Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Hang On Boys, It's Gonna Blow ! - And Blow, and Blow. I know it's Spring and the natural order of things has it blustery some days but this is getting old. The fronts keep coming and the surf stays up. It's been a good year to be skinny guy with a surfboard! While we have had some be more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Can't Fight the Weather - Whoeever said you can't fight Mother Nature lied- You can always fight but when you lose to her it's never pretty! The weather pattern has had the fronts coming so fast that we can't get a break from having to fight some part of nature to go fish more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

It's O-fishly Spring! - Doesn't matter what the calender says, Spring started last week. The first cobia was caught out of Destin about 10 days ago and the run stated soon after. That and the fact that the kids on Spring Break have over-run the beaches signals that winter i more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

It's Trout Time Again ! - After a long COLD winter it's finally Spring ! Speckled trout reopened the first of the month and I had a couple groups of folks take advantage of the warmer water and open season this past weekend. I went over to Indian Pass Thurs. PM and got a more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fast Fishin' in the Slow Season - The middle of February, traditionally the coldest, slowest part of a fisherman's year. While the good weather days aren't as frequent as they will be soon the fishing remains way beyond good. The weather patterns this time of year usually give more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

More Fish but More Rules - I guess the biggest thing to report this week isn't the fishing but the fish o crats latest attempt to show how little they understand reality. As many of you know the Feds have severely cut back on snapper fishing, both recreational and commerciall more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Hot to Cold, It's Still Fishy - I've been over to Indian Pass a couple times since my last report and the Redfish are still thick up in the skinny water. With the rapidly changing weather conditions of winter it can be hard to pick the perfect day to sight fish. If you can get ou more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Hot Fishin'- Cold Weather - Winter in Florida, beautiful one day and frigid the next. Just have to go on those pretty days ! I ran a group out in the Gulf the first of the week. The day started out chilly and blowy so we started late in the morning to let it warm up some. By more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Happy New Year - Happy New Year, I hope everybody had a great Christmas and the new year brings lots of opportunities to spend good times on the water. After a period of rather rough, wet weather we have had a couple of beautiful days here in South Walton. I got t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

The Off Season Has Fish Too ! - Not many fishin' trips to report since I last wrote this column. I have about rebuilt the trailer for the beach launch cat and lots of other projects but my water time has been limited. I did go over to Indian Pass last week primarily to play shut more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin