Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Out with a Bang!! Today was my last trip in Grayton for a while as I pack up and go to Indian Pass for Tarpon season tommorrow. I picked my folks up at 8 with a lot weather building offshore. I told my folks we'd stop at a training spot real close more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Once again I'm sitting at the computer 'cause it's raining and blowy. Anybody who reads this from afar ( if anybody does read it) must think it storms here all the time. Couldn't be further from the truth. I ran the past 8 days in weather the Chamber more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Blown of the water this AM so I guess I'll write a report. It's memorial day weekend, I've got regulars for the next 4 days and the forecast is for 15 knot SW winds with a 3 to 4 foot (choppy) sea for the next 5 days. Oh well, lots of real world ch more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Summer is here and the fishin' is easy. The cobias have slowed way down so most of my time has been spent running bottom trips the past week or so. Lots of fish around with the summer patterns falling in to place. The kings are starting to show but more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Fishing is in full swing once again. The cobia run has hit in Force this past week with LOTS of Fish being caught. Everybody is seeing fish and I heard reports of some wads being seen today. I had a bottom trip today so didn't get the chance to go lo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The cobia run started in earnest about a week ago and the fish showed good for 3 days until the last cold front.It's blown up out of the West everyday since and the cobia have pulled thier patented vanishing act. On the bottom scene the picture is more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Never mind the robins, we put the first cobia of the year in the boat today so it's officially spring!! I had a dad and his 9 year old son on a half day and we were about 3 miles out doing a little bottom fishing. At 21# he isn't the biggest flathe more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I think it's Spring!!! The last couple of days have been absolutely fantastic. The chamber of commerce coulldn't have ordered better weather. I ran 2 guys out today and we ended up 15 miles offshore ( a lot further than I usually go) on a big stand more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

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