Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Fishin' On Holiday - I know, it's been two weeks since I wrote a report but I can plead busy during the holidays I got to run 3 trips from Grayton over the Thanksgiving Holiday. I had a couple more booked but the weather didn't let us go everyday. Once it cools down more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

A Different Shade of Red (Fish) - It's been a couple weekends since I typed up a report but I have been runnin' hard. The Weekend Red Snapper season held up with fairly nice weather and a great bite of fish all the way to the end. Yesterday was the last day for the 2010 special sna more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Cooler Water, Hot Fishin' - The last cold front to come through was a real one, dropping the night time temps down to the low 40's and bringing a hard Northwest wind. I had to cancel both my trips last Friday as the wind was just too much for it to have been any fun on the wate more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Weekend Red Rallies - The weather has gone into a more normal pattern for this time of year but the days of calm on the beach and clear high skies seem to be coinciding perfectly with the weekends. Right along with when we can keep those Red Snappers. A hard North wind more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Surf's Up ! - After one of the longest runs of calm pretty weather in recent memory the surf and Southerly winds came up this weekend. I'm sure all my skinny friends with short boards and the Surf Shop owners thought it would never happen ! We had some great catch more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Just Great ! - The title is the easy answer to a whole pile of questions. The weather has been on one of the longest runs of darn near perfect remember able- the June grass has (finally) left the beach leaving crystal emerald water and the fishin' aint shabby eithe more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Paradise - Perfect weather, crystal clear water, great fishing and we even get to eat a few snappers. South Walton in October has got to be one of the best places on the planet ! The weekend red snapper season continues to find lots of big red critters hangi more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Full Boards & Big Snappers - The big news of course is that we finally get to keep a few of those Red Snappers we have been having to feed the dolphins for the past couple months. Everyone who went out on the opening weekend came in with a fine catch of Snapper. The wind tur more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Triggers, Mahi and soon- Snappers ! - The best news on the close in Gulf fishing scene is the that the triggers have started to move in. After a a summer of having to catch 10 to keep 1 (legal size) fish it's nice to be finding quite a few bigger ones and coming in with a nice mess of wh more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Pretty Days, Empty Beaches - The beach has been just beautiful and there is hardly any body in town that doesn't live here. I finished up my boat and tackle projects mid afternoon today and went down and sat on the beach for an hour. Boy !, No wonder everybody comes here on vaca more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin