We had sad news this morning, 03-23-2022. Paul Clark, a member of our extended Pier family, passed away this morning at Bay Medical. Paul, from Cleveland, TN, was a long time friend among many anglers and an avid story teller. His presence, wit and company will be sorely missed. Paul will be returned to TN for services with his family and friends. A local service will be planned for his friends here soon. Rest in peace Paul Clark.
Bay County Outdoors Cobia Tournament
The 2022 Bay County Outdoors Cobia Tournament registration page is live. Registration is FREE and only requires your name, email and a contact phone number. Here is the link: www.baycountyoutdoors.com/22cobiatournament Once you complete the form, hit "enter now". You will see a message in RED at the bottom indicating you are entered.
The tournament begins at 6:00am April 01, 2022, and ends on May 13, 2022, at 6:00pm. I will post and periodicaly update a list of participants on my FB page.
GOOD LUCK!
Fishing improved through the week with great water quality. Yesterday,Tuesday, ushered in the next weather front that brought strong winds and rough water. Conditions deteriorated and by Wednesday morning the water was blown out. However, before the blow we caught a variety of fish. There were Blackfin Tuna, Kings, Spanish, Sheepshead, Red Drum, Pompano and Rabbit fish.
Tommy and Danny got things hopping Friday morning when they hooked and decked back to back Blackfin Tuna. These would be the first BFT caught in over 3 years on the County. The fish blew up unexpectedly and ate Colt Sniper lures. Congrats for a fish of a lifetime off the pier.
Saturday the Pompano were cooperating and several hit the deck. Most bites were on a jig but a couple were caught on set lines with Sand Fleas. Willy and Brenda each got a nice one.
Sunday morning there were huge Sheepshead everywhere. Several were caught using live shrimp and Ghost shrimp. Brenda missed several before decking one. Brandon landed a 6 pound fish.
Tuesday morning the wind was howling and the Kings showed. Several fish were missed bit two nice ones hit the deck. Jimmy from Birmingham got a 25 pounder floating a bait under a bubble. Then Casey got hit on his lure and decked his 26 pound King. The bite cooled and no other Kings were caught the remainder of the day.
Spanish Mackerel have been caught several days. Monday and Tuesday they were here in good numbers, Several anglers put multiple fish in their coolers. Most fish were small but legal.Brenda got one of the bigger ones that was caught.
Cobia guys were out in force hoping to land the first fish off the County. No fish were hooked but the Rabbit fish kept them entertained. There were multiple ones caught daily. Carlos shows one he got.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Thursday Mar. 18, 2022 New Moon Friday Apr. 01, 2022
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:4am Sunset: 6:56pm
Friday 3:09am Low -0.5 3:41pm High 1.5
Saturday 4:08am Low -0.6 5:15am High 1.4
Sunday 4:58am Low -0.5 7:06pm High 1.4
Monday 5:41am Low -0.4 8:27pm High 1.2
Tuesday 6:16am Low -0.2 9:39pm High 1.1
Wednesday 30th. 6:30am Low 0.1 12:23pm High 0.4
2:49pm Low 0.4 10:53pm High 0.9
Sunrise:6:33am Sunset: 7:00pm CDST
Water temp 67 degrees.
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GST
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WVHT
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DPD
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APD
sec
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MWD
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PRES
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PTDY
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ATMP
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WTMP
°F
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DEWP
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SAL
psu
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VIS
nmi
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TIDE
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03
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23
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8:24 am
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SW
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13.0
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17.1
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-
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-
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-
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-
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29.80
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-
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68.9
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67.6
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-
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03
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23
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8:18 am
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SSW
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12.0
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22.9
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-
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-
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-
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29.80
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-
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68.5
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67.6
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03
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23
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8:12 am
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20.0
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28.9
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-
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-
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-
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29.80
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-
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69.6
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67.6
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03
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23
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8:06 am
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WSW
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7.0
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9.9
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29.80
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69.4
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67.6
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03
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23
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8:00 am
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SW
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5.1
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8.9
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29.80
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+0.01
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68.5
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67.6
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03
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23
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7:54 am
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SSE
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9.9
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17.1
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29.79
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68.4
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67.6
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03
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23
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7:48 am
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SSE
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13.0
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26.0
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29.78
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68.7
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67.6
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03
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23
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7:42 am
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SSE
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25.1
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28.0
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29.79
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69.4
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67.6
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The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
FRIDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 4 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Dominant period 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SATURDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant
period 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Dominant period 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy.
SUNDAY
North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant period 4 seconds.
Protected waters a moderate chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant
period 3 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
MONDAY
Northeast winds 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters a
light chop.
(local forecast).
FRIDAY (69/53 rain 09% wind W-18)
SATURDAY (72/48 rain 03% wind WNW-17)
SUNDAY (69/52 rain 00% wind NW-10)
MONDAY (72/62 rain 03% wind SSE-11)
TUESDAY (74/65 rain 06% wind SSE-14)
WEDNESDAY(75/66 rain 33% wind SSE-19)
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
Vince Martin – Bay Co. Beach Operations Manager - vmartin@baycountyfl.gov - 850-896-6580
Tight lines and screaming drags,
Sam
