Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - NE 15-20 and Gusty Thats been the forcast for a lot of the past 2 weeks. The nice thing about a NE wind is it's still nice right up on the beach off Grayton. Just don't try to get 10 miles offshore. The last part of that forecast is usually sea more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's Fall Well, it is officially fall. I don't care what the calender says 'cause the wind is blowin' NE and the dog flys have shown up on the beach! They only missed it by a week this year on the traditional count anyway. Plenty of Red Snapper more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Back on the Beach I came back to Seagrove and ran 5 days off the beach at Grayton. Went back to Indian Pass to fish a TripleTail Tournament and then right back to Seagrove to run holiday weekend trips off Grayton. Lots of truck time ! Alas, we more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - WAHOO ! BACK TO GRAYTON Ran my first trip back off Grayton today in 7 weeks. I'm happy to report that the Red Snappers are doing quite well and are eager to fill the box. Lots of triggers around too tho most were undersize. Our 'bonus fish today more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Feelin' HOT HOT HOT The weather had definately hit the dog days. I put a cooler full of water bottles in the boat every AM and take a 5 gallon bucket full of empties out in the PM. It's hard to drink too much on an August day outdoors! The Tarpo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Big 'Tails While we have had lots of exitement the past 12 days or so the biggest news is probably the movement of BIG tripletails to the area. While these prehistoric crappie on steriods are not here in the numbers of last year there are more hug more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Houston, we have ignition !! The Tarpon show the past 5 days has been as good as it gets. There are LOTS of fish and they are coming in all sizes. My son, Capt William (Fried Fish Charters) leadered one up 2 days ago about 60# while the day befo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - TIME TO CHANGE THE SCENERY It's July 1st and as soon as this is typed I'm off to chase tarpon. Not just half a bubble off as some of you may think either! Some of the guides around Indian Pass have started running Tarpon trips this past week and t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I know I'm behind in writing but a lightning strike took out my internet connection. I believe if I ran my charter business the way MediaCom runs the cable service I would have been out of business years ago! I have run 15 out of the last 17 days. more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Too windy to stack BB's Or Fish!! Unemployed again today! Out of the last 2 weks I have only been able to run 4 days.The wind blew (and blew) from the East until T.S. Barry and since then has howled out of the West The paid prognosticators claim more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin