Fishing Reports by Capt. Fred Everson

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Six weeks of wind and March type weather that has carried into May is depressing. Fishing continues to be tough because of the conditions, but there is some good fishing to be had. The bright spot this year ha more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The big news on the Southshore fishing scene has been the hot redfish bite. Big schools of reds showed up on the flats south of the Little Manatee River, and they were in a feeding mode. Capt. Billy Nobles bro more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Soutshore Tampa Bay Report When anybody asked me when snook fishing peaks on Tampa Bay, I used to tell them April. But in recent years, April hasn’t come through. The first two weeks of this month provided few stellar days. As I write this repo more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report I thought I would be glad to see the end of March until April got here. What’s up with this cold and wind? It hasn’t exactly shut the fishing down, but it hasn’t helped. My last two trips we caught a few snoo more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for March 24 Weekend fishing in March is sure getting to be a challenge. I poled into Little Cockroach Bay on a Sunday afternoon and there was a boat in every hole and pass. Think I will start fishing mackerel more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Report Cold weather be gone. Fishing has been very tough the past few days because of unseasonably cold early morning temperatures. There are plenty of fish out there but getting them to bite has been a challenge. I fished more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report for March 4, 2004 Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report for March 4, 2004 Last week’s cold front shut down the bite for a few days, but as soon at the temperature got back to normal, the snook bite more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Just when the snook fishing began to get really hot, another front bombed across the bay. It didn’t quite shut the fishing down, but it did lower water temperatures a bit. High wind and heavy rain has kept mos more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Snook fishing picked up last week as the water temperature inside the bay began to climb. Capt. Chet Jennings brought several keepers back to the dock on his most recent charters. My partner Capt. Danny Guarin more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report It finally warmed up a bit, and that seemed to turn the trout bite on. However, most of the reports we had at the bait shop were of undersized fish. Larry Malinoski and Gary Kennedy of Ruskin went west of the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay