The water has been our traditional emerald color but the temp is warm. It has held just above 86 and the daytime temperatures have been brutal. Wind has helped but doesn’t get started until after lunchtime. The Tarpon bite has been fairly good with Saturday afternoon being the best bite of the week. A few Kings hit the deck along with some Spanish. Red Drum have been in the skinny water. Alewives are here but not as thick as normal. A few Cigar minnows were around most of the week.
Tarpon schools are swimming by early mornings and late afternoons. Many of the schools have come almost to the pier and then turn out too far to cast to. However, a good number of fish have been close enough and hit both Swim Baits and Live bait. Patience is the game to get hit.
Kings have been scarce all year. This week three legal fish hit the deck. Tuesday afternoon, Don was throwing a bone Colt Sniper when he got slammed. The fish was almost lost as the hook in it’s mouth pulled out leaving only the rear hook on the lure stuck in it’s belly. Luckily it held long enough to get the gaff in the King. Today, Wednesday, Two Kings were caught, both after lunch. I put a fresh live Alewife on and it was almost immediately hit. Jose did a great job with the gaff and I got the 12.74 pound fish on the deck. A short time later, Jose hooked a “schoolie” on his Sniper. Another King hit a dead cigar minnow a visiting angler was drifting under a cork but didn’t get the hook.
Skinny water action was mostly limited to schools of Bull Red Drum. Jackson had a good afternoon Saturday landing two fish over 30 inches. He got in the water with one of his fish for the safe release. That is about all you can do when there is no landing net available. Several other Reds were caught during the week.
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Full Moon Wednesday July 13, 2022 New Moon Thursday July 28, 2022
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 5:47am Sunset: 7:47pm
Thursday 07th. 5:22pm Low 0.6 6:16am High 1.0
Friday 5:08pm Low 0.3 5:56am High 1.3
Saturday 5:36pm Low 0.0 6:06pm High 1.5
Sunday 6:21pm Low -0.2 6:45pm High 1.7
Monday 7:13pm Low -0.3 7:38am High 1.9
Tuesday 8:09pm Low -0.5 8:38am High 2.0
Wednesday 13th. 9:02pm Low -0.5 9:44am High 2.0
Sunrise:5:50am Sunset: 7:46pm CDST
Water Temp: 86
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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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07 | 06 | 9:54 am | S | 2.9 | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | 30.08 | - | 82.6 | 86.4 | - | - | - | - |
07 | 06 | 9:48 am | S | 5.1 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 30.08 | - | 81.7 | 86.4 | - | - | - | - |
07 | 06 | 9:42 am | SSW | 4.1 | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | 30.08 | - | 82.4 | 86.4 |
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The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
FRIDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with
gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
SUNDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and
thunderstorms likely.
MONDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (89/80 rain 15% wind W-09)
FRIDAY (88/80 rain 22% wind WSW-09)
SATURDAY (88/79 rain 24% wind WSW-11)
SUNDAY (86/77 rain 58% wind W-11)
MONDAY (84/77 rain 58% wind SW-09)
TUESDAY (85/78 rain 58% wind SSW-08)
WEDNESDAY(85/77 rain 58% wind WSW-09)
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
