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

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - ITS SPRING !! While the rest of the country is still getting hammered with less than ideal weather spring has come to NW Florida. The daytime temps are pushing 80, the water is crystal clear, and the breeze has been from the Southeast at no more more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - What a spring! The azealas and wisteria are in full bloom while it snows in central Alabama ! The weather has not been very conducive to fishing the past 10 days.I've had to cancel more trips than I've been able to run. When the wind finally slows more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Once again it's pouring rain and the wind is whistling through the crack in my window. It must be time to sit down and write a report , it seems this is when I always do it. Yesterday the weather must have been built by the chamber of commerce. It more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE It's official, the first cobia was caught yesterday so it really is spring! Cathi Wagner caught the first cobia of 2001 on the Full Pull to keep her streak going. The 65# fish made it the third year in a row she started the local tourna more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Back On The Water I'm Back! I apologize for not keep my reports up to date. We had a serious illness in the family that kept me off the water for 5 weeks. This was a 30 year record and hopefully will not be repeated for at least as long. If yo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Luckily there are more fish wanting to play this time of the year then there are fishermen. I have only run one gulf trip so far this year. Of course there have only been about 4 other days when it was warm and calm enough to be fun. I to more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!! My mother always used to tell me that whatever you did the first day of the new year set the pace for the rest of the year to follow. With that in mind I've always tried to go fishing new years day even if it was only for a li more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE As usual, the weathers nasty so I'm writning a report. 25 knots out of the Northwest and raining. Not the best conditions for fishin' but still way better than being up North, at least it was 65 degrees this afternoon. All these coldfront more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE It's bright sunny and 48 degrees outside with a 25 knot North wind Blowin'. But with the conditions we had the past three days I knew it couldn't last forever. Yesterday and the day before I ran gulf trips with locals. We had the Best wea more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Today was a perfect day to spend on the water. Unfortunately it is the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend and I did not have a trip. Last week we had lots of folks in town and I had trips everyday. The weather did not co-operate however an more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin