Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Here it is the last day of February already. The first cobia will be caught in the next few weeks and another season is about upon us. I've been able to run several trips the past week as the Gulf has started being a little gentler between cold fro more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Only one month 'till Cobia season!!!! In the spring a young (?) mans fancy turns to thoughts of throwing an eel in front of 100# fish! Barring any major changes in the weather pattern we are looking to have a good season. No dredging projects on more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The middle of January and it's been in the 70's for over a week. Boy I love living in Florida!! The warm weather had a fairly constant SE breeze blowin' for a while that kept just a little too much surf up for me to want to launch. That changed the e more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Greetings from the recently frozen South !! Not much fishing untill this week. We actually had some sleet and a few snow flakes Christams eve! It snowed almost all day in New Orleans on Christmas Day ! Not real conducive to putting a boat in the wat more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I can't believe it's almost Christmas ! I had trips booked all around Thanksgiving but the weather only let me run 2 days in the Gulf. Lots of fish when we did get to go tho. I ran one kid trip that was great. I picked up 2 Dads and 2 boys and we more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's been almost 2 weeks since I've been in the Gulf! Done plenty of fishin' just haven't been offshore. We came back from Indian Pass yesterday and I'm happy to report that the redfish are right where I left 'em last year. My first trip was under more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Well, Snapper season and the official tourist season ended yesterday, the last day of October. The chamber of commerce couldn't have orderd better weather to end the season on. The past week has been just fantastic. Highs in the mid 80's, light win more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I could just say look at the last report and repeat but that sounds kinda lazy- The fishing remains quite exceptional but the weather has been all over the board the past couple weeks. I have had to cancel more trips than I have beem able to run si more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Well the hurricanes have finally left the headlines and those of us that were not affected have got back to life as usual. Like FISHING !! The storms have been good to us fish wise and moved lots of critters in to catch. The weather has been great, more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Ivan has come and gone but left a memory not easily forgotten. We in the Grayton/Seagrove area got off lite. Minimal strutural damage to houses and just a few down trees. The only damage I sustained is dead grass and vegatation from the gulf coming i more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin