Fishing Reports by Capt. Larry Pentel

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Fishing is in full swing once again. The cobia run has hit in Force this past week with LOTS of Fish being caught. Everybody is seeing fish and I heard reports of some wads being seen today. I had a bottom trip today so didn't get the chance to go lo more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The cobia run started in earnest about a week ago and the fish showed good for 3 days until the last cold front.It's blown up out of the West everyday since and the cobia have pulled thier patented vanishing act. On the bottom scene the picture is more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Never mind the robins, we put the first cobia of the year in the boat today so it's officially spring!! I had a dad and his 9 year old son on a half day and we were about 3 miles out doing a little bottom fishing. At 21# he isn't the biggest flathe more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I think it's Spring!!! The last couple of days have been absolutely fantastic. The chamber of commerce coulldn't have ordered better weather. I ran 2 guys out today and we ended up 15 miles offshore ( a lot further than I usually go) on a big stand more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I've always said I liked the change of seasons but I'm 'bout ready to be done with winter. After a prolonged stretch of chores on the hill I was ready to go out every day this week but it doesn't look like the weather man is going to let us. I have more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Happy New Year! Hope everybody got that new 42 footer with twin diesels that they wanted for christmas- Santa must have hit some bad weather with mine as it still hasn't shown up. I had quite a few trips over the holidays with conditions ranging fr more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's that time of year of again. More fish than folks who want to chase 'em and the pretty days are never on the weekends. I cancelled todays trip with a forecast of 20 knot winds from the SE and rain by lunch, looks like Monday will be the next nice more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Too rough to fish so I guess I'll try to make my old English teacher proud by trying to spell. The weather has been going from one extreme to the other. The weather service has a small craft advisory out for today and tommorrow with winds at 30 knots more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Winter has arrived! It's blowin' 25 knots from the NE and 47 degrees outside. I slept in till almost 7 AM and am scared to see what the Gulf looks like a mile out- The fish knew this was coming as they have bit real well the past week. I fished her more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Snapper season has ended for '03 and we went out with great limit of fine fish on the last day. If 2004 is near as good as this past year it will be a fine one. Still lots of fish to catch without having to harrass the snappers. This morning I ran more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin