Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I know I haven't sat down and written for a while but the weather has been fantastic and I've been runnin' everyday. Ther is a big low preassure moving in from Texas today that will probbaly shut down the fishing for the rest of the week. With what w more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The water temp has already dropped a few degrees in the past 2 weeks and the fish are starting to notice. The groupers seem to be biting a lot better than the last time I wrote a report and the king bite is getting more consistent also. The specie more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I'ts Labor Day so I guess summer is officially over. Luckily for us the next 6 weeks are some of the best here in Seagrove--- The fish bite has been a little erratic. Todays board was GREAT- My 4 anglers tallied 13 Red Snapper, 4 Black Groupers, more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Back to Grayton! Ran my first trip off the beach today after 7 weeks of chasing Tarpon at Indian Pass. My Mom, daughter and new son in law anglers were first timers and the fist couple of big grouper bites caught 'em by surprise but they came through more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - A day off! Not planned but my folks had to cancel at the last minute so I'm putting it to good use getting all these chores done. Been fishing out of Indian Pass for 11 days now and the Tarpon are starting to get right. The season started out kinda more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Our string of beautiful weather days finally came to an end with tropical storm Albertro. Nothing really happened here except the surf came up for three days making it to rough to fish. It never even rained!!! I had said the day before it got rough t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Today was my first day off(the water) in 2 weeks- can't really call it a day off 'cause there are all these land based things I had to do! The weather has been fantastic, the gulf calm and clear and the June grass has even dissapeared (for now). Th more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Warm days, clear water and lots of fish- It must be summer! While the cobia season may have been a let down everything else is coming in right on schedule. The snappers have started moving further inshore and the kings are showing up thick as fleas more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I'm typing at the confuser this AM so you know the weather must be at least iffy. A front coming through today, a small craft advisory and thunder storms out in the Gulf off Pensacola already and heading this way. Luckily my folks were very underst more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - After a slow start the cobia run is in full swing. I ran my first trip for 'em on Monday ( the 3rd)and am happy to report we saw 4, captured 1 and let another (that was a little too short) continue his travels on to La. We ran three more trips f more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin