Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for Sept. 03 2003 There was a pretty good redfish bite going on up and down the Southshore flats from Apollo Beach to the Skyway Bridge up until last Friday, but it went silent for the weekend. The shutdown was more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report August 25 2003 Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report August 25 2003 The big news on the Southshore flats this week is that the redfish are schooled up and the bite has been hot. One of the local more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report from Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing was tough the past three weeks due to heavy rains followed by a long stretch of hot weather. But things have started to turn around. Capt. Chet Jennings of Balm scored more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Fishing on the Southshore of Tampa Bay has been productive, despite some inclement weather. Capt. Nick Winger and Capt. Chet Jennings continue to hook tarpon inside the bay and the fish have been running around more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Fishing Report for May 16 The bite rose with the air temperature this past week. Capt. Nick Winger of Apollo Beach reported a stellar day with two tarpon over a hundred pounds, a 35 inch redfish, and a bunch of catch and release snook more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report for May 8, 2003 Snook season may be closed, but catch and release action has been good according to the captains fishing out of Shell Point Bait and Tackle. We are continuing to see lots of mackerel up a more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report April turned out to be a funny month, leaving many professional fishermen shaking their heads in wonder. After a pretty good snook bite in March, a series of cold fronts in April slowed snook catching to more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report from Shell Point Bait and Tackle in Ruskin FL April 24, 2003 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report from Shell Point Bait and Tackle in Ruskin FL April 24, 2003 Say hurrah to the passing of the last cold front; more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Fishing Report From Shell Point Bait and Tackle in Ruskin As we plod into the second week of April, the weather we experienced in March is starting to look pretty good. Yet another cold front passed through Tampa Bay yesterday, and it dropped wa more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The good news this week is that the snook have been biting on the Southshore of Tampa Bay. And it gets even better, because the bait is here in the bay, it’s been good sized, plentiful, and easy to catch more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay