Regional Fishing Reports for:
Panhandle and Big Bend (Suwannee to Pensacola)

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Once again the wind is blowin' and the rain is pourin' so I'm writting a report. The weather this morning was perfect for cobia. High tide at noon, crystal clear water, SE wind and a 2-3 ft. swell. Unfortunately the fog was so thick you couldn't see more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - This week the Wolski family from Michigan came to the Florida Panhandle's unforgettable coast for some fishing. And a lot of catching is what they got. Granddaughter Blair won the unofficial family fishing tournament for the day on the pristine Apa more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Bull Reds are biting in the Apalachicola Bay. Mullet are back and high jumping, the laughing gulls are laughing and nesting, the magnificent Bald Eagles are feeding newly hatched chicks and Spring is springing on the unforgettable Panhandle coast of more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Inshore, the red and black drum bite is hot and so is the early Spring weather. This week several charter groups hammered the redfish and black drum on the Saint George Island bridge. Fishing both sides of low water with large, frisky shrimp, the b more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It finally feels like spring this week. The temperatures been in the upper 70's all week and the phone has started ringing regularly with folks wanting to book dates. The fronts are still coming with some wind and surf tho just no cold air (thank you more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Along the Panhandle Unforgettable coast of Florida, the Gator hunting season has returned. Gator Spotted Seatrout that is! After February's closed season of catch and release, trout are back on the menu. And they are bigger and hungrier than ever. more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's March and everyones thoughts are turning to cobia season. On a sunny day in the next couple of weeks the first cobia of 2002 will be caught just off the sandbar. For the next 6 weeks every pretty day ( and a lot of nasty ones) will have folks st more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Looking out of my home office window at the Apalachicola Bay and the Northern Gulf of Mexico, all I can see is liquid sunshine. It is a good time to write, so here we go! Let's change the format a little for this report and direct our attention to more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - The ambient air temperature is 73 degrees as I write this report. The grass is greener, the birds are chirping and the pine pollen has turned my vessel yellow. The first signs of spring are in the air along the Panhandle of Florida's unforgettable more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I can't believe it's been over a month since I wrote a report. It's that time of the year tho, I've probably only fished as much this past month as I usually do in a week -10 days. I've spent most of the time working on the new fish camp but did ge more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin