[dropcap]P[/dropcap]anama City Beach (PCB) o ffers anglers 4 great fishing piers to choose from – 3 that reach far out into the Gulf of Mexico, and 1 that o ffers anglers a chance to cast their line into the Grand Lagoon for some red fish, trout, or flounder. The two longest fishing piers are the identical Russell-Fields Pier and M.B. Miller Pier, a.k.a. as the City Pier and the County Pier. Each stretches 1,500 feet out, which makes them the longest piers in the Gulf of Mexico. The cost to fish from either pier is $6.00 and includes your daily fishing license. November is a great month to fish with the gorgeous weather and cooler water temperatures. Kings and Spanish can still be had during the month, fishing with frozen cigar minnows or live bait fish caught o ff the pier using a Sabiki rig. Also, larger flounder, red fish, and pompano can be caught using live shrimp, jigs and buck-tails, but your best bet for pompano is sandfleas, preferably live.
A few gray snappers have been caught with frozen shrimp, squid, or cut bait. What makes PCB pier fishing so much fun is that many species of sh can be caught this month and you never know what it might be. Sail fish are moving in closer too and a few large ones have been caught in the past few weeks. Your best bet for this majestic creature is live LYs (Alewives), hardtails, or thread fins caught with a Sabiki rig.