Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I've always said I liked the change of seasons but I'm 'bout ready to be done with winter. After a prolonged stretch of chores on the hill I was ready to go out every day this week but it doesn't look like the weather man is going to let us. I have more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Happy New Year! Hope everybody got that new 42 footer with twin diesels that they wanted for christmas- Santa must have hit some bad weather with mine as it still hasn't shown up. I had quite a few trips over the holidays with conditions ranging fr more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's that time of year of again. More fish than folks who want to chase 'em and the pretty days are never on the weekends. I cancelled todays trip with a forecast of 20 knot winds from the SE and rain by lunch, looks like Monday will be the next nice more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Too rough to fish so I guess I'll try to make my old English teacher proud by trying to spell. The weather has been going from one extreme to the other. The weather service has a small craft advisory out for today and tommorrow with winds at 30 knots more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Winter has arrived! It's blowin' 25 knots from the NE and 47 degrees outside. I slept in till almost 7 AM and am scared to see what the Gulf looks like a mile out- The fish knew this was coming as they have bit real well the past week. I fished her more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Snapper season has ended for '03 and we went out with great limit of fine fish on the last day. If 2004 is near as good as this past year it will be a fine one. Still lots of fish to catch without having to harrass the snappers. This morning I ran more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Definately Fall. The wind has been blowin' keeping us fishin' close to the beach most days. No problem tho, the baits been thick and lots of predator fish in close too. This morning started out slick with acres of bait on the surface just past the more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Fall has arrived this morning. The cold front that came in yesterday actually has it cool this morning. The hard North wind has me glad to have a day off. Holding the boat up into the wind is a tough job when it's blowin' 25 knots. Just means the fal more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The weather has been wonderful the past few days with the forecast sounding like a chamber of commerce ad for the next week. It's a shame it took till fall to get to summer. Fishing has been great. We have still been limiting out on Snappers on eve more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Back to beach launch fishing from Grayton and I've been pleasantly surprised. Usually August has the inshore fishing being a bit slow (dog days) but not this year. I've got to run 5 trips in the 10 days I've been back and we've limited out with sna more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin