This week’s report is short as there was not much action to report. The weather has been a big factor in our fishing the past 7 days with rain, thunderstorms, and wind. The water quality has suffered and has been a mix of dirty and almost clean. The water temperature has ranged from 79.2 to 82.9 degrees depending on the time of day. Fishing has definitely been a challenge. The King Mackerel bite has been absent. The only game in town was Hardtails and ladyfish with a few small Spanish Mackerel mixed in. Big Sabiki rigs were the most popular set ups to catch fish.
Daily activity:
Thursday: water temp 80.8 – 82.9 A few Spanish, Hardtails, lots of Ladyfish
Friday: water temp 81.1 – 82.8 Lots of Ladyfish, a few Hardtails and small Spanish Mackerel, no bait, storm moved through about 11:00am with sustained 46mph wind and gusts to 72.4mph
Saturday: water temp (NEW MOON) 80.4 – 82.2 Hardtails, Ladyfish, Tarpon schools passing
Sunday: water temp 79.3 – 80.6 Hardtails, Ladyfish, Tarpon schools passing-one hooked
Monday: water temp 79.2 – 79.3 A few Spanish Mackerel on Sabiki rigs, Hardtails, Ladyfish, Tarpon schools passing
Tuesday: water temp 78.6 – 81.1 Small Pompano, Hardtails, Ladyfish, Small Spanish mackerel mostly caught on Sabiki rigs, a few schools of Tarpon spotted
Wednesday: water temp 79.5 – 81.1 Lots of Hardtails, a few Spanish Mackerel and Ladyfish, many schools of Tarpon passing but no bites
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
New Moon Saturday June 17, 2023 Full Moon Monday July 03, 2023
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 5:51am Sunset: 7:46pm
Thursday 22nd. 11:02pm Low 0.0 12:34pm High 1.6
Friday 11:10pm Low 0:2 1:06pm High 1.4
Saturday 11:13pm Low 0.2 1:34pm High 1.3
Sunday 10:54pm Low 0.5 1:55pm High 1.0
Monday 9:47pm Low 0.6 6:55am High 0.9
Tuesday 5:34pm Low 0.5 6:34am High 1.1
Wednesday 28th. 5:34pm Low 0.2 6:19am High 1.3
Sunrise: 5:43am Sunset: 7:48pm CDST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Showers and thunderstorms.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
FRIDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
SATURDAY
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (83/75 rain 54% wind SW-12)
FRIDAY (83/75 rain 65% wind SW-13)
SATURDAY (84/77 rain 44% wind SW-09)
SUNDAY (86/78 rain 33% wind WSW-09)
MONDAY (86/78 rain 42% wind WSW-13)
TUESDAY (88/74 rain 24% wind W-10)
WEDNESDAY(89/74 rain 16% wind WNW-07)
PIER MANAGEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Bay County Parks and Recreation – 5304 Majetti Tower Road Panama City, FL 32404
850-248-8730
Vacant – Bay Co. Parks Division Manager –850-248-8730
Vince Martin – Bay Co. Asst. Parks Division Manager - vmartin@baycountyfl.gov - 850-896-6580
Tight lines and screaming drags,
Sam
