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Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore
Capt. Larry Pentel
September 17, 2006
Destin - Saltwater Fishing Report
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 species that has shown up en masse are the spanish. Tight knots of jumping 1-2# spanish have greeted me several times the past week. While I haven't chased the "schoolies" we have caught some nice "axe handles" on the fly pole while looking for kings. As much fish as I eat I still say it's hard to beat a fresh 4-5# spanish fried up crisp in hot p-nut oil. Had one last week as a matter of fact!!
While the groupers are biting better that dosn't mean you can land 'em--- Yesterdays folks had a great box of fish by 11 AM. 10 Red snappers, 3 Lanes, a Black, a couple trigs, 2 fine kings. 3 big spanish, a scamp and a black grouper. We had a 1/2 hour left to fish and they voted for a shot at a "big" bite. I ran a couple miles to a spot I knew held a few "problem fish" to give 'em thier shot. Three rods down and 2 slam down and the groupers are in the reef ( third rod missed the bite), I retie, rebait and we go again--Instant Replay!!! Anglers 0, big groupers 6- Quickest way to shut down a spot-We fished for 10 minutes more with nuthin' but small snapper bites- I told my folks those fish would just get bigger and pull harder next year. Once again I call that job security- they'll be back!
The beach is almost empty, the water is clear and the temp is back to the mid to high 80's. If you don't try to go now you might as well move to a square state- it dosn't get any better than this!!!
Capt Larry Pentel
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