Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The fishing has ben great since since T.S Barry came through last week and stirred things up. The weather took a long time to calm down tho with lots of squalls coming every couple hours untill yesterday. Today was one of those days you wished you co more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Right about now I'm supposed to be waiting for a swivel to pop up out the water so I can dive for the leader and wire up a 200# tarpon my clients been fighting for the past 3 hours. Instead I'm sitting at home keeping an eye on the TV and watching fo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I came back to bottom fish here expecting all the fish to be in the same places they were when I left to go to Indian Pass. The old statement God gave 'em tales and no fences was brought to my attention again. I ran a 4 hr last Mon. that was suppo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's been a while since I wrote a report but I've been at Indian Pass Tarpon fishing for the past two weeks. Not only are there lots of fish there also aren't any computers ( or jet skis or malls or condos). It's amazing what a difference a 2 and a h more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Man is it hot! The temperature and the fishing have kept a steady pace with each other this summer. My folks today had sweat pouring of their foreheads by 10 AM today but they had good reason. The snappers and the kings bit good but the amberjacks we more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - What a week ! The fishing in the gulf just seems to be getting better each day. The snappers have been copoperating nicely with lots of limit catches and some good size ones thrown in to boot . The Kings are are doing their usual bit with ferocious b more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's hurricane season! The wind isn't really blowin' but it has actually rained every day for the past week and the surf has been up just enough to keep me from beach launching. The remanants of tropical storm Allison have been camped out in the Nort more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Surfs Up! So after spending the last week running trips I get a day off. The way the fishing has been I would have rather got to go today. It seems there has been a movement of fish the past few days as the bite has gotten a little better each day. I more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Fishing has gotten into the summer pattern right on time with all the species cooperating nicely. While we are still getting limit snapper catches on some 4 hour trips most are producing a few fish under the limit . Lots of other species filling in t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The fish are definately here but proving once again that you just can't figure 'em out. I ran a couple of trips this week that were right up to speed. We got our snapper limits and one day I had a local who wanted a grouper bite and got to catch 2 ( more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin