Regional Fishing Reports for:
Panhandle and Big Bend (Suwannee to Pensacola)

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Once again the fish have proved they have tails and no fences. After catching a few kings on the weekend while bottom fishing I tried to mackeral fish on Monday. After 2 hours of trolling over some great spots there was one nice mahi in t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE You couldn't tell it by the temperature but summer is just about over. It may still be 95 degrees but the beach is empty and I haven't run a trip in three days. The start of school has quickened the traffic but slowed business for a week more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The Gulf never ceaces to amaze me with the amount of fish it produces. The king bite is eractic but there are still lots of big fish out there if your willing to spend the time for 'em. I had a trip last week where we fished for kings fo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The King Mackeral bite has been the excitement of the past week. All the big wrecks and rocks have Kings on them and they have been anxious to bite . There are also a lot of good sized spanish thrown in the same schools. With the the Kin more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The weather has settled into the usual summer pattern of slick calm every morning and an afternoon seabreeze making for excellent conditions. The Red Snappers are still here and the King Mackeral have shown up in force ( and in size)to gi more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Thursday morning and I'm watching the rain blow by the window and whitecaps on the bay. It seems I usually write these reports when it's blowing a gale and I can't be on the water. My trip seemed very disapointed when I called to cancel t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The weather has ruled small boat fishing the past 10 days. With TD #1 in the SW gulf last week and an upper level low in the NE gulf this week it has been to rough to go play more often than not. As I tell all my clients it's supposed t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Bottom fishing remains strong with lots of happy anglers enjoying the ongoing bite on the DEAD FISH. I took 2 fellows from Tennessee today who brought thier fly rods but told me We just want to catch fish. I made a couple of snapper more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The wind has blown Southwest at a good clip for the past week keeping me out of the Gulf. The big boats that have been getting out are limiting out on kings close in. I got 4 trips in up to last weekend before it really started to blow an more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE If The wind isn't howling the fishing is fantastic. The past week had the weather knob turned to one extreme or the other. The 3 days I got to fish proved the snapper haven't left the area yet. It is amazing to be able to run a 4 hour tri more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin