:50am High 0.9
8:08pm Low 0.8 1:44pm High 1.3
Wednesday 13th. 8:39am Low 0.8 2:32am High 1.1
6:38pm Low 0.9 3:21pm High 1.0
Sunrise: 6:09am Sunset: 7:24pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
FRIDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
SATURDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
SUNDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
MONDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (89/74 rain 36% wind NE-09)
FRIDAY (87/75 rain 53% wind ENE-11)
SATURDAY (86/76 rain 58% wind ENE-11)
SUNDAY (87/77 rain 53% wind E-10)
MONDAY (85/78 rain 48% wind ESE-10)
TUESDAY (87/79 rain 43% wind SE-09)
WEDNESDAY(88/79 rain 24% wind S-07)
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
