Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

More Wind and Another Cold Front - Howling winds ruled the Bay early in the week. They roiled the water and lowered the temperature in the Gulf to 66 degrees. That's nearly a ten degree drop from what it was a week ago, and that shut the snook bite down hard. There was very little more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Snook Bite Remains Steady - I have been seeing some very big jack crevalle in the Little Manatee River this week. After fishing 3 days in a row with company and catching very little, I hooked five fish off my dock the afternoon after they left, but landed only one of them. The more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

April Begins Much Like March - I am hearing reports of Spanish mackerel from all points on the bay this week. Capt. Danny Guarino said he got cut off several times by mackerel inside Bishop Harbor, and I caught some small fish on the Bahia Beach Reef. Wind was up for most of th more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Spring has Sprung - The water temperature dropped a couple of degrees this week and that shut the morning snook bite down, but things picked up in the afternoon. Capt. Danny Guarino told me he fished Cockroach Bay early in the week and had trouble finding bait, and that more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Blow Wind Blow - Wind and cold fronts continued to keep anglers on the docks and the fish safe. The good news is that the full moon of March is what the old timers here in West Central Florida call the end of winter. Not much to complain about this year. We had more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Winds of March Continue - The winds of March continued to dominate the fishing scene on Southshore Tampa Bay, but the reports from anglers who braved the wind were encouraging. Capt. Mark Thomas told me he found some local bait on the flats and had a great day on Wednesday fi more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Southshore Tampa Bay - It's a good thing to pay close attention to the weather forecast, and sometimes it's even better to ignore it. Tuesday and Wednesday were supposed to be windy cold and wet, but turned out to be perfect fishing days. On Tuesday, I awoke to a dead f more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Snook Season is On - Winter weather dominated the action, or lack of it on Southshore Tampa Bay mid-week. Monday was the exception, with light winds and mild temperatures. Capt. Chet Jennings worked the mouth of the Little Manatee River and caught some big jack crevalles more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Southshore Tampa Bay - Capt. Chet Jennings and Capt. Danny Guarino both told me they were catching big snook last week. Capt. Guarino said he caught and released six snook in the 28 to 33 inch slot, and Capt. Jennings released a 33-inch snook, and several more between 28 more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Lots of wind followed by a strong cold front made for tough fishing on Southshore Tampa Bay midweek. I did get out in my canoe one day early in the week, and found some redfish on a mid morning minus tide off Sand Key. I caught a 26-inch redfish on a more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay