Panama City Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Panama City on October 31, 2026. Common Snook, peak window 9 AM to 5 PM, 9 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 99 of 99 spots around Panama City today.
Conditions
- Water
- 74°F
- Wind
- 7 kt from the E
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- Common SnookPeak window 9 AM to 5 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Russell-Fields City Pier
- Gray SnapperPeak window 5 AM to 6 AM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Anderson Bayou
bottom fishing (live pinfish, live shrimp, cut sardines)
- Red DrumPeak window 5 AM to 6 AM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Anderson Bayou
inshore casting (soft plastic jerkbaits, jigheads with paddle tails, gold spoons)
- SheepsheadPeak window 5 AM to 6 AM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Anderson Bayou
bottom fishing (fiddler crabs, live shrimp, sand fleas)
- Spotted SeatroutPeak window 5 AM to 6 AM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Anderson Bayou
artificial lure casting (soft plastic jerkbaits, paddle tail grubs on jigheads, topwater walking plugs)
- Red SnapperPeak window 10 AM to 5 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Alligator Point Hump
bottom fishing (cut bait, live pinfish, squid)
- CobiaPeak window 10 AM to 5 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Walton Reef
sight casting (bucktail jigs, live eels, live pinfish)
- Spanish MackerelPeak window 2 PM to 5 PM4 fishable hours
Leading spot: Russell-Fields City Pier
trolling (small trolling spoons, planers with spoons, feather jigs)
- King MackerelPeak window 2 PM to 5 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Walton Reef
slow trolling (live cigar minnows, live menhaden, live threadfin herring)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Panama City. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- King Mackerel · peak
- Cobia · excellent
- Gag Grouper · excellent
- Spanish Mackerel · peak
- Red Drum · excellent
- Spotted Seatrout · good
- Greater Amberjack · good
Tides
Read from White City, ICWW. Panama City has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide3:45 AM · 1.3 ft
- low tide3:28 PM · -0.0 ft
What you can keep in Panama City today
- Red SnapperKeep2 a day · min 16"Open at all 18 spots we cover
- King MackerelKeep3 a day · min 24"Open at all 35 spots we cover
- CobiaKeep1 a day · min 36"Open at all 34 spots we cover
- Spanish MackerelKeep15 a day · min 12"Open at all 80 spots we cover
- Red DrumKeep1 a day · min 18"Open at all 47 spots we cover
- Spotted SeatroutKeep3 a day · min 15"Open at all 45 spots we cover
- Gray SnapperKeep5 a day · min 12"Open at all 96 spots we cover
- SheepsheadKeep8 a day · min 12"Open at all 79 spots we cover
- Gag GrouperClosedShut at all 52 spots we cover
- Greater AmberjackClosedShut at all 18 spots we cover
Rules differ between management regions and change in season. Check FWC for the management region you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Panama City
›What is the Panama City fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Panama City on October 31, 2026. Common Snook, peak window 9 AM to 5 PM, 9 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Panama City today?
Common Snook, Gray Snapper, Red Drum, Sheepshead, Spotted Seatrout, Red Snapper, Cobia, Spanish Mackerel and King Mackerel have a forecast window or fishable hours around Panama City on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Panama City today?
The daylight water reading for Panama City on October 31, 2026 is 74°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Panama City today?
The daylight mean wind around Panama City on October 31, 2026 is 7 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around Panama City in October?
On the season curves for Panama City, King Mackerel (peak), Cobia (excellent), Gag Grouper (excellent), Spanish Mackerel (peak), Red Drum (excellent), Spotted Seatrout (good) and Greater Amberjack (good) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.