Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - We finally have gotten some pretty weather. It blew so hard all last week I did not even think about trying to charge somebody to go out in the Gulf. For that matter you couldn't have paid me enough to take you a couple of days. This week has been a more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - For all those that have spent good times at our fish camp in Indian Pass I have some drastic news. It is no more ! I had it bulldozed down about 10 days ago. The good news is there is a 60 year old house I bought in Tallahassee and had moved sitting more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's official, fall has definately started. The way to tell for sure here is when the trigger fish show up on the inshore spots. This past week they showed up so thick that the water looked like gumbo under the boat. Tuesday morning I didn't have a t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Well the latest storm missed us by a bunch but it sure has kicked the wind up the past few days. The only folks that have been fishin' must not know it's supposed to be fun. With a 25 to 30 knot NE wind blowing it's SO choppy once your a couple miles more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Labor day has come and gone and so have most of the tourists. I don't have a trip on the books untill Friday and have actually got a bunch of all these real world chores done the past two days. I'm sure with one more day on the hill though I'll be more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - What a week! The chamber of commerce needs to figure out how to patent the conditions we've had here. The winds have been light, the skies sunny, the big tourist crush is over so you can drive around easy and there is no one on the beach. Oh, and the more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The fishing has ben great since since T.S Barry came through last week and stirred things up. The weather took a long time to calm down tho with lots of squalls coming every couple hours untill yesterday. Today was one of those days you wished you co more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Right about now I'm supposed to be waiting for a swivel to pop up out the water so I can dive for the leader and wire up a 200# tarpon my clients been fighting for the past 3 hours. Instead I'm sitting at home keeping an eye on the TV and watching fo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I came back to bottom fish here expecting all the fish to be in the same places they were when I left to go to Indian Pass. The old statement God gave 'em tales and no fences was brought to my attention again. I ran a 4 hr last Mon. that was suppo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's been a while since I wrote a report but I've been at Indian Pass Tarpon fishing for the past two weeks. Not only are there lots of fish there also aren't any computers ( or jet skis or malls or condos). It's amazing what a difference a 2 and a h more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin