Slow Down

2021/07/23

I wonder if we will ever get past  the dark coffee colored water as the rains have continued. We are forecast to have showers most of the coming week too. Our clarity was still good but  dark. Bait availability continues to be mostly Alewives with an occasional Cigar minor or Threadfin Herring. The Tarpon bite has slowed to a trickle and Kings have not been much better. A few Spanish are around and hitting small Cigs. A couple of Bonita hit the deck as well. Skinny water is holding Red Drum.

I fished all week without even a roll from a Tarpon. I did get reports of Poons hooked but the number of fish coming by the pier has definitely slowed. Rail space is plentiful as many anglers have quit spending hours waiting for a bite.

Kings were slow but at lease there were a couple of decent size fish caught. Bait performed better than lures. Jose and Phillip were the big fish anglers for the week with Phillip’s fish being the largest at 23.5 pounds. Several small fish were decked too with more missed.

Skinny water was swarming with Red Drum most of the week. The bite was sporadic but a few were caught daily. Fresh Sand Fleas and live Alewives were the choice baits to get their attention. There were both slot and over slot fish decked.

Water temperature: 79.3-86.9

 https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin   g 

Full Moon Friday July 23, 2021  New Moon Sunday Aug. 08, 2021  

Tides for the upcoming week:

Sunrise: 5:55am  Sunset: 7:42pm

Friday                      8:47pm Low   -0.3      9:42am High 2.0

Saturday                 9.33pm Low   -0.2     10:45am High 2.0

Sunday                  10:12pm Low    0.0    11:42am High 1.9

Monday                  10:36pm Low    0.2    12:31pm High 1.7

Tuesday                 10:23pm Low   0.4       1:12pm High 1.5

Wednesday 29^th.      9:51pm Low   0.6       1:39pm High 1.2

Sunrise:5:59am  Sunset: 7:38pm CDST 

The Marine forecast for the next several days is:

FRIDAY NIGHT

Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

Dominant period 4 seconds. Protected waters a light to moderate

chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then

showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.

SATURDAY

Northwest winds 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Dominant

period 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and

thunderstorms likely in the morning, then chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT

North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast

after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds.

Protected waters mostly smooth. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SUNDAY

East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Dominant period 5 seconds. Protected

waters mostly smooth. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SUNDAY NIGHT

Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after

midnight. Seas 1 foot. Dominant period 6 seconds. Protected

waters smooth. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

MONDAY

East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the

afternoon. Seas 1 foot. Protected waters mostly smooth. Chance of

showers and thunderstorms.

local forecast)

FRIDAY   (89/75 rain  39% wind  WNW-10)

SATURDAY (89/78 rain  32% wind  NNW-07)

SUNDAY   (90/78 rain  22% wind  ESE-07)

MONDAY   (89/78 rain  24% wind   SE-09)

TUESDAY  (86/78 rain  35% wind  SSE-10)

WEDNESDAY(86/78 rain  41% wind  SSW-09)

PIER MANAGEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:

Bay County Parks and Recreation – 5304 Majetti Tower Road  Panama City, FL 32404

850-248-8730

Travis Barbee – Bay Co. Parks Division Manager – tbarbee@baycountyfl.gov – 850-381-8155

James Beattie – Bay Co. Beach Operations Manager - jbeattie@baycountyfl.gov -  850-814-3771

Tight lines and screaming drags,

Sam

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