Now until 6 amSheepshead
The bite peaks at 85. Water is 71°, close to the 72° sheepshead like best.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now · best window
Sheepshead range 60–82°
From the northeast
Sunrise 6:52 am
No rain expected
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
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Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Florida regulations for these waters.
Right in sheepshead's ideal range. Sharp 3-hour fall — fish feed hard ahead of a front. Sheepshead prefers slack tide. Holds 5–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 12" minimum, 8 per person a day; vessel limit 50 per trip in March and April.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Florida
Season here: Feb–Dec, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on sheepshead
Right in spotted seatrout's ideal range. Sharp 3-hour fall — fish feed hard ahead of a front. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 3–15 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Tampa Bay south through Everglades National Park: 15–19" slot; one fish over 19" per vessel, or per person from shore, counts in the bag. 3 per person a day, open year-round.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Florida
Season here: Feb–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on spotted seatrout
Right in bluefish's ideal range. Sharp 3-hour fall — fish feed hard ahead of a front. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 5–50 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 12" fork-length minimum, 10 per person a day in Gulf waters, including Monroe County.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Florida
Season here: Feb–Dec, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on bluefish
Sharp 3-hour fall — fish feed hard ahead of a front. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside red drum's active range. Holds 3–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 18–27" slot, 1 per person a day; vessel limit 4 in the Panhandle and Big Bend regions and 2 from Tampa Bay south. Harvest is prohibited in federal waters.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Florida
Season here: Feb–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on red drum
Sharp 3-hour fall — fish feed hard ahead of a front. Tarpon feeds aggressively under full moon. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 3–30 ft down.
Catch and release only today. Catch-and-release only. Tarpon over 40" must stay in the water unless you hold a tarpon tag (one per person a year), bought before fishing, in pursuit of a Florida state or world record.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Florida
Season here: Apr–Sep. Likes an incoming tide. More on tarpon
Out of seasonOut of season here today. Check the agency before fishing.
Right in southern flounder's ideal range. Sharp 3-hour fall — fish feed hard ahead of a front. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 1–20 ft down.
Out of season here today. Check the agency before fishing. Florida flounder: 14" minimum, 5 per person a day. Closed Oct 15–Nov 30.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Florida
Season here: Mar–Nov. Likes an outgoing tide. More on southern flounder
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. Florida FWC has the state’s fishing pages.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · fish-consumption advisory
Long Gulf beach with the county fishing piers and St. Andrews Pass at its east end. Red drum, speckled trout and bluefish, sheepshead around the piers and jetties, tarpon passing in summer, and southern flounder (Florida closes flounder Oct 15–Nov 30).
Public spots within 40 miles, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Panama City Beach you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Panama City Beach is listed on this site for 6 commonly-targeted species: Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Southern Flounder, Sheepshead, and 2 more. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Panama City Beach against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Panama City Beach has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp.
state agency regulations apply at Panama City Beach. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
Yes. Panama City Beach sits on tidal water with a NOAA tide station nearby. Today's high/low timing is in the tide chart on this page.
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