Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - After a week of very winter like weather, the wind finally died down and temperatures became more angler friendly. It was so cold in the beginning of the week that the shrimpers were unable to catch enough to justify a trip. Consequently, most of t more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore flats fishing centered on redfish this past week, and though conditions were harsh, the action was steady. I poled the flats south of Apollo Beach with clients on Tuesday and had no trouble finding redfish. We left the dock at nine a.m. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - A relentless incursion of cold fronts is keeping most anglers off the bay. Those braving the weather are catching a few fish but it’s nothing like a blitz. Fishing has been typically slow for more than two weeks, but that’s hardly unusual in midwin more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - This week brought more cold weather, high winds and extremely low tides, and fishing was slow on the southshore of Tampa Bay. When the temperature began to rise in the 70’s Thursday afternoon, things began to pick up. Capt. Nick Winger has been f more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - What had been a great start to fishing in Southshore Tampa Bay in 2006 came to a pause on Friday as cold weather and high winds whipped across the bay behind a strong cold front. Low temperatures for the weekend were forecast to be in the high 30’s, more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Cloud cover, high winds and cold fronts dominated local fishing this week. That kept some anglers off the water, but those determined to fish find ways to get around the conditions. Backcountry sheepshead are a prime target of the season and there more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - A cold front passed across Tampa Bay Friday, and although the reports were sparse because of inclement weather, the snook bite has remained constant. Water temperature is still in the high 60’s, and snook have been feeding actively. The mouth of th more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - A steady barrage of cold fronts is likely to dominate the rod and reel action on the Southshore of Tampa Bay in the coming weeks, but that news is not all bad. One of the best inshore bets as the water turns ever cooler is grouper. These fish move more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - A mild cold front passed across Tampa Bay late Thursday night but it didn’t amount to much other than a minor drop in temperature and a little wind. Water temperature remains a very comfortable 73 degrees in the bay, which makes for prime snook fish more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - With Tampa Bay under blue skies of Indian Summer inshore action on the Southshore deteriorated steadily. All of the best fishing reports came early in the week, inshore and offshore. Capt. Nick Winger reported a hot snook bite on live sardines in B more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay