Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE This is the best job in the world when the fish are biting and the clients are happy. This past week sure proved the point. I ran 4 four hour bottom trips and had a full cooler of fish every day. Monday and Tuesday had high winds and seas more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Bottom fishing remains fantastic with Red Snapper taking center stage. Almost every rock or wreck in 75' of water on down is holding fish. Some of course are way better than others but the fish are here. I ran two bottom trips this past w more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The cobia run is in full swing with more fish showing up everyday. The big wads haven't showed up yet but there are lots of singles to find for those that put in the time looking. I got to go cobia fishing tuesday on a day off from charte more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Bottom Fishing continues to be excellent with a good showing of mingos (vermillon snapper) coming in to 100 to 150 ft of water this week. The trigger fish are still thick but getting well practiced at stealing bait. I had a family of 5 more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE You want it we got it. Everything is showing up just like it's supposed to. The spanish are here in force and eating anything shiny you care to drag. I even saw a big school in the Destin harbor Thurs. AM complete with birds working the more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Batten down the hatches! I finally get a chance to go cobia fishing and it blows 30 knots. I spent most of last week bottom fishing offshore. There are still quite a few snappers around but it is still slow going untill you get past 100 more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The cobia are here!!! Not just the first fish but fish everyday since Thursday. Panama City Pier caught one on Thursday. Capt. Cathi Wagner caught the 1st fish out of Destin (for the 2nd year in a row) on Friday. She hooked a fish twice o more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - WEATHER The past week has brought wonderful spring temperatures and only one day of rain.It stayed breezy all last week though with winds out of the east at around 15knt.s keeping it quite bumpy offshore. INSHORE And the fish of the week was more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE With lots of boat and fish camp projects going I didn't make it out into the gulf this week. We had three days of beautiful weather and several boats went out. The reports I got back made me glad I got things done on the hill. It seems th more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The first 10 days of February could not have been better weather for fishing. I was lucky enough to spend 9 of them in the Gulf driving the DEAD FISH from wrecks to reefs. We had lots of action and I've gots lots to report. There ar more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin