Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Poor weather has precluded much fishing activity on the Southshore flats of Tampa Bay for most of the past month. An extremely cold front passed through the bay a week before Christmas. Heavy rains all day Christmas day were followed by gale force more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for December 01 Fishing behind cold fronts often proves fruitless, and my last two trips bear that out. Both were bright and beautiful with clear blue skies. For me that’s usually a recipe for a nice day on the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Report The winds have been up for a couple of weeks, and the first cold fronts have begun to sweep across the bay. This offers a great opportunity for some transitional fishing. Snook are making their way into winter quarter more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - The best weather of the year in terms of a combination of wind and water clarity has made for very good fishing on the Southshore of Tampa Bay. The diversity of fishing seldom gets better than it is right now. With the exception of the closure of t more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Fishing Report for October 25 Late October fishing is shaping up to be everything it’s supposed to be. Capt. Chet Jennings and Capt. Billy Nobles are both reporting hot fishing for snook and redfish on the southshore of Tampa B more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for October 4, 2004 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for October 4, 2004 The best news is that there’s no hurricane on the horizon -- quick, somebody knock wood. The other good news is that the bay is fin more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Report Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for September 28, 2004 Hurricanes have dominated the local fishing scene for the past six weeks, and there has not been much to report. Fishing has been slow due to the poor water more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Sorry there has not been an update for some weeks. I was out of town trying to deliver a sailboat from Newport Rhode Island to Bermuda. A couple of storms named Alex and Charlie kept us from reaching our destination, but it was an interesting ride more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Not a whole lot to report from the middle of last week through today because of inclement weather. I can’t remember the last time we had this much rain and overcast for this many days in a row. However it look more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Spanish mackerel continue to provide most of the action on Tampa Bay, but the heat has slowed even that bite. I am not catching as many fish, but those we’re putting in the cooler have been in the 5 pound class more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay