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Tampa Bay - South Shore
Capt. Fred Everson
October 29, 2007
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
The fishing was a lot better than the weather early this week, but the anglers who braved the wind and the rain reported good catches. Capt. Danny Guarino told me he worked the mangrove shoreline behind Joe Island for redfish with some success on Thursday. He said the morning bite was good, but that the action tailed off in the afternoon.
Capt. Chet Jennings told me he’s been catching some snook in the bends of the Little Manatee River, and that there have been some keepers in the mix. He said he’s been able to keep his clients on redfish all over the Southshore of Tampa Bay. He sat in one spot near Piney Point for four hours and had three rods bent most of the time using live sardines.
Most of the captains I spoke to this week said there is still some bait on the flats, but much of it is small enough to require a quarter inch cast net and weighted floats to cast them away from the boat. Water temperature remains high, and it’s not as clear as it could be, but still clear enough for some shallow water sight fishing.
I was on the water Friday after being out of town for a couple of weeks and had no trouble finding a redfish for dinner. I motored up to the north end of the Simmons Park flat and drifted back with the wind. I saw some very big reds, but they were very skittish. Most of the fish I saw were too close to the boat to catch, but I finally hooked a fat 25 incher on a pompano jig that practically hit him in the head. I heard there were some pompano around, but only skipped one fish in front of the boat ramp at Simmons Park.
To contact Capt. Fred, call 813 830 8890, or visit his website at Tampabayfishingguide.com.
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