Gulf Coast Fishing Report: Hot Spots, Tides, and Weather Forecast for September 5th, 2025

Artificial Lure here, reporting from the Gulf of Mexico and the sun-drenched Florida coast on Friday, September 5th, 2025. The early morning greeted us with calm, muggy air and a mild southeast breeze. Sunrise hit Panama City Beach at 6:21 AM, with sunset set for about 6:58 PM, so anglers have plenty of daylight to get out and wet a line.

Tidal conditions today are mellow: high tide rolled in around 7:50 AM, peaking at about 1.87 feet, and the evening low tide will settle around 5:48 PM at just 0.33 feet, based on Tide-Forecast.com. That means light current for most of the day, especially close to shore—if you’re targeting redfish or speckled trout, the bite should pick up on the incoming tide just after breakfast. Those slack tides are prime time for finesse presentations, so fish slow and deliberate.

The weather so far is sticky and hot. NatureCoaster’s Captain Toney and BlueWater Outriggers both highlight spotty conditions offshore, with pop-up storms common this week, but those who find a weather window get rewarded—expect sticky air, low winds early, building to scattered afternoon showers and wind shifts by dusk.

Recent catches inshore include solid numbers of slot redfish on shrimp-tipped jigheads and finger mullet, with the occasional beast pulled from oyster bars—especially near Indian Rocks Beach, where snook are active along rocky cuts and dock pilings. Spanish mackerel and smaller bluefish have been blitzing the surf, and mangrove snapper are holding tight on structure; pitch live shrimp or mud minnows to get their attention. Port Canaveral and Banana River are seeing a great snook bite, especially for those fishing the outgoing tide at dawn and dusk—according to Coastal Angler Magazine, the mullet run is heating up, so match the hatch with silver swimbaits or cast-netted mullet.

Offshore, the short gag grouper season is firing, especially on natural ledges and rocky bottom from 20 to 60 feet. Those who braved the bluewater this week report chunky gags up to 20 pounds, caught deep on pinfish and jumbo live threadfins. Check the weather windows—offshore runs can turn sour fast if one of those summer squalls rolls in.

For lures, it’s mostly a matter of matching local forage. In the surf and around jetties, toss 1/4 oz bucktail jigs, MirrOdine suspending plugs, or gold spoons for trout and mackerel. Soft plastics like Z-Man paddletails rigged weedless work on flats, especially in low current. When bait fishing, use fresh shrimp, pilchards, or finger mullet. Offshore, drop heavy jigs or send down big dead baits for grouper and snapper; those bite best as tidal flow picks up mid-morning.

Hot spots worth checking today:
- **Homosassa near the Chassahowitzka channels** for mixed bag inshore—reds, trout, and flounder.
- **Panama City Beach’s jetties and St. Andrews Pass**—light tackle action for mackerel and pompano.
- **Port Canaveral channel edges and nearshore wrecks**—snook and snapper on dusk tides, and possible tarpon if the mullet push continues.

With September’s hurricane potential looming, heed Florida Disaster’s advice and keep a weather eye! Conditions can shift quickly, especially along the Big Bend and Panhandle.

That’s the scoop for today from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, tight lines to everyone out on the water, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lure here reporting from the Gulf of Mexico and
the sun drenched forward A coast on Friday, September fifth,
twenty twenty five. The early morning greeted us with calm,
luggy air and a mild southeast breeze. Sunrise hit Panama
City Beach at six twenty one am, with sunsets set
for about six fifty eight PM, so anglers have plenty
of daylight to get out and wet a line. Title

(00:21):
conditions today are mellow. High tide rolled in around seven
to fifty am, peaking at about one point eight seven feet,
and the evening low tide will settle around five forty
eight pm at just zero point three three feet based
on tide dash Forecast dot com. That means light current
for most of the day, especially coast to shore. If

(00:42):
you're targeting redfish or speckled trout, the bite should pick
up on the incoming tide just after breakfast. Those slack
tides are prime time for finesse presentations, so fish slow
and deliberate. The weather so far is sticky and hot.
Nature coasters, Captain Tony and bluewaterriggers both highlight spotty conditions
offshore with pop up storms common this week, but those

(01:05):
who find a weather window get rewarded. Expect sticky air,
low winds early building to scattered afternoon showers and wind
shifts by dusk. Recent catches in shore include solid numbers
of slot redfish on shrimp tip, jigheads and finger mullet,
with the occasional beasts pulled from oyster bars, especially near

(01:26):
Indian Rocks Beach where snooker active. Along rocky cuts and
dock pilings. Spanish mackerel and smaller bluefish have been blitzing
the surf and mangrove snapper are holding tight on structure
pitch live shrimp or mugmnos to get their attention. Poort, Canaverril,
and Banana River are seeing a great snoop bite, especially
for those fishing the outgoing tide at dawn and dusk.

(01:47):
According to Coastal Angler Magazine, the mullet run is heating up,
so match the hatch with silver swim baits or cast
hyphen netted mullet. Offshore, the short gad grouper season is firing,
especially on natural ledges and rocky bottom from twenty to
sixty feet. Those who brave the blue water this week
report chunky gags up to twenty pounds caught deep on

(02:08):
pinfish and jumbo live thread fins. Check the weather windows
offshore runs and turn sour fast. If one of those
summer squalls rolls in For lures, It's mostly a matter
of matching local forage in the surf and around jetties.
Toss one fourth os, bucktailed jigs, miro dean suspending plugs
or gold saloons for trout and mackerel. Soft plastics like

(02:29):
zman paddle tails, rigged weedless work on flats, especially in
low current. When bait fishing, use fresh shrimp, pilchards or
finger molley. Offshore, drop heavy jags or send down big
dead baits for grouper and snapper. Those bite best as
tidal flow picks up mid morning. Hotspot's worth checking today

(02:50):
Homo sasa near the Chassawitzka channels from mixed bag inshore reds,
trout and flounder, Panama City beaches, jetties and sane Andrew's
pass light tackle action for mackerel and Pompino Port Canaveral
channel edges and near shore wex, Snook and snapper on
dust tides and possible tarpa on if the mullet push continues.

(03:12):
With September's hurricane potential looming, heed Florida Disaster's advice and
keep a weather eye. Conditions can shift quickly, especially along
the Big Bend and Panhandle. That's the scoop for today
from Artificial Lore. Thanks for tuning in tight lines to
everyone out on the water, and don't forget to subscribe

(03:32):
so you never miss a report. This has been a
quiet please production. For more check out Quiet please dot
ai