Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Water temperature in the Gulf shot up to 86 degrees, and local fishing was better than it has been in weeks. Spanish mackerel have made their way into the upper reaches of the bay at last. Early last week we caught a pair of 28 inch mackerel at the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - This past week saw plenty of wind and more than a little smoke on the Southshore of Tampa Bay. You had to pick your days but early in the week Capt. Billy Jordan and I found some hot fishing for grouper trolling deep diving plugs over rock piles arou more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - The full moon and murky water made for poor fishing this past week at a time of year when you would expect the action to be hot. Not the case from most of the anglers and captains I talked to, and certainly not in my own experience. Things should ret more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - A week of high winds and cool temperatures made for some tough fishing on Tampa Bay’s Southshore. Water clarity was murky, and water temps dropped a couple of degrees and the bite suffered accordingly. On Tuesday I tried to find some redfish on th more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Yet another cold front crossed the bay earlier this week and made fishing a tough proposition on Southshore Tampa Bay for a couple of days. I fished for a little while on Monday south of Apollo Beach and found the flats covered with jack crevalles. I more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - April started out much like March – lots of wind, cool morning temperatures, and yet another cold front. This should be the last one, and that’s not the only good news for anglers. The kingfish are in, and they are biting. Capt. Bill Jordan, Capt. M more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Schools of big jack crevalles continued to ravage baitfish and mullet around the mouth of the Little Manatee River last week. The fish had foot long mullet leaping onshore to escape the frenzy. That’s about all the action we had this week because it more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Light winds, warm temperatures and sunny skies made for good fishing early in the week. The inshore bite was fairly slow on the best days – short and sweet – but some good fish were caught. Capt. Danny Guarino reported catching 5 keeper snook in five more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - The wind died down early this week, but the after effects of the last cold front have not subsided. Fishing guides working Southshore Tampa Bay reported that the action was generally slow. The good news is that there is bait in the bay, and more c more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Winter weather subsided early this week. Light winds and clear skies made for some great sight fishing on the Southshore Tampa Bay flats. Tom White and I saw as many redfish as I have ever seen on the flats south of Apollo Beach, but the bite prove more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay