With all the rain we are getting, we are back in less than ideal water. The first half of the week was silty and then dark coffee colored bay water moved in at the end of the week. In spite of this there were a few Kings, Red Drum and Spanish Mackerel plus tons of Hardtails caught. One Cobia hit the deck reported to be 34 inches.
Kings were few but we were glad to see a few hit the deck. Hashid and I decked one each on the 19th. Blaze and Anthony caught fish on the 22nd. The 23rd and 24th was dead. Today, the water was as dark as I have seen it in a long time. Gordon got the only King bite and was able to get the fish to the gaff. All of the fish were under 20 pounds. Bait was limited to small Hardtails and a few Alewives.
There were Spanish Mackerel caught during the week but most were small. One angler was able to put 8 legal fish in his cooler. Gotchas and Bubble rigs were the go to rigs.
Skinny water was dirty but the Red Drum didn’t care. Small live Alewives got their attention. Gary B. caught several during the week. Most were over slot but he did manage a couple of keepers. Gary helped a young angler named Logan (visiting from N.Y.) to catch his first pier Red. He was immediately hooked.
Water temperature: 86-88
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MM | DD | TIME
(EDT) | WDIR | WSPD
kts | GST
kts | WVHT
ft | DPD
sec | APD
sec | MWD | PRES
in | PTDY
in | ATMP
°F | WTMP
°F | DEWP
°F | SAL
psu | VIS
nmi | TIDE
ft |
08 | 25 | 5:12 am | SSW | 8.9 | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | 30.03 | - | 81.7 | 86.0 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 25 | 5:06 am | E | 1.9 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.03 | - | 82.2 | 86.0 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 25 | 5:00 am | SE | 8.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.03 | +0.00 | 84.0 | 86.0 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 25 | 4:54 am | SSE | 8.9 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.03 | - | 84.2 | 86.0 | - | - | - | - |
08 | 25 | 4:48 am | SSE | 8.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | 30.03 | - | 84.2 | 86.2 |
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New Moon Monday Sept. 06, 2021 Full Moon Monday Sept. 20, 2021
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:16am Sunset: 7:11pm
Friday 9:39am Low 0.8 1:41am High 1.3
Saturday 11:23am Low 0.7 1:30am High 1.4
Sunday 2:37pm Low 0.6 1:59am High 1.6
Monday 3:37pm Low 0.5 2:40am High 1.7
Tuesday 4:24pm Low 0.4 3:35am High 1.7
Wednesday 01st. 5:06pm Low 0.3 4:47am High 1.7
Sunrise:6:19am Sunset: 7:04pm CDST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
SATURDAY
East winds 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant
period 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and
thunderstorms likely.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period
5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and
thunderstorms likely in the evening, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
SUNDAY
Southeast winds 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Dominant period 7 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
MONDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Protected waters a light chop.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
local forecast)
THURSDAY (90/74 rain 24% wind E-10)
FRIDAY (86/75 rain 45% wind E-11)
SATURDAY (86/76 rain 48% wind E-13)
SUNDAY (84/75 rain 58% wind ESE-15)
MONDAY (85/77 rain 58% wind SE-14)
TUESDAY (85/77 rain 58% wind SSE-15)
WEDNESDAY(85/77 rain 47% wind S-13)
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
