We made it another week with great water clarity. The water temperature has continued to climb and by this afternoon (Wednesday June 8th), it was 84 degrees. Bait has finally arrived but not as thick as normal. The King bite was MIA until today. A few Spanish continue to be caught daily. Bonito and Mahi also made an appearance. Tarpon schools have come through but only a few per day. Ladyfish and Hardtails are here daily.
The King Mackerel have continued to elude us all week. However, today we had the best day in months. There were five fish decked and a few others lost. Natural bait proved to be the best choice. I got things started with a schoolie and missed a second bite. Then Eddie put two on the deck. Blasito decked the next one that was the biggest. Soon after that one, King put another scoolie on the gaff.
Spanish Mackerel have been around but you had to put in a lot of time to put a few in your cooler. The bite was slow. However, there were several nice size fish decked like this one Phillip is holding. Both natural bait and lures seemed to get their attention.
Mahi Mahi have finally shown this week. There have been at least 09 caught so far and quite a few more seen. All were “Chicken” Dolphin but still great table fare. They were caught on King lures, Pompano jigs and small Cigar Minnows. Jose got the first one Monday afternoon then Phillip and Hachid got three Tuesday. Wednesday a group of visiting anglers caught 5 and threw them all back. They did not realize there was no size limit in the Gulf.
This morning, the Bonito came in thick for about an hour. Several fish hit the deck before the school moved on. Marcus got lucky and holds one of the fish he caught.
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: 5:40am Sunset: 7:43pm
Thursday 09th. 5:46pm Low 0.3 8:00am High 1.0
Friday 5:35pm Low 0.3 7:43am High 1.2
Saturday 6:14pm Low 0.0 7:33am High 1.4
Sunday 7:08pm Low -0.3 7:55am High 1.7
Monday 8:07pm Low -0.5 8:36am High 1.9
Tuesday 9:06am Low -0.6 9:28am High 2.0 FULL MOON
Wednesday 15th. 10:03pm Low -0.6 10:28am High 2.0
Sunrise:5:40am Sunset: 7:45pm CDST
Water Temp: 84
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(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
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06 | 08 | 5:42 am | WSW | 8.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 81.1 | 84.2 | - | - | - | - |
06 | 08 | 5:36 am | WSW | 8.0 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 81.1 | 84.2 | - | - | - | - |
06 | 08 | 5:30 am | W | 9.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 81.1 | 84.4 | - | - | - | - |
06 | 08 | 5:24 am | WSW | 8.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 81.1 | 84.4 | - | - | - | - |
06 | 08 | 5:18 am | W | 8.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 81.1 | 84.4 |
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The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant
period 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
THURSDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Dominant period 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
FRIDAY
West winds 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant
period 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
FRIDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Dominant period 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
Slight chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of
thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after
midnight.
SATURDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant
period 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. Showers likely in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance
of showers in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Dominant period 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant
period 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
MONDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Protected waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (85/75 rain 58% wind W-13)
FRIDAY (86/75 rain 39% wind W-15)
SATURDAY (84/76 rain 58% wind W-14)
SUNDAY (85/78 rain 58% wind WSW-13)
MONDAY (86/77 rain 24% wind SW-11)
TUESDAY (87/77 rain 24% wind WSW-11)
WEDNESDAY(88/76 rain 24% wind W-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
