The gulf side
City Pier, Panama City Beach
The gulf pier. Clean water matters more than the tide direction.
Regs
Panhandle and Gulf limits for the fish people keep around this bay.
Redfish · Red drum
Panhandle
- Size
- Slot 18–27 in total length
- Bag
- 1 per person per day, and no more than 4 per vessel
- Season
- Open year-round
Speckled trout · Spotted seatrout
Panhandle
- Size
- Slot 15–19 in total length
- Bag
- 3 per person per day. One fish over 19 in is allowed per vessel, or per person if you are fishing from shore, and it counts toward the bag.
- Season
- Open March 1–January 31. Closed in February.
Flounder
Gulf and Atlantic state waters
- Size
- 14 in total length minimum
- Bag
- 5 per person
- Season
- Closed every year from October 15 through November 30.
Sheepshead
Gulf and Atlantic state waters
- Size
- 12 in total length minimum
- Bag
- 8 per person. During March and April the vessel limit is 50 per trip.
- Season
- Open year-round
Spanish mackerel
Gulf and Atlantic state waters
- Size
- 12 in fork length minimum
- Bag
- 15 per harvester
- Season
- Open year-round
King mackerel
Gulf state waters, including Bay County out to 9 miles
- Size
- 24 in fork length minimum
- Bag
- 3 per harvester
- Season
- Open year-round in Gulf state waters
Cobia
Gulf and Atlantic state waters
- Size
- 36 in fork length minimum
- Bag
- 1 per person or 2 per vessel, whichever is less
- Season
- Check FWC. The species page lists size and bag, and does not state a season.
Florida pompano
State and federal waters
- Size
- 11 in fork length minimum
- Bag
- 6 per harvester
- Season
- Open year-round
Snook
Panhandle
- Size
- Slot 28–33 in total length
- Bag
- 1 per person per day
- Season
- Closed December 1 through the end of February, and May 1 through August 31.
Last checked October 31, 2026 against the MyFWC species pages linked here. Regulations change. Always confirm with FWC before you keep a fish.
Tide: Panama City Beach (8729210), feet above MLLW. No current series on this spot.
Tide station is on this pier. There is no NOAA tidal-current station on the open beach, so the score leaves moving water out.