We had great water that has hovered near 80 degrees, but few fish are being caught. Schools of bait that hang out at the pier for days and weeks are missing this year. How do you explain that just 3.25 miles west at the City Pier, there are tons of bait. We do have sparce populations of cigar minnows and small hardtails. Most afternoons the wind has been good. Hardtails and Ladyfish are here along with a few bluefish. Spanish Mackerel catches are very limited with some near two pounds. Only a couple of small Kings were decked for the week. We made it through the Memorial Day crouds but rail space was premium along with parking. Traffic was no fun either. Take a look at the crowd on the pier Monday morning at 07:00:
Allen and Hunter drove in from Lousiana and their effort paid off. Allen would catch the biggest King of the week and Hunter put a late season Cobia in the deck. The fish came in on top and inhaled Hunter’s bait. It would tip the scale at 22 pounds, 2 ounces. Hunter would later hook a big Baracuda only to have the handle on his reel strip the threads and cause him to loose the fish.
Wednesday, there were several Spanish and a very small King caught. Each time a fish was hooked, the angler would have to compete with “Flipper” for his catch. This “Flipper” seemed to be an escapee from Gulf World as he would stick his upper body out of the water and beg. Check this short video:
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Tuesday June 14, 2022 New Moon Tuesday June 28, 2022
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 5:41am Sunset: 7:40pm
Saturday 11:44pm Low -0.1 12:54pm High 1.6
Sunday 1:32pm High 1.5
Monday 12:07am Low 0.0 2:07pm High 1.4
Tuesday 12:24am Low 0.2 2:40pm High 1.1
Wednesday 08th. 12:30pm Low 0.3 8:55pm High 0.9
11:58pm Low 0.5
Sunrise:5:40am Sunset: 7:43pm CDST
Water Temp: 80
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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 |
06 | 01 | 8:12 am | E | 4.1 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 30.04 | - | 75.4 | 80.8 | - | - | - | - |
06 | 01 | 8:06 am | NE | 2.9 | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | 30.04 | - | 74.7 | 80.8 | - | - | - | - |
06 | 01 | 8:00 am | NNE | 4.1 | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | 30.04 | +0.04 | 74.3 | 80.8 | - | - | - | - |
06 | 01 | 7:54 am | NNE | 2.9 | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | 30.03 | - | 74.1 | 80.6 | - |
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The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
SATURDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant period 7
seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
SUNDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant period 5 seconds.
Protected waters a light chop.
SUNDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast to
east near 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Dominant
period 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
MONDAY
Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (87/72 rain 06% wind W-10)
FRIDAY (86/71 rain 49% wind WNW-08)
SATURDAY (89/73 rain 22% wind N-07)
SUNDAY (86/73 rain 19% wind SSE-08)
MONDAY (85/75 rain 18% wind S-09)
TUESDAY (86/75 rain 19% wind S-09)
WEDNESDAY(87/77 rain 14% wind SSW-10)
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
