Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Same Fish, Different Season - Yesterday morning it was almost cool at daylight ! The days are getting shorter and it won't be long before all the big Fall fish runs start- I saw the first schools of mullet in the surf today! Right after my last report I got to take a family sc more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Empty Beaches, Great Fishing & Snappers Reopen ! - The annual migration of the tourist families back North has happened with the onset of a new school year. The beaches are empty and as much as everyone who lives here enjoys having the visitors it sure is nice to have our beach back to ourselves! more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Summer Break - After running as hard as as possible for 3 months the phone has quieted down and my reservation book has lots of empty spots. Today is the first pretty day I can remember where I don't have a charter. A little break in the action is a good thing even more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Cobia Reruns ! - With Red Snappers closed we have been trolling for Kings quite a bit and have had a pleasant surprise the past 4 or 5 days. The cobias have decided to do a summer rerun ! Now, we are not seeing fish migrating down the sandbar but are finding them hol more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

No More Snappers - Yesterday was the last day of the shortest Red Snapper season ever. More and bigger fish around than anyone can ever remember. A great morning of Snapper fishin' Followed by a great afternoon Even the 2 hour trips hav more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Tarpon & Tripletails - Just got back to Seagrove from 9 days at Indian Pass. I got to run 6 Tarpon trips and we put 5 to the boat and jumped off one more. The biggest fish was about 165# and the smallest about 100#. There seem to be plenty of fish but they have not really more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Packin' Up - I wish I had lots of great fish stories to tell but the Surf just finally went down last night from the 2 back to back low pressure systems we had in the Gulf. The first, Hurricane Alex got some media attention, the second got ignored by the press bu more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Big Fish to Big Surf - After a long stretch of great conditions this is the third day I have had to cancel my trips. T.S. Alex may be on it's way to Mexico but the surf generated by the storm is hitting the shore here. The water is clean and green, the wind light offshore more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fish Everywhere ! - I know it's been a couple weeks since I wrote but I have been working 14-15 hours a day , running 2 trips every day and cleaning fish for hours. To say that fishing has been easy is putting it mildly. LOTS of big Red Snappers (had a 20# fish today). more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Snappers,Snappers, Snappers ! - Red Snapper season finally opened and we have been having a blast catching some fine ones. All the boats off the beach have been coming in with a good grade of fish. We have had a bunch of fish in the 12 to 20# class. It's great to be able to throw b more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin