Destin Fishing Reports

The Temps are Fallin' and the Fishin's Fine - We have had a great stretch of wonderful weather here at the beach. Until today it's been warm, sunny, calm and crystal clear water. We had a little front come through this AM and while the temps may drop a little the Gulf looks to stay quite fishabl more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Vermilion snapper and trigger fish - November 4th and 5th was the last weekend we can harvest Triggerfish in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017 although the vermillion's bit better we ended up catching seven quality Triggerfish on 2 hook rigs using Bonita cut up for bait. more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Fishing When We Can - I know it's been 3 weeks or so since I wrote but we have only been able to fish about 10 days of that time. Between Hurricanes that hit elsewhere but kicked the Gulf up and just regular old cold fronts and breezy days I have sure had to cancel a lot more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

King mackerel are chewing - King mackerel continue to bite good over hard bottom using live cigar Minnows they have been deep the last two days so a downrigger Works real good to start with but once you get them to come up to the surface they chew pretty good more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Smells Fishy - The past 2 weeks have had some wonderful weather here at the beach. Warm, sunny and calm with no crowds, it's times like this that makes you remember why you live here ! Alas, all good things come to end and it started blowing pretty dang hard out of more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Tryin' to Reason with the Season - The last 2 weeks have had us trying reason with not just hurricane season but the Feds fishin' seasons on top of the weather. Harvey missed Florida completely but still had enough residual surf to keep us from fishing the first 2 days of our limited more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Terrorizing the Tripletails - Got back from almost 3 weeks at Indian pass just in time to be stuck on the hill by tropical storm Harvey. Oh well, lots of chores after being gone that will now get done... My anglers and I had a big time at the 'pass but the Tarpons were kinda t more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Snappers and king mackerel - King mackerel continue to bite good around artificial reefs using live cigar minnows and herring on a two hook haha rig number 6 trebles 40 lb test Malin wire. FWC gave us the weekends to catch red snapper they continue to bite good as well on live more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Destin Inshore Fishing - Fishing has been as good as it ever has in Destin right now. We are catching plenty of redfish and speckled trout on just about every charter going out, morning and afternoon. Fishing is more fun when you are catching fish!! more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

From Tunas to Tarpon - Today was my last day in Grayton/Seagrove for 3 weeks. We are off to Indian Pass tomorrow for the annual Tarpon & Tripletail chase. Word from the guys over there is the fish showed real good several weeks ago and then thinned out with the weather we more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin