Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Fishing has been nothing but tough, even with mild weather and lighter than usual winds. I’ve been fishing nothing but artificials, and we’ve caught a few snook and redfish, but for the most part they just aren’t feeding. The one redfish I caught t more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Things have been pretty quiet on the Southshore flats this past week. Snook season reopened with a thud instead of a bang. Blame it on 60 degree water temperature. I am seeing plenty of snook – they’re just not in the mood. I can say the same th more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Low early morning temperatures and high winds have kept most anglers off the water for the past week. Toward the middle of this past week when conditions moderated, Capt. Danny Guarino had a successful trip on Wednesday, putting more than a dozen g more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report for January 12, 2005 The nice weather we’ve had since the first of the year makes a fine point: Good weather doesn’t necessarily make for great fishing. And it’s not that the fish aren’t here – there a more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - A break in the weather brought anglers out in great numbers on the Southshore flats, and the hot ticket seems to be trout. Most anglers targeting trout did well. Capt. Chet Jennings had five keepers on one of his Cast and Blast trips, but said the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

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