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Home to one of the country's largest sport fishing fleets, Panama City Beach boasts multi-talented captains and crews. Choose from a 16-foot skiff to fish the shallowest flat, or a million-dollar sport fishing yacht to explore offshore hot spots in luxurious comfort. Fishing enthusiasts of all skill levels can find year-round excitement. Beginners can shore fish at the Dan Russell Pier and catch a tasty flounder or grouper, or if your sights are set on fancier game, rent a charter boat with an experienced captain to take you out to deep water.

 

 

The clear waters of the Gulf of Mexico and St. Andrew Bay are teeming with fish, including blue marlin, red snapper, mackerel, trout, pompano and cobia. More than 10 fishing tournaments are held here annually. Test your angling versatility by fly casting for redfish in St. Andrew Bay, trolling the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico for a regal blue marlin, or playing tug-of-war with a feisty red snapper. There is no better spot in the southeast to dive than off the coast of Panama City Beach. The many natural and artificial reefs and the warm waters of the Gulf cultivate the ideal habitat for sea life. Some of the species you can spot while scuba diving or snorkeling includes sea turtles, dolphins, manta rays, starfish, sand dollars and puffer fish. Fishing Licenses may be purchased at: Half Hitch Tackle, 2206 Thomas Drive, (850) 234-2621 and Wal-Mart Supercenter, 10270 Front Beach Rd, (850) 234-1989. Go to www.captandersonsmarina.com for current fishing regulations. Bay County is closed to Scalloping, Shellfish and Oysters. To read the weekly fishing report please click here!

 

Russell-Fields Pier (City Pier)

 

The Russell-Fields Pier, also known as the City Pier, opened to the public July 4th 2009 and is located on Front Beach Road across the street from Pier Park/Aaron Bessant Park. Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please see the table below for rates. For more information call Panama City Beach City Hall at (850) 541-2310. 

 

M.B. Miller Pier (County Pier)

Panama City Beach has another new pier that just opened! Bay County joined with Panama City Beach to replace the damaged M.B. Miller Pier with one identical to the Russell Pier (above) at Pier Park on the West End of the beach. The old M.B. Miller Pier, a 470-foot long, concrete structure damaged in 2005 by Hurricane Dennis, is replaced by a new 1,500-foot-long structure designed to better withstand storms. The pier will be open 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Fees are as follows:

Over 6 years old, fishing - $6
Children under 6, fishing - Free
Military, over 65 or disabled, fishing - $3
Spectators - $2

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