Destin Fishing Reports

Flounder Full House - Merry Christmas !!! One more week and it's looking for new tackle under the tree. The north part of the Country may be looking at snow and sleet for winter weather but here at the beach we are still looking at white sand and fresh fish. It's cooler a more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

flounder - been catching flounder around the inshore wrecks using bull minnows and small bait fish 2 to 3 ounce slip lead 20 lb. flourocarbon leader fish the outside of the wreck you may have to bounce around the wreck a figure out what side they are on also ca more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Thanks for Great Fishing ! - I know it's been a bit since I wrote a report but here are a few pics from some GREAT catches over the Thanksgiving holidays. We had a bit of normal early winter weather with rough seas and blowy winds and then it went to just downright beautiful wit more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Results of the Destin Fishing Rodeo by us!!! - Not withstanding that we do not get to fish 31 days in October any longer, this Rodeo we fished about 12days the entire month. Its impossible for us to run at $150 an hour in these economic times, the boats that do usually go nowhere outside 150ft d more...
Capt. Andy Vaughn - Destin

"I have not yet begun to flounder ! " - The fall fishin' pattern continues with just about every thing you could want to catch running hard and chewing fast. I ran a few trips this past week where we got to chase the Flounders a bit and looks like it will be a banner year for the tasty fla more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

An Easy Fall - After running hard all season I have to admit that Fall is not only easy but downright enjoyable ! I have cut back to one trip a day as there just isn't enough daylight anymore to run 2 trips and get all the tackle and boat stuff done by black dark more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Falling into another season - Well, the weather has turned to Fall here at the beach the past couple days. I put my trip off this morning till 10 AM so it could warm up a little, 48 degrees at daylight this morning ! The gulf temp was still 80 degrees yeserday but that will be ch more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Reds The Color of the Day ! - Our Fall Red Snapper season opened up Oct. 1st and we have had no trouble getting some great catches of the hard pulling tasty critters. Lots of other finny creatures too but the Snappers have been priorty 1! Thunderstorm Karen came along and we lost more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Back from the 'Pass - Got back from a week at Indian Pass so I can start Red Snapper fishing for a few weeks tomorrow. My first trip over there was a scallop trip with some folks that wanted to get in on the last of the season ( it closed the 24th of Sept). Two of my folk more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Destin Inshore Fishing - Bay fishing in Destin has been very productive lately. We have caught nearly all our fish in less than 3 feet of water but we have had a few days around the bridges for redfish that have made for good trips. more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin