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

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Now that the huge volume of fresh water from tropical storm Barry has washed through the bay and blended with the salty waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, the inshore and offshore fishing has improved dramatically. Inshore, the speckled trout more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - What a week! The chamber of commerce needs to figure out how to patent the conditions we've had here. The winds have been light, the skies sunny, the big tourist crush is over so you can drive around easy and there is no one on the beach. Oh, and the more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

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

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - When I was a young man growing up, my father would make a big deal out of the preparation and planning for one of our saltwater fishing trips. I was overcome with a severe case of being “journey proud.” This condition was created by the overwhelmin more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

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

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Inshore fishing has been respectable, considering the breezy and occasional liquid sunshine weather conditions. Live bait has been the ticket. Small pinfish, finger mullet and the biggest shrimp you can buy will get the attention of Mr. or Ms. Chan more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Last week I accepted an invitation to fish offshore aboard the Miss Loretta, owned by Mr., Aaron Taylor of Taylor Building Supply in East Point. This beautiful fishing machine, a Luhrs 35, had Captain David Giddens at the helm and crew including M more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

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

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - July is hot! And so is the fishing on the forgotten coast. Just remember to bring plenty of water, sunblock and your lucky fishing hat. Grouper, snapper and amberjacks are turned on and lit up. Captain Tony Thompson, fishing out of Apalachicol more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle